Senior Fixed Income Strategist H/F chez GIE Axa

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Your work environment :

The headquarters of the AXA Group (GIE AXA) brings together our corporate activities. IT provides guidance and support to subsidiaries around the world, to ensure the coordination and monitoring of the Group’s global strategy, the application of its standards, the consistency of commercial approaches and the sharing of best practices. The headquarters gathers approximately 1000 employees and is distinguished by its strong international culture (45 nationalities), which makes IT a rich and stimulating place to work.

Within the Group, you will join the GIA department whose mission is to ensure that Group investments are allocated efficiently and safely in compliance with Group regulatory internal constraints.

The Senior Fixed Income Strategist position sits in the Fixed Income Strategy and EM team with the Alternative and Credit Team (ACT) which manages Group Investments in liquid and illiquid assets and ensures the stability of AXA Credit & Alternative book.

The Senior Fixed Income Strategy and EM Team oversees providing investment recommendation on all public fixed income asset classes and managing Group EM Investments. The team consists of the Chief Fixed Income Strategist and EM, 1 Senior Fixed Income Strategist, 1 EM Credit Officer and 3 EM Credit Analysts. The team also works closely with the REST of the ACT Team, including 22 DM Credit Analysts and 2 EM Sovereign Analysts to ensure the stability of AXA Public Credit Book (AuM at c.€275bn).

Your job and daily missions :

JOB PURPOSE

As a Senior Fixed Income Strategist, you provide investment recommendations for Global Fixed Income asset classes (€31.7bn investments in 2024) to ensure efficient allocation of Group investments.

Your recommendations will BE communicated to various stakeholders from AXA Local entities to Senior Management through the Group Investment Committee (GIC) or other forums such as Chief Investment Officers meetings or the EM Center of Expertise (EM CoE).

You’ll also :
– Assess and monitor the Global RV & Credit Strategy for Fixed Income asset classes including Rates and Credit in both DM and EM markets.
– Monitor financial markets in general and EM in particular for new investment opportunities and risks; recommend action plans or changes in investment strategy.
– Contribute to setting, monitoring, and ensure proper deployment of the investment plan.
– Assist the Chief Fixed Income Strategist and EM in the oversight of EM investments; this would include Asset Allocation, Performance and Portfolio review, leading Due Diligence on external asset managers.
– Review and update the EM Investment framework to ensure the efficient investments of Group Investments. This also includes steering the EM CoE regrouping AXA entities and Asset Managers to ensure proper implementation of AXA Group’s investment plan.
– Work closely with other members of the Group Alternative & Credit Team and participate in Credit Rating and Investment Committees.
– Work with the Group’s Asset Managers globally.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
– Communicate your views and recommendations to various stakeholders on a regular basis.
– Monthly and ad-hoc updates on RV and Credit Strategy.
– Steer Asset Managers and Entities to ensure efficient implementation of investment plan and recommendations.
– Investment memos and investment strategy reviews.