Portfolio Manager, Multi-Asset Class Solutions - Montreal, Canada - Fiera Capital Corp.

Description

At Fiera Capital

We invest in creating a culture of purpose that makes our people feel valued, cared for, seen, and heard. Our approach to employee experience is tailored to your needs and ambitions:

• Your Inclusive Experience: We are committed to cultivating an inclusive, safe, and trusting work environment.
• Your Growth & Empowerment: We have ambitious growth goals for our firm, which makes us a great place to advance your career.
• Your Rewards & Recognition: We deeply value our people and their contributions and that's reflected in our competitive compensation and benefits packages and our collaborative culture.
• Your Wellness Your Way: We strive to create a healthy work environment and we offer programs designed to support our employees' wellbeing.

What we are looking for:

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Global Head of Total Portfolio Solutions (TPS), the Portfolio Manager (PM), Multi-Asset Class Solutions will support our ambition to further grow and strengthen our leadership in the Canadian institutional market and act as an efficient capital allocator through our client focus, purpose driven, thought leadership and innovation in financial science.

To effectively serve our clients for years to come, you will work closely with the Fixed Income Solutions, Global Asset Allocation, Trading, Public & Private Markets Portfolio Management and CIO Offices, Regional Distribution, and Investment Analytics teams. You will be in charge of two to four team members within the Multi-Asset Class Solutions Team.

Your responsibilities:

• Lead the construction, implementation and monitoring of client goal-oriented portfolios as an Portfolio Manager in the MACS team, in collaboration with other Solutions and Strategy PMs, using our proprietary risk factor-based ALM optimization tool for:
  • Total portfolio solutions in liability/legislation-aware framework for pension plans or insurers
  • Balanced mandates
  • Model portfolios for private wealth investors
  • Addition of specific asset classes, spanning public and privates' markets
  • Resolving pinpointed issues such as income generation in a high inflation environment
• Meet with clients across Canada, the US and EMEA for finalist presentations and ongoing portfolio monitoring meetings
• Liaise and create collaboration opportunities through strong partnership within the Total Portfolio Solutions Group, CIO office, and with asset managers across public and private markets
• Contribute to research and development goals including new modelling functionalities, investment analytics, portfolio rebalancing, and evaluation of future investment strategies as we carry on the evolution of our proprietary asset allocation tool
• Provide education and support for client-facing professionals
• In a nutshell - Act as a key resource for portfolio construction challenges for all parts of the organization in a fast-growing team

Must have requirements to be successful in this role:

• Strong educational credentials with a quantitative background (financial engineering, actuarial, mathematics)
• Advanced degree and/or mix of financial and actuarial credentials (CFA, FSA, CAIA, or equivalent)
• Actively maintains engagement with new research and development in asset allocation, finance, economy through formal or informal training activities
• Must have worked in the buy-side investment industry with direct contribution to portfolio management decision for 10 years
• Must have experience building and operating ALM modeling and optimizing portfolio for liability-matching
• Knowledge, understanding and ability to inform financial modelling of traditional and non-traditional asset classes through macroeconomic risk factors for:
  • Public markets,
  • Private markets,
  • Specialized and overlays: LDI, duration completion, equity, tail-risk and currency,
  • ESG, climate risk and impact investing
• Experience with liability-aware investing and knowledge of legislation for foundations, insurers and pension plans in Canada (experience in the US will be considered an asset)
• Ability to create understanding for audiences of different background and drive decision-making through effective presentation of complex portfolio management concepts
• Compelling track record of being a key contributor through strategic deployment and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Investment savvy and experience implementing portfolios across different investor types
• Has thorough understanding of investor objectives, constraints and implementation challenges
• Quantitative background with a preference for data and research-based decision
• Proactive team contributor
• Integrity and professionalism
• Excellent communicator (in French and English)

Additional Information:

• Fiera Capital adheres to a hybrid working environment with 3 days in-office per week
• If you are interested in a career at Fiera Capital and you meet 70% or more of the requirements, do not hesitate to submit your application

#LI-Hybrid

For all positions in Quebec (Montreal and Laval), proficiency in French, both spoken and written, is mandatory. Working English proficiency is also required in order to serve our offices and clients around the world.

Fiera Capital subscribes to the principle of employment equity. Our staff is our most valuable asset, and our goal is to create an inclusive and equitable environment where everyone can achieve their true potential.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or on the basis of disability, genetic information or any other federal, state, or local protected class. Fiera Capital will not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment.

All staffing decisions, including hiring and promotion decisions, will be based on merit, skills, performance, and business needs. We are pleased to receive applications from qualified individuals from a variety of backgrounds. Job applicants who are individually selected for an interview will be notified that accommodations are available upon request. If a selected participant requests accommodation, Fiera Capital shall consult with the applicant and provide, or arrange for the provision of, suitable accommodation in a manner that considers the applicant's accessibility needs due to disability.

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We thank all applicants for their interest in a career with Fiera Capital. We will only contact those selected for an interview.