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Portfolio Manager - ETFs

Franklin Templeton, City of Westminster

Portfolio Manager - ETFs

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Franklin Templeton, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 19 Oct | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 6b97d7e1ad6e4013ac1eaba5280f73fd

Full Job Description

  • Manage the assigned portfolios to meet or exceed performance standards consistent with fund's investment objectives while adhering to client-specified or regulatory restrictions and constraints.
  • Proactively generate value add through trading strategies, corporate action elections, tax mitigation strategies or other ad-hoc opportunities.
  • Ensure portfolio risk is prudently managed, and that investment and operational processes have integrity by engaging in sound risk management practices. Stay knowledgeable of all regulatory frameworks under which assigned portfolios operate.
  • Knowledgeable on various investment vehicles (including derivatives) and currency hedging strategies.
  • Apply quantitative techniques and models, coupled with specific market experience, ETFs and index construction to portfolio management, product development and risk budgeting.
  • Have a strong understanding of index provider methodologies and index changes. Affect index changes in the market with a balanced risk approach around tracking to the benchmark.
  • Attribute fund performance and understand sources of portfolio risk relative to the benchmark.
  • Proactively contribute to overall systems/investment process enhancements. Influence and impact the development of the next generation ETF platform, working with internal Technology team and outside vendors.
  • Evaluate new markets to support product launches around portfolio management issues.
  • Ensure new processes are implemented appropriately.
  • Build relationships and work together with different parts of the firm to get new initiatives executed and deliver superior client experience.
  • Contribute to a positive team culture and foster optimal work environment for the team., Building teams with diverse skills, backgrounds, and experiences has always been important to us. Cultivating an inclusive culture where employees feel safe to share their voices is not only beneficial for our people, but also drives innovation and enables us to deliver better client outcomes. So, no matter your interests, lifestyle, or background, there's a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We will provide you with tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help you excel in your career and personal life.
    • Hear more from our employees We want our employees to be at their best. By joining us, you will connect with a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending on individual needs. Whether you need support for staying physically and mentally healthy, saving for life's adventures, taking care of your family members, or making a positive impact in your community, we aim to have you covered. Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation. As part of our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, we welcome applicants with flexible working arrangements in their current roles or those seeking a flexible working pattern. We encourage you to communicate any preferences for flexible working so that we can consider this during our hiring process. Additionally, returners - individuals who have taken a break from work - are also encouraged to explore our job opportunities. As a registered UK Disability Confident Committed Employer, we encourage you to disclose if you consider yourself to have a disability as part of your application. This information enables us to provide the necessary support and leverage your unique talents effectively.

  • Requires a minimum of 2 years of ETF portfolio management experience is preferred, in equity and/or fixed income
  • 3 years of overall experience in the investment industry.
  • Programming skills is desired.
  • Degree required, and CFA designation preferred.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills coupled with a strong attention to detail. Strong quantitative analytical skills, including knowledge of optimization and risk models.
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments, while producing a high-quality work in a fast-paced environment. Curious and self-motivated.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, teamwork, and relationship-building skills.
  • In addition to the dynamic and professional environment at Franklin Templeton, we strive to ensure that our employees have access to a competitive and valuable set of Total Rewards-the mix of both monetary and non-monetary rewards provided to you in recognition for your time, talents, efforts, and results.

    At Franklin Templeton, we're advancing our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic and diversified firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that's both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we provide opportunities to help you reach your potential while helping our clients reach theirs.
    • Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world! We are looking for an ETFs Portfolio Manager to join our Global ETF group in London. The Franklin Global ETFs team was created as part of Franklin's strategic priority to establish a leading position in the fast-growing segment of the industry globally. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a fast-growing business segment, combining the entrepreneurial culture with the resources of an established firm., In addition to the dynamic and professional environment at Franklin Templeton, we strive to ensure that our employees have access to a competitive and valuable set of Total Rewards-the mix of both monetary and non-monetary rewards provided to you in recognition for your time, talents, efforts, and results. Highlights of our benefits include - contributory pension scheme, private healthcare plan, PHI, life insurance, Employee Stock Investment Program, incentive plans, purchase of company funds with no sales charge, educational reimbursement and on-site training. We believe that being a good corporate citizen is good business. To us, corporate citizenship means being accountable, serving our clients, being an employer of choice, managing our environmental impact, and supporting our communities. An emphasis on corporate citizenship is embedded in our culture and values, and is an important element of how we achieve success. We are also committed to your learning and development with resources focused around Experience, Exposure, and Education, to help you achieve your professional development goals. Take some time to, meet some of our people, and see what it means to say, "I AM Franklin Templeton". Franklin Templeton values diversity in its workforce and welcomes employees from different backgrounds, generations, capabilities, cultural identification, sexual orientations, and gender expression, in addition to other attributes that contribute to a truly diverse and inclusive community.

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