Investments Director - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

eFinancialCareers

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

**What you'll be doing

Lead the expansion of mortgage, housing, and middle market investment opportunities by placing selective risks with third parties, reinsurance or on global balance sheets in collaboration with relevant teams across LGRI, LGC, and LGIM thereby ensuring themaximum volume of economically attractive assets is available to L&G.
Lead the effort to place property or mortgage equity/mezzanine notes with third parties. Acquire/build portfolios, e.g., from banks or nonbank originators, whereby L&G securitises and retains some/all senior/mezzanine note and syndicates remainder externally,ensuring optimal risk reward & capital efficiency is achieved for L&G.
Drive the development of financial/rating/cash flow modelling capabilities to support new risk sharing solutions in close collaboration with the mortgage and housing teams that allow L&G to distribute risks it does not have appetite or capacity for in orderto enhance the risk profile and investment performance of the LGR portfolio on the assets it retains in collaboration with LGIM, LGC, & LGRI teams.
Represent LGR Investments in relevant strategic risksharing related projects, ensuring that the objectives and constraints of the full investments function are appropriately considered
Collaborate with the Risk, Operations, Finance and Legal teams to ensure end to end implementation of new and existing risk sharing initiatives, including the implementation of pricing models, transaction management, oversight and documentation.
Build relationships with key stakeholders across LGR Investments, LGC, LGIM, Treasury, LGR Finance, Risk, RS&A and external asset managers (where applicable) in the delivery of those services to ensure appropriate communication and consistency of approachesbetween key stakeholders. Ensure key stakeholders are provided with all relevant information (Management Information) on the real assets structuring solutions to better inform discussions and decisions on investment strategies as well as new asset classesbeing considered for the LGR portfolio.
To manage employees in accordance with the Company's policies and procedures, including the Partnership Agreement, so that the team's business objectives are achieved consistently.
Be aware of our company values, including treating customers fairly, and to demonstrate the behaviours that support these values.

**What we're looking for

Education in a quantitative discipline or equivalent or work experience (or experience in a similar role)
Relevant work experience in an assetbased financing, middle market loans, CLO structuring, investment or credit rating role in a bank, insurer, investment firm or rating agency.
Strong understand of middle market loan markets and associated funding structures in the market
Good understanding of Solvency II and Matching Adjustment requirements for UK pension providers is helpful but not essential for this role.
Experience building complex, dynamic financial models to analyse debt investment opportunities in an underwriting, investment or credit rating capacity.
Highly collaborative.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
Flexible, adaptable and able to demonstrate initiative.
Strong MS Excel skills, working knowledge of C++ beneficial.

**Benefits
When you commit to Legal & General, we'll commit to you too. That means we'll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution.

If you join us, you'll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 30 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection.

You'll receive a car allowance of 12% of your annualsalary, and you can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice.

We're also proud to offer competitive family leave.

You'll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes.

And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of - both for our own products and at a range of high street storesand online offerings.