Investment Specialist - Fixed Income (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

22 Bishopsgate - Hybrid

At AXA IM our purpose, to act for human progress by investing for what matters, is central to every action we take as a business. As a responsible asset manager, we actively invest for the long-term to help our clients, our people and the world to prosper.

As a future Investment Specialist - Fixed Income, you will report to Co-Head of Investment Specialists - Fixed Income, and you will be part of AXA IM Core.

DISCOVER your opportunity

The main objective of the investment specialist team is to represent investment teams in client-facing activities, develop and promote investment products, and provide high-quality client service. The team work directly to contribute to the growth of AXA IM in partnership with the investment teams and client group.

Your role and responsibilities will include:

• Business development
  • Support the investment team in client facing, marketing and communication initiatives
  • Gather and organise information on the firm, the strategies, processes, products, and investments
  • Work with the Sales and RFP teams to structure high-quality answers to prospect requests
  • Design and structure key messages and adapt messages for product materials

• Develop our fixed income offering for clients
  • Attend regular investment meetings to become an expert in your strategy/strategies
  • Use this knowledge to be an internal central point of reference
  • Develop and promote a range of products and solutions to respond to future investor demand

• Update and create investment-related content for assigned investment strategies
  • Own the marketing messaging for assigned strategies and produce high quality content for external audiences, including fund presentations, web content and other promotional literature
  • Write regular publications (e.g. monthly perspectives, monthly/quarterly comments)
  • Keep standard materials up to date

• A high quality of client service
  • Organise timely and accurate responses to all types of client or prospect queries
  • Deliver high quality client analysis
  • Present topics of expertise and standard updates to clients

Qualifications
SHARE your unique expertise

We welcome different combinations of skills & experiences.

Your qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher required
• Any other qualifications related to the Asset Management industry would be a plus
• An understanding of investment concepts and strategies, particularly in Fixed Income
• Experience with institutional clients (pension funds, insurance etc) a positive
• Client-facing experience a positive

Your knowledge and skills:

• Fixed Income market and strategy knowledge
• Responsible Investment knowledge
• Perfect command of English required (written and verbal), other languages would be a plus
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and excel, is required
• Ability to write articulately and concisely on technical subjects
• Tableau/VBA/Python/other coding skills are beneficial
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, willingness to work as part of a team
• Able to prioritise and maintain a positive attitude in fast-moving situations
• Excellent organisational skills, attention to details and reactive behaviour
• Innovative/growth mindset

We would love to know more about you. Let’s connect! Send us your resume .