Client Solutions & Analytics: Solutions Strategist

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking.  We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

Job Description We are seeking a Solutions Strategist to join our Client Solutions & Analytics (CS&A) team in London. Our team brings to bear PIMCO’s intellectual capital, resources and proprietary infrastructure to help our clients make better investment decisions.

Team Overview Founded in 2009 as one of the industry’s first dedicated “Solutions” groups, we are a client-facing team partnering with a diverse range of clients across geographies and channels. The team focuses on generating actionable investment insights across several analytical lenses, including portfolio diagnostics, portfolio optimisations, and asset-liability modelling. We also develop macro-aware perspectives and cross-asset thought leadership. Insights are delivered through customised analysis and written research, supporting client discussions and informing strategic investment decisions.

Responsibilities You will partner with the Account Management teams to directly engage with clients, understand their investment objectives and design solutions to meet their needs. The role requires a solid understanding of all major asset classes and how they interact in a portfolio. A part of the role will involve designing investment solutions for institutional clients, particularly pension schemes. However, the remit of the role will be larger and will evolve over time, based on the candidate’s background and broader business needs.

The key mandates can be summarised as follows:

Leverage PIMCO’s investment management capabilities to advise clients: deploy PIMCO’s technology, views and intellectual capital to help clients and prospects (e.g. CIOs, CEOs, Boards, Investment teams, Investment consultants, etc) with the macro issues of investment management, such as asset allocation and risk management

Partner with Account Management teams to develop and directly present to clients / prospects customised portfolio analyses, in order to propose actionable fixed income, multi-asset and hedging solutions, across public and private markets

For Defined Benefit pension schemes, incorporate liability-aware considerations into asset allocation, including LDI and CDI strategies, to align portfolios with liabilities, cashflow needs, and long-term objectives.

Become a trusted investment advisor to help PIMCO further enhance the servicing of its clients, and support business development initiatives

Generate industry-leading thought leadership, leveraging CS&A’s infrastructure and asset allocation expertise

Utilise AI-enabled tools to streamline processes, enhance insights, and support the more efficient and scalable delivery of client analyses

Requirements5–10 years of relevant experience in asset management, investment consulting, or banking. Preference for candidates with a background in multi-asset or LDI strategies,…