State Street Global Advisors - Portfolio Manager - Systematic Equities, Assistant Vice President

This role is being recruited in accordance with the Saudi Nationalisation Scheme and as such we require a Saudi National for this opportunity.

Role description summary / Purpose of the role:

To manage a range of passive equity funds within the Systematic Equity – Beta portfolio management team. The role will include all aspects of management for a range of regional and global index equity portfolios including rebalancing, risk monitoring and exposure management.

Who we are:

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is a global leader in institutional asset management, entrusted with more than $3.8 trillion in assets. For more than three decades, investors worldwide have benefited from our disciplined, precise investment process and powerful global platform offering access to every major asset class, capitalization range and style across the indexing and active spectrums. SSGA is the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, one of the world’s leading providers of financial services to institutions.

What we will ask you to do:

• Portfolio Management. You will have responsibility for various daily tasks associated with managing index funds such as: Monitoring tracking, risk and exposure. Trading for index changes and cash flows, performance measurement and attribution
• Analysis of upcoming corporate actions for value add or wealth preservation opportunities
• Project work may include working with our research team to help guide and implement various projects that drive efficiency and improve service levels
• Create reports and presentations for internal and external clients

What we would like you to be:

The successful candidate should possess good mathematical, decision-making and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A good understanding of Factset ,advanced Excel and some coding knowledge would be useful
• Numerically minded and confident with data handling and interpretation
• Ability to work effectively in a team, providing support, prioritizing workload
• Initiate, demonstrate flexibility and think creatively to solve problems
• Absolute attention to detail and high degree of accuracy when working under pressure
• Fundamentally curious and passionate about passive equity management

Who you are:

• Passionate about project and process management
• Want to work in a diverse, multi-cultural environment
• Forward-thinking, curious with a disruptive mindset
• Be able to utilize technology and systems effectively
• Strong understanding of passive portfolio construction and investments
• Capability to gain trust and respect of business partners while bringing objective and independent challenge to their activities
• Ability to work under pressure and self-motivation to master concepts quickly
• Phenomenal teammate and collaborative attitude required

Education & Qualifications:

• An undergraduate degree
• Ideally a finance related post grad /CFA (or equivalent)

Experience requirement:

You will have a good practical understanding of index funds and ideally experience working within, or closely with, an equity  fund management team or similar group

Equal opportunities Statement

Across the world, institutional investors rely on us to help them handle risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and engaged employees are critical to our continued success. Our promise to maintain an environment where every employee feels valued and able to meet their full potential infuses our values. It’s also part of our dedication to inclusion, development and engagement, and corporate social responsibility. You’ll have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you. Join us. State Street is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disability.

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