Private Markets European Investment Director

As the growth of Mercer’s Delegated Solutions business accelerates, an exciting opportunity has emerged to join the Alternatives Investment Director team. The team is responsible for managing the >$40bn private market and hedge fund mandates through the Mercer platform and advising on over $170bn of mandates globally. The primary role of the Investment Director team is to support our European clients with their allocations to private markets, including strategic advice on allocations to each private market asset class, as well as ongoing review and management of their private market commitments.

Reporting to the Alternatives Investment Leader for Europe, the Investment Director will be responsible for supporting discussions with European clients and prospects regarding portfolio construction and manager selection, as well as supporting implementation discussions with clients and prospects across a variety of private market asset classes.

We will count on you to:

• Work closely with our team of Alternative Investment Directors and Private Market Asset Class teams to deliver our advice and solutions to clients and prospects across Europe
• Liaise with our asset class teams to track new themes and opportunities in Private Markets as well as engaging with asset managers for their latest views and portfolio positioning
• Support the delivery of our bespoke fund solutions to clients and prospects, particularly to the Wealth Management segment
• Support our sales and consulting colleagues in the marketing and communication of our private markets capabilities
• Support large client relationships across Europe and take responsibility for delivering our advice on asset allocation, commitment sizing, portfolio planning and manager selection, as well as leading investment performance reviews and educational training.

What you need to have:

• A wealth of investment management or senior investment consulting experience in a client-facing role
• Experience as an investment consultant with private market expertise is preferable
• Experience working with the Wealth Management segment is a plus but not a requirement
• Strong communication and presentation skills with previous background in managing large client relationships, ideally with part of that being in private markets
• Experience in leading strategic, commercial and implementation discussions with clients
• Ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues in multiple jurisdictions
• CFA, CAIA (or equivalent investment qualification)

What makes you stand out:

• Strong communication skills
• Proven ability to learn a new asset class
• Any prior experience advising clients on allocations to private markets
• Professional, disciplined and proactive approach to work
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Thoughtful approach to problem solving and proactive attitude

Why join us?

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being