Investment Specialist - Equities

Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate, other locations cannot be considered. Investment Specialist - Equities This is a great job for someone who has equity knowledge alongside client facing experience. A bit about the job: This role is within the Equity Investment Specialist team spanning across all of our Equity Strategies. The Equity team manages ~$24bn of assets across a range of investment strategies including Core, Income, High Alpha and Sustainable strategies across the UK, Global, Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific regions. The team consists of over 25 portfolio managers and analysts. The role will encompass three key functions: Portfolio Manager Proxy: The candidate will work closely with the portfolio management team, gaining an in-depth understanding of product and process enabling them to represent to clients and Distribution as a product expert. Ownership of Investment Message: The candidate will be expected to continually improve and refine the investment message within their product range insuring consistency of message across product suite and all investment collateral. Drive product strategy: The candidate should ideally have an understanding of the client base and market trends enabling them to steer the equity product strategy. Skills and experience we’re looking for: Investment/Product Specialist experience highly advantageous. Investment Management related background desirable. Equities knowledge is preferable, but other asset class knowledge is also beneficial. Genuine curiosity for developing equities knowledge is essential. Strong communication skills, with a desire to develop these to be able explain investment concepts in a simple and engaging manner both internally and externally. Strong ability to build internal networks and stakeholder management. What you’ll get for this role: Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in Eligibility for annual performance bonus Family friendly parental and carer leave Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days Up to 40% discount for Aviva products Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme 21 volunteering hours per year In this role you’ll be ‘Certified’ under the Financial Conduct Authority / Prudential Regulation Authority Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). This means that we’ll need to complete some regulatory background checks on you before you take up your role and we’ll need to ask you some questions on an annual basis to make sure you remain ‘fit and proper’ and competent to carry out your role. We’ll provide training on what holding a SMCR role means when you join us and annually thereafter. Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you. We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, send an email to [email protected] #LI-Hybrid We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight. So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.