Job Description
Generali Asset Management is currently looking for a junior resource to support the fixed income portfolio management team, especially for implementing automation tools on both the operational and reporting sides.
The ideal candidate will support the team on the following activities:
Requirements
Nice to have:
Company Profile
Generali is a major player in the global insurance industry - a strategic and highly important sector for the growth, development and welfare of modern societies. Over almost 200 years, we have built a multinational Group that is present in more than 60 countries, with 470 companies and nearly 80,000 employees. Our Group aims to become the standard bearer and industry leader in the European retail insurance market, building on our existing base of 50 million retail clients, out of an overall total of 72 million.
Generali Asset Management is a European investment specialist, offering a wide range of active funds and bespoke solutions across both public and private markets. Our investment experience is grounded in a solid heritage, with skills that have been developed and honed over time by managing Generali Group and external clients' assets.
Generali Asset Management S.p.A. guarantees a solid framework of services designed to support various asset management activities. Key elements include the provisioning of IT services over all applications underpinning the investment and asset management value chain (Front Office, Trading Desk, Investment Compliance, Middle and Back Office, Analytics and Reporting, etc.) The company also acts as a holding company, retaining share capital in the boutiques and Generali Investments' companies.
Generali Asset Management is currently looking for a junior resource to support the fixed income portfolio management team, especially for implementing automation tools on both the operational and reporting sides.
The ideal candidate will support the team on the following activities:
- Set up and continued development of a merged web platform consolidating the portfolio optimization tool already present, enhancing its capabilities and functions;
- Working on automating data feeds to the tool from multiple sources.
- Preparing technical documentations on the underlying optimization techniques.
- Perform benchmarking activities on insurance portfolios via their integrations into the optimization tool;
- Maintenance and development of portfolio management reporting through Power BI dashboards;
- Implementation of new automation projects and support on special top down driven projects/requests
Requirements
- Degree in Economics or Finance or quantitative related fields (Financial Engineering, Quantitative Finance preferred),
- Fluency in English (written and spoken)
- Analytical, IT and quantitative skills(Excellent skills in Python and VBA are a must, other object-oriented programming languages could be considered)
- A basic but solid knowledge of financials markets, especially Fixed Income, and macroeconomics
- Proficiency in Office tools
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of a second foreign language (German a plus and/or French)
- Knowledge of main financial data providers (Bloomberg, Reuters)
- Exposure to BQuant and Bloomberg PORT
- Experience with optimization algorithms and/or ML/NLP techniques and applications
- Interpersonal skills and ability to work in an international team
- High degree of flexibility and ability to adapt to different situations
Company Profile
Generali is a major player in the global insurance industry - a strategic and highly important sector for the growth, development and welfare of modern societies. Over almost 200 years, we have built a multinational Group that is present in more than 60 countries, with 470 companies and nearly 80,000 employees. Our Group aims to become the standard bearer and industry leader in the European retail insurance market, building on our existing base of 50 million retail clients, out of an overall total of 72 million.
Generali Asset Management is a European investment specialist, offering a wide range of active funds and bespoke solutions across both public and private markets. Our investment experience is grounded in a solid heritage, with skills that have been developed and honed over time by managing Generali Group and external clients' assets.
Generali Asset Management S.p.A. guarantees a solid framework of services designed to support various asset management activities. Key elements include the provisioning of IT services over all applications underpinning the investment and asset management value chain (Front Office, Trading Desk, Investment Compliance, Middle and Back Office, Analytics and Reporting, etc.) The company also acts as a holding company, retaining share capital in the boutiques and Generali Investments' companies.
