Customised Solutions Analyst – Private Assets

Job description

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At AXA IM our purpose, to act for human progress by investing for what matters, is central to every action we take as a business. As a responsible asset manager, we actively invest for the long-term to help our clients, our people and the world to prosper.

As a future Customised Solutions Analyst you will report to the Global Head of Customised Solutions, and you will be part of AXA IM Prime.

AXA IM Prime is a Private Market Enabler and Hedge Funds platform offering diversified sources of private market returns across private equity, infrastructure equity, private debt, and hedge funds. With €40 billion of alternative investments under management and a team of seasoned investment professionals committed to proactive ESG and strict risk management criteria, AXA IM Prime is committed to transparency and reliability. The company manages €5 billion of commitments annually over the next three years and has 100+ employees across three offices.

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Design, execution, and ongoing management of client solutions encompassing private market asset classes and being tailor-made according to client’s objectives in terms of portfolio composition, structuring, ongoing steering incl. earnings management, operational workload etc.

Key Responsibilities

Your role and responsibilities will include:

• End-to-end management of customized solutions meaning design, implementation, and ongoing management of bespoke investment solutions for AXA clients as well as 3rd party clients
• Active exchange with clients incl. being “first point of contact” for them during initiation-, design-, execution- and running management-phase of mandates
• Proactive thinking, creation, project management of possible solutions for various issues facing clients (such as liquidity needs, ALM, earnings management, ESG, operational workload on client’s side, regulatory-driven constraints etc.) in strong collaboration with all involved stakeholders
• Constant optimization of clients private assets portfolios risk return profiles through relevant portfolio construction advice and guidelines definition
• Preparation and execution of well-structured project plans for
• new mandates as well as
• adjustment of existing mandates in a changing environment
• Selective participation in Due Diligences on GPs across private market asset classes
• Assembling market research material on private markets

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Education/Qualifications

·  Master’s degree in Finance / Economics or similar qualification

Experience/Skills

·  2+ years of experience in the financial sector in best-in-class institutions (e.g. in investments, M&A, consulting)
·  Ideally proven success in client-solutions business for asset management covering a broad range of topics

·  Multidisciplinary skill set with expertise in private markets asset classes, complemented by a strong understanding of legal topics, structuring, accounting principles, regulatory frameworks (including Solvency II) is preferred
·  Good negotiation skills
·  Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
·  Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong “can do” mentality/ willing to work as part of team
·  Proactive, structured and focused way of working (also in stress situations)
·  Strong interest in taking the initiative to move things to the finish line