Investment Specialist - European Private Markets – London

As the growth of Mercer’s Delegated Solutions business accelerates, an exciting opportunity has emerged to join the Alternatives Investment Director team.  The team is responsible for managing the >$40bn private market and hedge fund mandates through the Mercer platform and advising on over $170bn of mandates globally. The primary role of the Investment Director team is to support our European clients with their allocations to private markets and hedge funds, including strategic advice on allocations to each Alternative asset class, as well as ongoing review and management of their private market commitments and hedge fund allocations. 

Reporting to the Alternatives Investment Leader for Europe, the Investment Specialist will be responsible for supporting discussions with European clients and prospects regarding portfolio construction and manager selection, as well as supporting implementation discussions with clients and prospects across a variety of alternative asset classes.

We will count on you to:

Work closely with our team of Alternative Investment Specialists and Directors to deliver our advice and solutions to clients and prospects across Europe

Liaise with our asset class teams to track new themes and opportunities in Alternatives as well as engaging with asset managers for their latest views and portfolio positioning

Support the delivery of our commingled fund solution range to clients and prospects

Support our sales and consulting colleagues in the marketing and communication of our Alternatives capabilities

Support large client relationships across Europe and take responsibility for delivering our advice on asset allocation, commitment and portfolio planning, as well as leading investment performance reviews and educational training.  

What you need to have: 

A wealth of investment management or investment consulting experience in a client-facing role

Experience as an investment consultant with private market expertise is preferable

Strong communication and presentation skills with previous background in managing large client relationships, ideally with part of that being in private markets

Experience in leading strategic, commercial and implementation discussions with clients

Ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues in multiple jurisdictions

CFA, CAIA (or equivalent investment qualification)

What makes you stand out:

Strong communication skills

Proven ability to learn a new asset class

Any prior experience advising clients on allocations to private markets

Professional, disciplined and proactive approach to work

Strong organisational and time management skills

Thoughtful approach to problem solving and proactive attitude

Why join us?

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 work 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, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan 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, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, 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. 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 reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan 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 McLennan 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.