Equities Strategy Manager

Job Description

The Value of Active Minds About JupiterJupiter is one of the UKs leading investment management companies with over 500 employees and £52.6 billion worth of assets under management (as at 29th March 2024). Jupiter provides investment services to individual and institutional investors through mutual funds (UK unit trusts, Luxembourg SICAVs and Dublin OEICs), separately managed accounts and sub-advised funds. Jupiter has experienced a period of international growthwith offices open in EMEA and APAC. The majority of our employees are based in our London office located just minutes from Victoria station which provides stair-free access from both the Undergrounds Victoria line and National Rail platforms, as well as limited road crossings to the Jupiteroffice. Our London office was designed to encourage employees to live active, healthy lives with floor-to-ceiling windows that allow for greater natural light and the benefit of a private balcony, table tennis room, cycle storage and on-site shower and lockerfacilities. The short distance to Green Park and St James Park also provides employees with a natural space to relax during their lunch break and a healthy alternative to office-based meetings. We offer our UK employees a 3:2 hybrid working arrangement where Tuesdays, Thursdays and a third day of your choice are worked from the office. The other two days may be worked from home. This facilitates collaboration and allows employees to maximise productivitywhilst maintaining a healthy work/life balance. BackgroundThis is an exciting opportunity to work within Jupiters Investment Management department as an Equities Strategy Manager, based in our London office. The ESM will support the Head of Equities in executing both strategic and tactical plans focused on investmentperformance and commercial growth. . The role holder will be expected to work in partnership with the Equities Investment Desks, and broader stakeholders including the Head of Fixed Income to dynamically evolve Jupiters investment management capability. Key Responsibilities

• Develop a strategic plan focused on investment performance and commercial growth with the Head of Equities and work closely with key stakeholders in execution
  • Conduct through analysis of industry trends, competitive landscape and internal capabilities
  • Assist the Head of Equities in aligning Jupiters equity business with expectations of current and future client growth though analysis and research, working closely with Client Group
  • Broad initiatives may include market and profitability analyses linked to product curation, research on thought pieces and ESG initiatives
  • Help to build coherent equity platform marketing collateral to better articulate Jupiters equities offering to both external and internal stakeholders
• Support the Head of Equities to ensure there is strong understanding among stakeholders as this relates to investment performance, product priorities, assessment of business opportunities, pricing and communication
• Support the Head of Equities in the communication of investment priorities and initiatives across Equities and other areas in the business
• Working with key stakeholders, develop and help execute clear plans of action for addressing business issues
• Act as a key point of contact in co-ordinating activities of the equities teams with other areas of the business. To that end, help coordinate the activities of Jupiters equity Investment Directors
• Work closely and collaboratively with the Investment COO team including but not limited to: the investment management change programme, the regulatory and controls environment, data science and trading teams.
• Work with key stakeholders to ensure that there is a culture of open communication and collaboration within investment management, resulting in strong investment performance
• Ensure efficient and effective communication and prioritisation between the various internal stakeholders

Desired Skills / Experience

• Strong understanding of the Asset Management industry, client trends, competitor landscape, regulatory and operational frameworks and familiarity with and interest in the investment landscape
• Strong technical understanding of investing and the investment landscape
• Exceptionally strong analytical ability, numerate and highly data-driven
• Initiative - able to take decisions and proactively solve problems rather than needing instruction
• Excellent attention to detail
• Solutions focused - able to solve problems and overcome obstacles
• Resilient - able to cope in a fast moving and challenging environment
• Reliable - can be trusted with confidential and/or sensitive information
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well as part of a team and collaboratively across the business
• Good organisational skills - capable of working to deadlines and multi-tasking

Additional Role Details

• This role is subject to the Conduct Rules set by the FCA.

Dont meet every requirement At Jupiter we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you are interested in this role, but dont think your experience aligns perfectly with every listed requirement in the job description, we would encourageyou to apply. You may be the right person for this role.