Investments Senior Manager

Investments Senior Manager

The Investment Senior Manager leads the team responsible for managing the company and the Syndicate’s investment oversight and liquidity position. The Investments Senior Manager is key in implementing our investment strategy and overseeing investment activities carried out by Amlin Investment Management Limited, managing cash flow and liquidity.

What You’ll Spend Your Time Doing

While there is rarely a typical day, here is a snapshot of some of the key parts of the job:

• Develop and implement investment strategies to maximize returns and manage risk.
• Oversee the management of the company’s investment portfolio by AIML.
• Conduct regular performance reviews of investment portfolios and adjust strategies as necessary.
• Identify new investment opportunities and assess their potential impact on the company's financial position.
• Work with AIML to enhance ESG investment considerations and reduction of carbon emissions.
• Monitor and manage the company's foreign exchange exposures and hedging strategies, including asset liability matching.
• Work to develop and maintain relationships across the MS Amlin actuarial community.
• Deliver and present the required papers to the Investment Committee and Risk & Solvency Committee, in line with their terms of reference.
• Navigate the relationship with Lloyds, understanding communication requirements to maintain a good relationship.
• Maintain relationships with banks and financial institutions to ensure the availability of funding and optimize banking services.
• Develop and maintain external relationships and knowledge to keep abreast of industry issues affecting investments.

You’re Going To Enjoy This Job If You…

• Are a strong problem solver who enjoys thinking through methods and predicting and understanding outcomes, including creative and innovative thinking
• Self-motivated to actively seek continuous improvement
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• The ability to direct work and manage delivery across a range of priorities
• Good logical reasoning skills coupled with commercial acumen
• Excellent communication skills
• Enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver tangible business insight

What you’ll need

• Significant level of experience in a similar role, including experience in relevant roles such as investment management or investment oversight
• Qualified actuary or CFA
• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• Proven team management skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with senior management and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to deliver and manage accurate, thoughtful, detail-oriented work within tight deadlines
• Ability to provide and withstand technical challenge from a wide audience
• Calmness under workload pressure
• Organisation and planning skills

We are stronger together because of our common interests and rich differences. You may be the strength we didn’t know we needed. Believe in yourself!

What Can You Expect From Us?

• Competitive Base Salary
• Performance Related Discretionary Bonus
• Private Medical: cover for yourself. Family members/dependants can be added.
• Flex Fund: £1,000 (pro-rated based on start date) to spend on flexible benefits.
• Life Assurance: 5 x annualised base salary
• Enhanced Parental Leave (maternity and paternity): 6 months full pay, entitled from day 1.
• Continuous Learning Approach: Including study support with professional qualifications.
• Employer Supported Volunteering: 3 days volunteering leave.
• Annual health screening
• Give as you earn
• Cycle to work
• Season ticket loan
• Green car scheme
• Retail discount platform

About MS Amlin

MS Amlin is a group of leading global (re)insurance companies, and we are part of the global top-10 non-life insurance group MS&AD. We operate through four legal entities operating in the Lloyd’s, Continental European, US and Bermudian global (re)insurance markets.

This role is in our Lloyd’s business. Our Lloyd’s business writes a diverse (re)insurance portfolio and specializes in providing insurance coverage to commercial businesses and offering reinsurance protection to other insurance companies around the world. We operate from our offices in the heart of London’s (re)insurance district and from our market hubs in Asia and the Middle East. We work in partnership with our brokers and clients to provide proactive risk solutions and support across a broad range of trades and industries. We operate through our Lloyd’s Syndicate 2001, and we can trace our roots in the insurance market back over 100 years.

We know that to achieve our Vision of being the global reference point for quality in our markets, it is our people who will make the big difference.