• Job Description

  Req#: R-134716

  Asset Origination Manager – Salary: £65,000 - £80,000

  Are you someone who enjoys problem-solving and getting stuck into the detail, are interested in long-term investments, enjoy working in a dynamic environment and collaborating with colleagues across the business to deliver results, want to develop your career and learn new skills, this role is for you.

  This role is ideally suited for someone who has a quantitative degree, is professionally qualified, and is ready to step up from an analyst to manage a portfolio of new investment projects and transactions for UK Life’s annuity business.

  A bit about the job:

  You will be part of a direct team of 15 investment, finance and actuarial professionals who sit within the broader Chief Investment Officer (CIO) team. The team works collaboratively with colleagues in Aviva Investors (our in-house asset manager), Finance, Legal and Risk.

  Some aspects of the roles will include:

  • Contributing to the commercial assessment of specific illiquid asset opportunities

  • Working on the design, development and usage of quantitatively-oriented investment-related models, techniques and tools

  • Working on research projects looking at potential new asset classes, or methods of expansion of exposure to existing asset classes, for incorporation into the annuity asset strategy

  • Working on bespoke asset strategies to back specific potential annuity deals, including consideration of the right choices of liquid versus illiquid assets, and physical versus derivative assets

  Skills and experience we’re looking for:

  • High quality, quantitative degree with a strong preference for a professional qualification such as investment, actuarial or finance.

  • Direct experience of investment decision-making or a high-level advisory role focused on these areas. A preference for knowledge of asset origination in an annuity business including credit analysis, matching adjustment eligibility, capital treatment and valuation methodology.

  • As a minimum, a good understanding of the quantitative tools required for decision making with a strong preference for a working knowledge of their use to enable investment assessment.

  • A team-player with a hands-on, proactive approach and an ability to drive forward change and build effective internal networks to deliver results, including a demonstrated ability to prioritise competing projects and keep multiple initiatives running.

  • A demonstrated ability to manage and influence key stakeholders including an ability to write clear, well-structured and easily understood documents and present them to committees.

  What you’ll get for this role:

  Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

  • £65,000 - £80,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
  • Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
  • Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
  • 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
  • Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
  • Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
  • Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
  • Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
  • Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
  • We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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  Aviva is for everyone:

  We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

  Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair.

  We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

  To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here

  We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

  We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Alice Neal a call on 07393469953 or send an email to alice.neal@aviva.com

• About the company

  We’re here to protect our 33 million customers from life’s unexpected twists and turns – freeing them from fear of uncertainty. We are one of only a few insurance companies in the world that can provide customers with life, general and health insurance, and asset management in one place – a composite insurer. And we have a unique competitive advantage. Whether we’re protecting them from everyday risks or helping them to save for the future, we put customers at the heart of all we do – creating a bright and sustainable future for our customers, employees and our communities.

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