Assistant Portfolio Manager, MLJ Investments

Job Description

• Contribute to the team overseeing and monitoring the investment portfolios / mandates outsourced to different investment managers, implementing tactical asset allocation calls to different mandates to optimize risk-adjusted returns, and ensuring that the overall investment portfolios are in compliance with all applicable segment- and entity-level investment, guidelines and parameters
• Support Japan Asset Liability Management Committee, Japan Corporate Finance Committee and Board Committee processes and prepare necessary materials such as investment updates
• Liaise with business unit functional areas, such as Product, Actuarial, Finance and Legal to provide integrated investment support, including, but not limited to, capital review, surveillance of and compliance with investment-related regulatory requirements
• Participate in ad-hoc investment initiatives and related projects working with Regional and Corporate teams as required : Coordinate solvency impact quantification, accounting process, recommend asset allocation and source of fund, participate in regional project discussion to support the execution of the agreed strategy
• Manage investment outsourcing arrangements, including review and maintenance of investment management, advisory, and service level agreements, annual due diligences

Skills and Experience (Must Have) :

Skills and Experience (Nice to Have) :

Internal Guidelines about Work from Home :

Hybrid Model, following Manulife’s Working Better guidelines.

Over time :

Ranges based on seasonality.

Salary :

Based on our Work Rules, we will consider your experience, skills and knowledge when we decide the salary.

Commutation allowance and Variable Incentive Bonus are paid based on our Work Rules.

Working Hours :

Standard Working Hours : 9 : 00am - 5 : 00pm (Include 1 hour break. Flex-time system available)

Benefits :

Social Insurance (Health Insurance, Employees' Pension, Unemployment Insurance, Worker's Accident Insurance), Benefit One, Training system (include Japanese lesson / English lesson), Childcare Leave / Family care Leave, Baby-sitter support program, wiwiw System (Support program for those who take Childcare Leave), Retirement Pension (only for Regular employee).

Holidays / Vacations :

Saturdays and Sundays

National Holidays

Year-end and new year holidays (December 30, December 31, January 2 and January 3)

Annual Paid Holiday

For Regular employee, other special holidays are available (e.g. Anniversary Leave, etc.)

Location :

Marunouchi Trust Tower North 15F, 1-8-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan 100-0005

What motivates you?

Our commitment to you

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Working Arrangement

Hybrid