Senior Investment Analyst, SAA
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An exciting opportunity to join the Fiduciary Management (FM) team as a Senior Analyst on a permanent basis, based in London (Hybrid working).
Who we are Railpen is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of around £34 billion in assets and the administration of several pension schemes, including the Railways Pension Scheme, one of the UK's largest and longest established pension funds.
Our heritage of looking after the pension needs of the rail industry and its employees gives us our name and our unique outlook on how we serve our members. Railpen takes a holistic view, focusing on how we serve members today and how we can positively impact the communities and the world they will retire into.
To learn more about Railpen including our values, culture and purpose, visit our LinkedIn Life page
here .
Our values of integrity, community and alignment are the guiding principles that influence our behaviour. They help us make decisions and shape our relationships with others. They’re what we stand for. You will actively demonstrate our values, helping to create a safe environment, to place the needs of the community above oneself and, through a culture of ‘fair challenge’, align to the best interests of our members.
The role As the Senior Analyst you will support driving forward an ambitious research agenda across asset allocation, asset class strategy, and capital market and macro assumptions. You will leverage the research agenda to contribute to strategic asset allocation (SAA) decisions leading to better client outcomes and efficient investment implementation.
This role will also play a key role in maintaining and innovating analytical research tools and datasets. To ensure SAA research and insights are embedded in the overall investment process, you will liaise with key stakeholders across the business on a regular basis. Railpen’s SAA function is rapidly developing so the candidate will have a great opportunity to make a material impact from early on.
The person The successful candidate will have experience of producing impactful investment research whilst working collaboratively with colleagues to balance quantitative and qualitative aspects. Demonstrable experience of building and managing datasets and developing investment models, including best practice user testing and version control process, is key for this role, with proficiency in coding being an advantage. We are looking for a candidate with a good understanding of economic and market drivers and portfolio construction theory to allow you to work with the broader Strategic Investment Research function to deliver a suite of research analytics to support the team’s research agenda.
We are looking for someone who is proactive and a creative thinker. A deep passion for long-term multi asset investing with a constant learning mindset will help you thrive in the role. You will also be an effective communicator with the ability to positively challenge the views of colleagues within the organisation whilst remaining open minded to challenge in respect to your own views.
What we can offer you Rewarding you
A competitive salary (depending on experience)
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Generous annual bonus plan
We provide membership of the Railways Pension Scheme, a Defined Benefit arrangement under which you get a pension for life and a lump sum when you retire, based on your length of service and pay
4x Life Assurance cover
Colleague referral scheme
Health & Wellbeing
Private Medical Insurance
Employee assistance programme
Health cash plan
Eye care vouchers
Flu vaccination
Lifestyle
We support hybrid and flexible working along with very generous family leave including 12 months full pay maternity leave and 6 months full pay paternity leave
Buy and sell holidays
Give as you earn scheme
Paid volunteering days
Flexible half days leave
Electric vehicle leasing
Cycle to work scheme
Next Steps If you would like to apply, please click on the apply button or visit our Careers Page by 13th January 2025.
Railpen is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment, we value diversity and welcome people from all backgrounds and walks of life.
About Us At Railpen we know that it’s the talent of our people that makes us good at what we do and enables us to continue to achieve our mission to pay members’ pensions securely, affordably and sustainably.
The unique nature of Railpen offers our people a wide variety of interesting opportunities for innovation, thought leadership and personal development. We encourage people to challenge, explore unconventional ideas and give each other the space to learn from our mistakes. We take time to listen to each other’s ideas and understand what we each do, and what we need from each other to help us be at our best.
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An exciting opportunity to join the Fiduciary Management (FM) team as a Senior Analyst on a permanent basis, based in London (Hybrid working).
Who we are Railpen is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of around £34 billion in assets and the administration of several pension schemes, including the Railways Pension Scheme, one of the UK's largest and longest established pension funds.
Our heritage of looking after the pension needs of the rail industry and its employees gives us our name and our unique outlook on how we serve our members. Railpen takes a holistic view, focusing on how we serve members today and how we can positively impact the communities and the world they will retire into.
To learn more about Railpen including our values, culture and purpose, visit our LinkedIn Life page
here .
Our values of integrity, community and alignment are the guiding principles that influence our behaviour. They help us make decisions and shape our relationships with others. They’re what we stand for. You will actively demonstrate our values, helping to create a safe environment, to place the needs of the community above oneself and, through a culture of ‘fair challenge’, align to the best interests of our members.
The role As the Senior Analyst you will support driving forward an ambitious research agenda across asset allocation, asset class strategy, and capital market and macro assumptions. You will leverage the research agenda to contribute to strategic asset allocation (SAA) decisions leading to better client outcomes and efficient investment implementation.
This role will also play a key role in maintaining and innovating analytical research tools and datasets. To ensure SAA research and insights are embedded in the overall investment process, you will liaise with key stakeholders across the business on a regular basis. Railpen’s SAA function is rapidly developing so the candidate will have a great opportunity to make a material impact from early on.
The person The successful candidate will have experience of producing impactful investment research whilst working collaboratively with colleagues to balance quantitative and qualitative aspects. Demonstrable experience of building and managing datasets and developing investment models, including best practice user testing and version control process, is key for this role, with proficiency in coding being an advantage. We are looking for a candidate with a good understanding of economic and market drivers and portfolio construction theory to allow you to work with the broader Strategic Investment Research function to deliver a suite of research analytics to support the team’s research agenda.
We are looking for someone who is proactive and a creative thinker. A deep passion for long-term multi asset investing with a constant learning mindset will help you thrive in the role. You will also be an effective communicator with the ability to positively challenge the views of colleagues within the organisation whilst remaining open minded to challenge in respect to your own views.
What we can offer you Rewarding you
A competitive salary (depending on experience)
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Generous annual bonus plan
We provide membership of the Railways Pension Scheme, a Defined Benefit arrangement under which you get a pension for life and a lump sum when you retire, based on your length of service and pay
4x Life Assurance cover
Colleague referral scheme
Health & Wellbeing
Private Medical Insurance
Employee assistance programme
Health cash plan
Eye care vouchers
Flu vaccination
Lifestyle
We support hybrid and flexible working along with very generous family leave including 12 months full pay maternity leave and 6 months full pay paternity leave
Buy and sell holidays
Give as you earn scheme
Paid volunteering days
Flexible half days leave
Electric vehicle leasing
Cycle to work scheme
Next Steps If you would like to apply, please click on the apply button or visit our Careers Page by 13th January 2025.
Railpen is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment, we value diversity and welcome people from all backgrounds and walks of life.
About Us At Railpen we know that it’s the talent of our people that makes us good at what we do and enables us to continue to achieve our mission to pay members’ pensions securely, affordably and sustainably.
The unique nature of Railpen offers our people a wide variety of interesting opportunities for innovation, thought leadership and personal development. We encourage people to challenge, explore unconventional ideas and give each other the space to learn from our mistakes. We take time to listen to each other’s ideas and understand what we each do, and what we need from each other to help us be at our best.
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