Analyst - Manager Research

About the role

Voya Investment Management (“Voya”) is seeking a Manager Research Analyst to join the Manager Research and Selection Team (“MR&S”), part of the Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions Group (“MASS”). This is an opportunity for an experienced public markets manager research professional to join a growing, highly collaborative team and make an immediate impact on manager selection, portfolio construction, and investment oversight across a broad set of multi-asset portfolios.

MR&S is responsible for evaluating both internal and external investment strategies for MASS solutions, which includes risk-based portfolios, target date funds, portable alpha strategies, model portfolios, and other fund-of-funds solutions. The MR&S team plays an integral role in allocation decisions and is also responsible for investment oversight of Voya mutual funds and closed end funds for the Mutual Fund Company. As the team continues to expand its research capabilities and investment infrastructure, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to take ownership quickly, contribute to high-conviction investment decisions, and help shape the team’s ongoing evolution.

Responsibilities

• Conduct original and ongoing research of public markets investment managers across assigned asset classes, emphasizing investment philosophy, process, people, performance, portfolio construction, style, factor exposures, and risk characteristics.
• Independently form well-supported investment views, conduct due diligence with managers, assess peer groups, and clearly communicate recommendations to the broader team.
• Contribute meaningfully to investment decisions from day one, bring intellectual curiosity and independent judgment, and provide constructive challenges to colleagues’ investment proposals.
• Support the team in developing and enhancing the investment research infrastructure, including improving manager monitoring, peer analysis, portfolio diagnostics, and reporting using tools such as Aladdin, eVestment, Morningstar, FactSet, Backstop, and related research platforms.
• Participate in mutual fund board oversight by attending board meetings and developing reports in support of board initiatives.
• Engage regularly with the CIO of MASS and senior personnel in asset allocation, client services, quantitative research, product management, risk, and other departments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or similarly related discipline.
• 2–3 years of public markets manager research experience, ideally including equity manager coverage.
• Ability to conduct independent qualitative and quantitative due diligence and translate findings into actionable investment recommendations.
• Experience evaluating performance, style, factor, attribution, and risk characteristics using tools such as FactSet, Bloomberg, Axioma, Barra, Morningstar, or similar platforms.
• Experience with a variety of public markets investment vehicles, including mutual funds, ETFs, CITs, separate accounts, and multi-manager structures.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, including the ability to defend investment views and engage constructively with senior investment professionals.
• Basic programming skills such as VBA, R, Python, or similar tools.
• A self-starter mindset with the desire to take ownership quickly, improve research processes, and contribute as an impactful member of a growing team.
• CFA, progress toward, or the desire to obtain the certification is preferred.

The MASS Team

Voya’s Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions team (MASS) manages a number of solutions for pension, defined contribution, and retail clients. The team presently manages over $54 billion across a range of strategies: target date, traditional balanced, model portfolios, retirement income, multi-manager, 529 plans and hedging strategies. MASS utilizes a mix of active and passive strategies managed by Voya teams as well as third-party asset managers, allowing the team to identify the best solutions across asset classes for clients.

Pay

$100,000 to $125,000 USD annual base salary. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Actual compensation offered may vary based on geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements, skill level, and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer-paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year