Private Markets Fund Research - VP

About us 

As an independent, award-winning and  B Corp-Certified investment consultancy, we provide a full range of outcome-oriented advice, research and technology to some of the largest pension funds, wealth managers and other institutional investors across the UK and Europe. 

Since our humble beginnings, we’ve changed norms and pushed boundaries to deliver on our mission of helping to make 100 million people financially secure – for the benefit of people and planet.  

Our team is home to some of the brightest minds in finance who thrive on seeking innovative solutions to our clients’ complex issues.

We’re proud to now be a wholly owned subsidiary of Gallagher, a global leader in insurance, risk management, and consulting with a deep commitment to pensions, benefits and investment consulting. Together we create a truly global investment consulting firm with world-class service and the ability to drive outstanding outcomes for our clients. The focus, values and purpose that our clients have come to expect remain unchanged.

Sound like your kind of place? We’d love for you to consider joining our team!  

Job Description

About the role

Our independent Manager Research team is responsible for researching and selecting best-in-class asset managers from across the globe for our clients to invest in. The team is also responsible for identifying new and emerging themes, monitoring selected managers and delivering bespoke client projects.

The Private Markets research function within the Manager Research team is unconflicted in its whole of market approach and is responsible for researching, selecting and monitoring private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real estate asset managers across a diversified range of global, emerging and regional private markets strategies in mainstream and impact asset classes. We are looking for you to join our Private Markets Manager Research team, where you’ll be responsible for:

• Conducting in-depth fund manager due diligence through a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis, with a primary focus on private equity.
• Support the continued build-out of our private equity research and strategy offerings for clients
• Presenting and articulating fund manager recommendations to the Investment Strategy Committee, clients, prospects and internal stakeholders (such as the Investment Consulting teams).
• Closely monitoring the evolution of fund manager skill against their objectives post-selection.
• Actively contributing to the continual improvement of Redington’s Manager Research process.
• Directly working on bespoke client requests for manager selection exercises, new market evaluations, deep dive diligence, portfolio reviews and recommendations.
• Supporting ongoing development of more junior team members
  

Qualifications

This role is for you if you have:

• A background in fund manager research and investment, particularly in the private equity markets, be that as an investor or as an investment manager
• An analytical mindset – ability to cut through the marketing spin and large volumes of data to understand where a manager’s edge truly lies.
• A ‘self-starter’ approach - taking the initiative and having the confidence to express a view.
• Qualitative and quantitative investment evaluation skills
• A strong sense of process and ability to project-manage to deliver client objectives
• The ability to listen to, absorb, evaluate and clearly articulate complex ideas and best-practice recommendations clearly, verbally and in writing.
• Experience working directly with clients.
• Curiosity and an appetite to continually innovate and improve processes and client solutions
• 6-8 years of investment experience.
  

 

It would be great if you also have:

• A Professional qualification: eg CFA, CAIA.
• Strong relationships with a range of private markets investment managers, from emerging, boutique managers to established, institutional investment houses and the appetite to expand these relationships.
• Experience using industry tools such as Preqin, Bloomberg and Pitchbook
• Strong, Excel-based analytical capabilities
• Strong presentation skills

 

Additional Information

The benefits 

 Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

 

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

 

Equal opportunities 

Diversity isn’t about recruiting individuals from minority groups to meet a quota; it’s about recruiting people from genuinely different backgrounds who bring with them a unique experience, perspective and skillset into an inclusive environment. Our commitment to inclusion and diversity will help us to tackle complex problems and create innovative solutions. You can learn more about inclusion and diversity at Redington here .

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all applicants irrespective of their age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.