Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are currently seeking candidates for the following position, based in the Zurich office:

Investment Solutions Client Manager

What you can expect:

An exciting opportunity to join one of Mercer’s largest and most rapidly-growing business areas – investment solutions. As part of our Investment Solutions International Client Team, the successful candidate will support Mercer’s investment solutions client base in Switzerland. Mercer is one of the fastest growing investment solutions entities globally, and our client base has grown substantially over recent years, with further growth to come.

The candidate will work closely with our Investment Directors to support a selection of our Swiss clients. As part of the International Client Team, the successful candidate will develop an intricate knowledge of Mercer’s investment solutions by liaising on an ongoing basis with portfolio management,research and operational teams, and help to filter this expertise across Mercer’s teams of consultants and clients.

The role will facilitate exciting career opportunities within a dynamic and rapidly growing area of Mercer’s business driven by strong demand across established and new markets.

We will count on you to:

• Develop in-depth knowledge of Mercer’s delegated fund structures and bespoke investment solutions in order to explain and communicate to colleagues and clients.
• Support the development of Mercer’s overall client-service delivery across our Investment Solutions client base in Switzerland, ensuring a first-class customer experience in a scalable way.
• Collaborate directly with some of Mercer’s largest Investment Solutions clients, managing multiple stakeholder relationships to ensure clear and timely communication between investment managers, internal Mercer teams, and clients.
• Support Mercer colleagues/consultants on a variety of topics including performance analysis, strategic asset allocation advice, economic commentaries and client presentations.
• Support business development activities in the Swiss market alongside the Swiss sales team.
• Lead relationship management with our client’s investment committees and other key stakeholders, and hold periodic client meetings
• Liaise with wider operational, portfolio management and consulting teams across Mercer, including management of a wide range of projects as they arise.
• Deliver investment output & documentation within critical timelines.
• Train and develop junior colleagues.

What you need to have:

• Energy, proactivity and desire to see things done efficiently.
• Ability to communicate complex issues in a simple and coherent manner.
• Ability to communicate fluently in (Swiss) German and English, French would be a plus.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders
• Ability to lead regular internal meetings and oversee communication channels to maintain responsiveness and collaboration
• Attention to detail, strong project management skills.
• Relationship management and ideally also some consulting experience
• Knowledge and experience of investment markets across range of assets:
• CFA charterholder or similar education would be an advantage.
• Strong IT skills (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).

What makes you stand out:

• Energy, proactivity and desire to see things done efficiently.
• Team player
• Ability to communicate complex issues in a simple and coherent manner.
• Attention to detail, and project management experience.
• Strong engagement and influencing skills to collaborate with colleagues at all levels of the organisation
• Previous experience working with large/ important clients for your existing organisation

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can collaborate with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities.

About Mercer:

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s more than 20,000 employees are based in 43 countries, and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh  (NYSE: MRSH), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with more than 85,000 colleagues and annual revenue of over $23 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit mercer.com. Follow Mercer on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin colour, Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [email protected].

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

Mercer is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Mercer, visit mercer.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.