"I can succeed as an Investment Product Analyst at Capital Group."
The Investment Product Specialist (IPS) team is part of the Asset Class Services (ACS) team within Capital Group's (CG) Europe and Asia business. IPS partners with the team of Investment Directors (ID) to deliver deep expertise on CG's investment strategies both internally and externally. Collectively they are the voice of CG's investment strategies. The IPS and ID teams are two sides of the same coin: the ID is focused on being the external voice; and the IPS is focused on internal partners and stakeholders. The IPS also plays an important role in thinking strategically about the growth and evolution of their product coverage, partnering closely with Client and Marketing teams to unlock additional growth opportunities.
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The individual will play a significant role in driving the development of macro insights, that can drive actionable ideas for our Equities & Multi-Asset (EQMA) product range. The individual will need to be able to quickly develop a deep understanding of Capital Group's EQMA range, investment approach, and an ability to synthesise information to enable CG associates to speak credibly to its strengths. In addition, they will partner with the ID team to generate investment insights for our sales and marketing teams.
This is a new role, and the successful individual will have a significant opportunity to define and develop a broadening set of responsibilities over time.
Primary Responsibilities
- Assist in driving the development of macro insights for broader content pieces such as the macro deck, to support client engagement and product sell-through opportunities.
- Contribute to macro thought leadership to drive more proactive external engagement across Europe & Asia Client Group (EACG), maintaining asset class alignment and helping to drive coordination across asset classes.
- Communicate market events and their impact on the product offering to sales teams in a clear and concise manner to prepare them with timely speaking points. Support client queries around market insights and broader macro issues as applicable, including quarterly perspectives and year-end outlook commentary.
- Partner closely with Investment Directors (ID) and Investment Product Services (IPS) team for Equity & Multi-Asset product coverage, including developing key messages to differentiate our products as well as creating content/materials to support IDs in product meetings and client conferences.
- Engage with sales teams on a range of client queries to provide timely answers, including collaboration and coordination with a variety of internal distribution and operations teams.
- Be an advocate for equity offerings and contribute to overall equity product strategy, including new product strategy efforts and broader rollout initiatives.
- The role will provide the opportunity for exposure to client engagement as appropriate, with a view for potentially becoming more client-facing in time with the required experience.
"I am the person Capital Group is looking for."
- Ideally at least 3-4 years within the asset management industry, with exposure to an investment team environment and/or as an markets/product specialist delivering macro and investment insights
- You have a robust understanding of macroeconomics, markets and a range of equity & multi-asset strategies, and demonstrate intellectual curiosity, analytical and problem-solving skills
- You possess a strong commercial lens to drive positioning messages that are tailored for the target audience, with relevant experience in distilling complex concepts into simple clear messaging
- You demonstrate strong communication and stakeholder management skills, to engage with a variety of internal and external audiences
- You are organised and detail-orientated, committed to delivering accurate investment insights and content in a responsive and timely manner
- You are highly collaborative and are comfortable partnering with multiple teams across time zones to deliver outcomes
- You have experience in interacting with and extracting information from markets data tools and platforms, including Bloomberg, Refinitiv
In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions and vesting requirements, you also will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital's annual profitability bonus plus a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.
You can learn more about our compensation and benefits here.
* Temporary positions in Canada and the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.
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