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Strategy Associate

  1. Full-time
  2. Finance
  3. Chicago
  4. Hybrid

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Company Description

L&G's Asset Management business is a major investor across public and private markets worldwide, with $1.533 trillion in AUM.* Our clients include individual savers, pension scheme members and global institutions, who invest alongside L&G’s own balance sheet.

Our ambition is to be a leading global investor, innovating to solve complex challenges for our clients using the power of L&G. This is rooted in our investment philosophy and processes, which are focused on creating value over the long term.

We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can generate value and drive positive change.


    Job Description

    The Strategy Associate will support the business development, structuring, and management of L&G's investment strategies.

    Responsibilities:

    • Support development and oversight of prospect/client strategies to ensure they are optimized for prospect/client-specific investment objectives and constraints
    • Develop and maintain knowledge of current investment market, economic issues, building block strategies, and L&G firm views
    • Maintain a detailed understanding of market instruments applicable to the assigned clients/sectors
    • Work on the development of systems for modeling/monitoring risk
    • Model the outcomes of different asset and derivative strategies to match client liabilities or risk objectives
    • Use technical expertise to explain the outcomes of analysis and obtain agreement on appropriate actions with the relevant parties
    • Support preparation of presentations for investment consultants, clients and prospects
    • Respond to client, consultant and third party requests for information in a comprehensive and timely manner
    • Support thought leadership research and publication
    • Provide specialist reporting as required

    Qualifications

    • Excellent oral and written communication skills
    • Bachelor degree required
    • 2+ years investment management or similar experience

    Additional Information

    Salary: $80,000 to $95,000

    The starting salary offer will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to the applicant’s education, job-related experience, skills, and abilities, geographic location, and market factors. This position is also eligible to participate in the company’s annual discretionary bonus plan. Full time employees may be eligible for health insurance with an optional HSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, Healthcare, Dependent and Limited Care Flexible Spending Accounts, 401K, vacation, sick time, an employee assistance program, and commuter and transit programs.  Additional voluntary programs include: supplemental health benefits including accidental injury, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance and pet insurance. 

    EOE Statement

    As an EOE employer, L&G Asset Management, America will extend equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, military status, and/or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. (2025)

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