Associate, Origination & Execution

London, England, United Kingdom

12/10/2024

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

Associate, Origination & Execution

The Corporate Risk Solutions (CRS) team was formed in 2021 in order to maximize M&G's competitive advantage as both asset owner (insurer) and asset manager. The remit of the team is to design our bulk purchase annuities and alternative de-risking products for UK Defined Benefit pension schemes.

Due to ongoing success and a strong opportunity set, the team is adding headcount in a number of areas. This role is focused on supporting the origination and execution of buy-ins, buyouts and other unique transaction structures not yet brought to market. CRS has ambitious new business targets and is looking for exceptional people who will help deliver results.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting the marketing, origination and execution of new bulk annuity and other de-risking opportunities
• Working with internal and external stakeholders and supporting on ad-hoc queries and wider relationship management activities
• Engaging with the Employee Benefit Consultant (EBC) market and responding to queries and surveys in a timely manner
• Supporting the coordination of colleagues from across the business and outsourcing partners to integrate commercial, investment, longevity, pricing, legal and structuring workstreams into strong client propositions
• Developing a strong understanding of our novel bulk annuity transaction structures, reinsurance solutions, and new product lines
• Helping to produce high quality deliverables for clients and senior internal stakeholders
  
  

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Commercially minded with strong technical skills, attention to detail and ability to produce high quality client deliverables
• An understanding of bulk annuity transactions or experience in a closely aligned/client-facing role is beneficial
• Excellent project and internal and external stakeholder management skills
• Strong communication skills, ability to understand & capture client needs
• Ambitious and self-motivated with ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
• Able to prioritise workload to cater for multiple strict deadlines
  
  

Work Level: Colleague

Location: London

Recruiter: Amy Curtis

Closing Date: 07/01/2025

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, physical, mental health or neuro-divergent conditions. We participate in the Disability Confident ‘Offer an Interview’ scheme, which means that candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying. These candidates are also supported to ensure they have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job.

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