Portfolio Manager, Internal Government Portfolios

At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues. We know work and life are intertwined. That's why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible. We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow, and deliver better outcomes for members.

Your New Role

This position plays a key role in the Internal Government Portfolio team. The role is responsible for contributing to the construction, management and oversight of the internal global government bond portfolio and alpha overlay.

Role Responsibilities include:

• Working closely with the internal global fixed income team in Australia and London to deliver consistent risk adjusted investment performance on physical and derivatives portfolios;
• Contributing to the development of investment processes, including relevant quantitative models, to support the investment strategy of the portfolio;
• Analysing new and alternative investment strategies relating to beta replication, security selection and relative value alpha generation and/or cost minimisation;
• Undertaking in-depth analysis and research on key investment ideas as directed by the Head of Internal Government Portfolios;
• Managing portfolio and compliance-related risks and obligations;
• Communicating and explaining investment performance and processes to key internal stakeholders;
• Contributing to papers and discussion for internal forums and committees;
• Managing relationships with key external parties, including brokers/investment banks.

This is a permanent position based in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane (ideal).

What You'll Need

• Significant experience in AUD fixed income markets (governments, semis, SSAs, derivatives) and other global rates markets;
• Highly technical specialist experience managing large bond portfolios, and unfunded derivatives strategies, and all the embedded operational aspects;
• Significant experience in day-to-day fixed income portfolio management and construction, preferably with an institutional investment organisation;
• Global fixed Income experience and comprehensive knowledge of:
• Central bank policy functions;
• Developed markets sovereign bonds;
• Derivatives (futures, interest rate, inflation and cross-currency swaps) Semis, and other local authority / SSA issuers;
• Extensive experience in building and applying fixed income investment processes and models that generate alpha from relative value and security selection strategies;
• A demonstrated track record of achieving alpha targets in managing fixed income portfolios using physical and derivatives securities;
• Strong quantitative skills;
• Strong people and relationship management skills - the role will involve managing one team member;
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with key external and internal stakeholders;
• Strong written, oral communication and presentation skills;
• Tertiary qualifications in Finance/Economics or Maths/Engineering or a related field.

Life at AustralianSuper

AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we're happy to discuss what this looks like for you.

We cultivate a workplace that champions safety, respect, inclusiveness and diversity. We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.

What's Next

Apply now, if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes and would like the opportunity to work in a challenging, growing and rapidly evolving team to deliver outstanding results.

Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.

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