Portfolio Manager - Equities

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment—where investment meets long term impact.

We are looking for experienced investors to join our Active Equity Investment Team as a Portfolio Manager. Based in Wolverhampton, you will report to a Senior Portfolio Manager in Active Equities and work with your peers to build a professional, high performing investment function.

You will take responsibility for equity analysis and the management of equity portfolios and multi‑manager portfolios, implementing the investment, responsible investment, and risk and compliance policies set by the Investment Committee within the portfolios you manage.

This is a certified role under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime and is subject to Fitness and Propriety assessments and other regulatory requirements.

As Portfolio Manager, Active Equities, a flavour of what you will get involved in includes:

• Managing active multi‑manager equity sub‑funds and investment mandates.
• Owning delivery of investment targets for Partner Funds across your portfolios, with clear documentation and auditability.
• Integrating and maintaining Investment Committee investment policies applicable to your portfolios, alongside LGPS Central’s approach to responsible investment and engagement.
• Managing risk and compliance in line with the Company’s Risk and Compliance Framework.
• Running mandates to deliver value for money for Partner Funds and identifying opportunities to improve risk adjusted returns after charges.
• Providing documented assurance to the Senior Portfolio Manager that portfolios are managed within the Prospectus, Investment Management Agreement and Company policies.
• Contributing to a high‑performing, collaborative, research‑based and responsible investing culture across the investment team.
• Acting as an ambassador for LGPS Central with Partner Funds, regulators, stakeholders and the wider investment community.
• Supporting the creation of new external mandates and the retender or consolidation of existing mandates, when directed.
• Taking ownership of trading, company meetings, manager selection, transitions, investor relations and strategy development tasks as required.
• Leading quarterly meetings with external managers to stay close to market developments and manager performance.
• Working with colleagues to create value-enhancing multi‑manager portfolios.

LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for eight local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal‑shares basis by those Partner Funds, and it is responsible for managing £45bn+ of their assets. It is one of eight Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK.

LGPS Central’s Partner Funds are:

The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class.

LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links.

Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds.

You will bring strong active equities experience, ideally within an asset management or institutional setting, alongside:

• Experience of collaborative investment decision making.
• Strong skills in selecting investments, documenting the rationale, portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring.
• Proven experience managing investment portfolios successfully and or strong experience in equity analysis and stock picking.
• Ability to evaluate performance and risk objectively.
• A proven capability in manager research and selection, including understanding and clearly articulating manager strategies.
• Experience across different segments of the equity landscape.
• Confidence engaging with external managers and building effective, long‑term relationships.
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