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Form of workMercer is seeking candidates for the following position based in the Melbourne office:
Principal, Senior Investment Consultant
What is in it for you?
Join our Investment Consulting team!
If you have a passion for delivering industry-leading investment solutions, high quality comprehensive advice and a great client experience, then we need you on our team as we help superannuation funds, university endowments and asset owners navigate some of the biggest challenges of our time.
You will have the opportunity to work alongside Mercer’s talented, supportive, global team of Investment Consultants, managers, researchers and thought leaders to bring some of the best investment ideas and solutions to the Australian market.
In this fast-paced environment, we actively support you to craft a career that’s meaningful for you whether that’s more focus or exposure to aspects of our complex business that are of interest, building a professional profile in the market, more flexibility for family or interests outside work, or support for ongoing study and development. We want you to be your best self, to help us create better lives for our clients and each other.
What can you expect?
As a Senior Investment Consultant, you will lead the design and delivery of strategic investment research, asset class manager research and performance analysis. You will manage client relationships and be a conduit between clients and client teams working on larger client teams. You’ll play a key role in business development activities and take a lead on developing IP for us to take to market. There is also the opportunity to take on people manager responsibilities if that’s of interest.
We work flexibly across professional practice areas and client segments (Super Funds, Endowments & Foundations, Insurers and Wealth Managers), giving you the opportunity to create your own career pathway based on interests and skills. There’s also various opportunities to contribute key strategic initiatives.
Exciting and challenging activities you will be exposed to:
- Getting a deep understanding of clients’ needs and working closely with local and global experts to bring the best of Mercer to each client interaction
- Developing investment theories and present to local and global clients
- Working with dedicated asset class specialists and researchers across all asset classes, including private and unlisted markets, to find the best solutions for clients
- Collaborating closely with a market leading, dedicated sustainable investment team to assist development of ESG policies and investment solutions
- Being part of a genuinely global business, and leveraging resources and scale to meet local needs
Key Requirements:
- Qualified, or pursuing relevant qualifications (CFA, CIMA, CAIA)
- Interest in a career in client-facing consulting
- Passionate about investment markets
- Interested in generating data-driven insights
- Inclusive, collaborative team members
- Strong communicators
- Comfortable with analysis, modelling and research across the investment consulting spectrum
Benefits and Perks include:
- Active mentoring and coaching to support your career journey
- Collaborative, supporting team environment with regular social activities
- Initiatives and financial reimbursements to help you manage your health and wellness
- Ad hoc and formal flexible working arrangements to support commitments outside of work
- Equal opportunity parental leave program with paid Keeping in Touch days to allow you to stay engaged with the team through your leave, as it suits you
- An inclusive culture with a range of colleague networks such as PRIDE, Women @ Mercer and Mercer Cares
- A dedicated ‘buddy’ to help you kick start your career at Mercer through daily support, mentoring, and training
- Exam and study assistance so you can pursue your investment or actuarial qualification
- ‘Dress to suit’ your day, whether you’re in the office or working remotely
- One day of paid volunteer leave a year with matching of donations through our Social Impact platform
- Formal global rotation program and other opportunities to pursue a global career
About us:
Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s approximately 25,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with 85,000 colleagues and annual revenue of over $20 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit mercer.com. Follow Mercer on LinkedIn and Twitter
Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person. Note: the changes to our hybrid work policy do not apply to officially designated remote workers and are subject to any works council or local legal requirement.
