Analyst, Institutional Solutions

Responsibilities

• Analyzes data to assist LDI team in designing and structuring investment solutions and strategies (growth and hedging portfolios) for clients.
• Develops derivatives hedging solutions for institutional solutions clients.
• Affixes LDI team with Asset-Liability Models to develop real-life hedging strategies.
• Assists LDI team in providing quarterly client data and performance results reports, to support business growth and client onboarding.
• Develops full stack software solutions related to the above.

Ancillary Responsibilities

• May assist with client retention.
• Build LDI strategies that help pension plans lock-in funding improvements and reduce investment risk.
• Aid in creating material to help clients better understand investment strategies.
• Conduct analysis on derivatives-based solutions in a cost-effective manner.
• Gain knowledge in Conning’s investment, risk and capital management capabilities.
• Maintain and develop Conning's Conning360 Institutional Solutions Portal web application.
• Maintain and develop automated data pipelines for Conning's corporate defined benefit pension LDI tracker.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science required.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Full-stack software development capabilities and particularly strong as it relates to the front-end of the stack.
• Able to understand clients’ goals.
• Experience in giving presentations is helpful.
• Self-motivated and can work in a specialized group within an asset management organization that is committed to support the effort in order to make it successful.
• Strong communication skills: ability to translate investment jargon into layman’s terms.
• Must have the ability to work as part of a team.

Preferred qualifications

• STEM Bachelor’s degree.