Senior Global Market Strategist

About the role

New York Life Investments is seeking a Senior Strategist to join the Global Market Strategy team. Reporting to the Head of Global Market Strategy, this role will lead the articulation of the firm's house economic, market, and cross-asset allocation views for institutional clients.

Responsibilities

• Conduct original research to support the firm’s economic, market, and allocation views.
• Provide strategic asset allocation and market guidance for institutional clients.
• Translate team views into decision-useful allocation guidance (positioning ranges, time horizon, risk considerations).
• Apply views to globally relevant asset allocation frameworks explicitly tailored to institutional investors.
• Present and defend views in internal investor forums, home office due diligence, client meetings, and industry conferences.
• Develop and maintain a light scenario/trigger discipline and partner with risk/portfolio managers to pressure-test cross-asset implications.
• Contribute to client and marketing publications and collaborate to ensure brand/compliance alignment and consistent messaging.
• Drive alignment and activation with sales and marketing colleagues so that guidance is usable in models, proposals, and field conversations.
• Measure adoption and impact (usage by partners/clients, influenced opportunities) and incorporate feedback to improve guidance.
• Represent the GMS team in senior stakeholder forums and enterprise initiatives; mentor and upskill colleagues to scale best practices.

Requirements

• 10-15+ years of highly relevant work experience such as multi-asset strategy, CIO office, investment consulting, or portfolio construction teams.
• Proven experience working with or understanding of institutional investors and credibility engaging with CIO-level audiences.
• Strong understanding of macroeconomics, markets, and investment strategy.
• Demonstrated implementation literacy across instruments and position sizing, horizon, and triggers.
• Global fluency: experience adapting guidance to non-US investors, vehicles, and regulatory/operational constraints.
• Travel for priority firm and client engagements, up to one week per month.
• Strong interpersonal skills and executive presence; ability to build trust and influence at all levels; enthusiasm for relationship-building; demonstrated success with investment clients.
• Excellent organizational skills; demonstrated ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects from concept through execution; ability to manage multiple workflows.
• Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-expectation environments.
• Comfortable with data tools (Bloomberg, Macrobond).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• CFA, MBA, or other advanced credentials a plus.