Fixed Income Institutional Portfolio Manager

6w1 month ago

MFS

London, GB · Full-time · £150,000 – £250,000

About this role

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. The Global Fixed Income Institutional Portfolio Manager is an integral member of the Fixed Income investment organization.

The role sits within portfolio management teams focused on Global Multi-Sector, Global Credit, Global Sovereign, and European public fixed income strategies. It represents these teams in direct engagements with clients, prospects, consultants, and gatekeepers worldwide. The position is based in MFS’ London investment office, reporting to the Head of Institutional Fixed Income.

Integrate into portfolio management teams with credibility and respect, serving as the voice of the client. Provide transparency on investment philosophy, process, and portfolio strategy, while sharing global macroeconomic insights. Lead team preparation for client engagements and deliver marketplace insights to enhance investment processes.

Contribute to portfolio strategy discussions and partner with product, RFP, and distribution teams on collateral and initiatives. Support development of expanded investment capabilities and a unified IPM organization. Align investment efforts to client objectives through ongoing feedback and best practices.

Requirements

7+ years of experience communicating, collaborating, and developing strategic relationships with institutional asset owners, consultants and gatekeepers
Robust capability to deliver in-depth transparency for investment process, strategy viewpoints and portfolio positioning
Refined ability to contextualize within a global macroeconomic framework
Multi-dimensional knowledge of global and regional fixed income markets, including rates and credit
Broad written, verbal and client-facing investment communication skills
Capability to effectively tailor engagement across a range of investment knowledge

Responsibilities

Integrate into portfolio management teams with a strong level of credibility and respect
Represent the voice of the client within investment teams, sharing client feedback
Serve as the primary external representative of investment teams to clients and stakeholders
Lead investment team preparation for optimizing client engagements
Deliver relevant marketplace insights into the Fixed Income investment organization
Contribute investment insights and viewpoints as part of portfolio team strategy discussions
Partner with product and RFP teams to develop investment collateral and client deliverables
Collaborate across distribution teams to promote strategic initiatives

Benefits

Culture that supports you in doing what you do best
Work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea
Put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for community and each other