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About the Role

As an Equity Portfolio Manager/Engineer within the Passive Portfolio Management Team, you will play a key role in managing the full range of X-trackers across Equity and Fixed Income Exchange Traded Funds, as well as Segregated mandates. You will contribute to the development of an integrated global investment platform, focusing on efficiency, scale, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Carry out daily management of index equity portfolios via portfolio construction and trade implementation.
• Support the efficient management of client flows.
• Manage investment and risk exposures, determining optimal hedging strategies where applicable.
• Determine optimal portfolio strategy to minimize tracking error to index and ensure trading accuracy across corporate actions and cash flows.
• Work on projects geared towards creating efficiency and bringing scale/automation for platform development.
• Collaborate closely with trading desks to determine optimal execution strategies.
• Contribute to new and existing product development processes.
• Oversee Net Asset Value, Portfolio Composition File reconciliations, and performance attribution analysis.

Requirements

• Strong financial product knowledge across Equities, Fixed Income, or Commodities with exposure to Index, Synthetic, Delta-one, or Derivative instruments.
• Sound experience from either a Portfolio Management, Trading, or Index Research background, with knowledge of portfolio construction, performance & attribution, and related ETF servicing.
• Knowledge of index methodologies from key providers including FTSE, S&P, MSCI etc.
• An understanding of rebalance trading strategies.
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office Applications and capability using Bloomberg, Reuters, Factset, Aladdin and optimisation systems like Barra BPM, Bloomberg Portfolio Management.
• Educated to Bachelor’s degree level or equivalent qualification/relevant work experience.

Skills

• Python
• VBA
• Excel
• Quantitative/analytical skills

Location

• London

Work Type

• Hybrid Working

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree

Benefits

• 30 days’ holiday + bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• A non-contributory pension scheme, up to 10%
• Physical and Mental Health Well-Being benefits including Private Medical Cover, a complimentary GP service and the support of Mental Health First Aiders
• Family friendly benefits including generous parental leave packages, healthcare plans and travel insurance
• Opportunity to support CSR strategy focused on combatting climate change and achieving greater social justice
• Donations to partner organisations or corporate volunteering opportunities

About the Company

• DWS Group is an industry-leading firm with a global presence, focused on innovating differently, investing responsibly, and making change.
• We are 'Investors for a new now', dedicated to finding investment solutions and ensuring the best possible foundation for our clients’ financial future.
• Our Passive Portfolio Management Team manages X-trackers across Equity and Fixed Income Exchange Traded Funds, and Segregated mandates, covering a wide range of index providers and benchmark types.
• We have a global and integrated investment platform with a strong footprint, employing approximately 900 investment professionals across 17 locations.

Equal Opportunity

• We are serious about diversity, equity and creating an inclusive culture where colleagues can be themselves.
• We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high-performance culture.
• The value we create for our clients and investors is based on our ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds.