Analyst, Manager Research(Public Fixed Income)

The role

You will evaluate fixed income investment strategies across categories like credit, securitized, emerging markets debt, long duration, and municipals. You will develop a focus list of recommended strategies and present recommendations to the Enterprise Investment Policy Committee.

What you will do

• Source and conduct due diligence on assigned asset classes and categories.
• Develop and maintain quantitative analyses, charts, and summary reports.
• Contribute to the quarterly manager monitor for EIPC meetings.
• Maintain a focus list of recommended investment strategies.
• Collaborate with institutional advisors to develop search books.
• Create primers, educational presentations, and thought leadership pieces.
• Present updates, recommendations, and new ideas to the EIPC.
• Advise Mariner advisors and the EIPC on relative value.
• Identify short- and intermediate-term tactical investment opportunities.
• Attend client meetings to assist with asset class education, manager interviews, and strategy placements.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized, self-starter with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Nice to have

• MBA or CFA charter
• Minimum of five years of fixed income investment strategy due diligence experience, including direct manager evaluation, monitoring, and search experience
• Strong preference for experience with Morningstar Direct and eVestment Alliance
• Experience using artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance research due diligence processes
• Experience conducting due diligence on fixed income strategies for taxable investors
• Experience supporting wealth and/or institutional clients in a research, asset management, advisory, or consulting capacity
• Experience working at or serving insurance company clients in consulting, asset management, or reinsurance roles is highly valued

Benefits

• Progressive opportunities
• Nurturing professional growth
• Giving back to the community
• Innovative workplace
• Culture that fosters camaraderie, teamwork and work-life balance

About the company

Mariner provides progressive opportunities and nurtures professional growth. The firm is dedicated to building a diverse culture and an innovative workplace.