Senior Fund Analyst recruitment

Join Santander and you'll become a vital part of a business built on the outstanding service provided to our customers, as well as the award-winning products we offer. We're one of the fastest growing banks in the UK and that is down to our people. And we recognise that as we help you develop your career you'll be doing the same for our business.

We are seeking a Senior Fund Analyst to be a key member in our Global Fund Selection Team, part of the Global Multi Manager division within Santander Asset Management. The ideal candidate will be based in London, reporting directly to the Head of Fund selection in Madrid.

The candidate's primary field of responsibility will be the coverage of US EM Fixed Income funds encompassing the monitoring, analysis, selection and recommendation of qualified managers for inclusion onto the Global Focus List of Grupo Santander. The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge of peers within this particular asset class and beyond (coverage might extend beyond this particular asset class depending on the evolution of our clients' needs)

Santander UK

The Santander Group has more than 150 years' experience in global banking and more branches worldwide than any other international bank. We are well on the way to repeating this success in the UK, having been named 'Best UK Bank' by Euromoney for the third year running and 'Best UK Bank' by The Banker for the second successive year in 2010.

As a Senior Fund Analyst your skills and qualifications will ideally include:

Working knowledge of Spanish
Significant experience in Fund Selection with a top tier firm, focusing on Fixed Income
Extensive knowledge of peers within this particular asset class and beyond (coverage might extend beyond this particular asset class depending on the evolution of our clients' needs)
Emerging markets experience is essential
Expert in Fixed income selecting 3rd party funds
Previous experience in Fund selection and asset management experience is essential
Multimanager background, long only founds
Intimate knowledge of all relevant quantitative techniques, statistical analysis and peer analysis
Experience in qualitative due diligence and deep knowledge of asset management companies and key investment professionals
Experience in direct investment is a plus
Experience in managing junior staff
Deep understanding of capital markets, financial instruments and macro economic drivers

As a Senior Fund Analyst your main responsibilities will involve:

Covering of US EM Fixed Income funds encompassing the monitoring, analysis, selection and recommendation of qualified managers for inclusion onto the Global Focus List of Grupo Santander
Managing and supervision of more junior staff and helping coach them in the best practices of fund selection
Analytical reporting

Location: London
Salary: up to £85,000

Santander welcomes applications from all sections of the community.