Senior Investment Product Associate
Business Area: Investment Product Management
Place of Work: London
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
When you join USS, the size and scale of our pension scheme means you will have numerous opportunities to learn and develop your career. Given our size you'll have real autonomy and influence as you collaborate closely with a wide-ranging team of experts.
About the role
In your role as Senior Investment Product Associate you will make a meaningful and valued contribution from the outset. This role will provide a great opportunity to assist with co-ordination across USSIM and USS to develop and govern the DC investment products. This will include the steering of developments through the required executive and trustee approval process, as well as supporting the oversight of the investment management arrangements.
To keep abreast of market developments and help to ensure that the DC investment product is market leading, working with a virtual team across the organisation to help achieve strategic initiatives
What you will be doing
As a trusted part of the Investment Product Management team you will be responsible for:
• Managing Processes & Future Focus.
• Understanding of the regulatory and market landscape within which USSIM and the scheme operates.
• Working with the investment desks, Investment Product Management team and Investment Strategy & Advice team to understand developments and requirements across the USS business.
• Assisting with the smooth running of the DC investment product, including oversight and monitoring.
• Supporting with the continued development of the DC investment product over time to become and maintain market leading status.
• Supporting and managing DC investment product strategic initiatives, including working with USSL colleagues to deliver change.
Managing Resources
• Working with the rest of the IPM team to ensure that the investment product benefits from the input of the wider USSIM and USS teams.
Managing Relationships
• To work with a virtual team across investment operations, compliance, front office, Financial Risk, Responsible Investment, legal, and Investment Strategy & Advice teams within USSIM to help to create, monitor and develop investment products across the scheme.
About you
We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box, if you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, then please apply, regardless of whether you meet all the requirements outlined in this profile.
To be successful in the role you will have:
• Strong DC experience and knowledge
• Strong stakeholder focus and ability to understand the relationships between the Business and Stakeholders
• Competent at prioritisation, process organisation, and management of multiple workstreams
• Attention to detail; particularly when reviewing documents
• Ability to deliver high quality work under constrained timelines
• High level of structure and organisation and the ability to work across teams
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written papers and oral presentations
Why join us?
At USS, every individual contributes to building a secure financial future for our members and their families. We strive to create a work environment where everyone can thrive professionally while making a meaningful impact on the lives of others. We're also committed to helping you build your career by providing opportunities for development. We put a focus on recognising and supporting each individual's unique career path, driving this forward with the support of an engaged and proactive management team. Here at USS, we want you to thrive in and out of work with a friendly team, flexible culture and excellent range of benefits!
How we will reward you
• Great starting salary
• Generous annual leave package
• Access to a high quality pension scheme provided through Universities Superannuation Scheme
• Supportive people policies (including enhanced occupational sickness pay and family friendly pay)
• Financial contributions towards your personal development to help you maintain your physical and mental wellbeing
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing services i.e., private healthcare, discounted gym membership
• Learning and development opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and talent
• Employee Volunteer Day’s to support the communities where you work and live
• Cycle to Work Scheme
Our culture and values
Our people are what makes us different. We work together to create a diverse and inclusive culture that embraces individuality, where people are welcomed and feel comfortable in the knowledge that they can be themselves. Our purpose firmly states the importance of members, putting them ‘front and centre’ of what we do. This is embedded through our values:
• Integrity
• Collaboration
• Excellence
About us
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) was established in 1974 as the principal pension scheme for universities and higher education institutions in the UK. We work with around 330 employers to help build a secure financial future for more than 528,000 members and their families. We are one of the largest pension schemes in the UK, with total assets of around £75.5bn (at 31 March 2023). To find out more, please visit
https://www.uss.co.uk/
USSIM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We strive to ensure our recruitment process is as flexible and inclusive as possible so we can attract diverse candidates and recruit the best talent. We want all candidates to perform at their best during the recruitment process, so if you need any reasonable adjustments or if there is anything we can do to help support you through your recruitment journey please let us know by contacting resourcing@uss.co.uk.
