Senior Equity Portfolio Manager/Engineer – ETFs/Index Investing

Job Summary

Employer: DWS Group. Title: Senior Equity Portfolio Manager/Engineer – ETFs/Index Investing. Location: London.

Overview

DWS Group is a leading global asset manager offering innovative investment solutions. The Passive Portfolio Management Team manages X-trackers across equity and fixed‑income ETFs, as well as segregated mandates covering a wide array of index providers and benchmark types.

Responsibilities

• Carry out daily management of index equity portfolios via portfolio construction and trade implementation.
• Support management of client flows efficiently.
• Manage investment and risk exposures, determining optimal hedging strategies where relevant.
• Determine optimal portfolio strategy to minimise tracking error to index; ensure trading accuracy across corporate actions and cash flows.
• Work on projects aimed at creating efficiency and bringing scalability/automation to platform development.
• Collaborate with trading desks to determine optimal execution strategies.
• Contribute to new and existing product development processes.
• Oversee NAV, portfolio composition file reconciliations and performance attribution analysis.

Qualifications

• Strong financial product knowledge across equities, fixed income or commodities with exposure to index, synthetic, delta‑one or derivative instruments.
• Sound experience in portfolio management, trading or index research, with knowledge of portfolio construction, performance & attribution, and related ETF servicing.
• Knowledge of index methodologies from key providers (FTSE, S&P, MSCI, etc.).
• Strong quantitative/analytical skills, including proficiency in Python, VBA and Excel.
• Understanding of rebalancing trading strategies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and capability using Bloomberg, Reuters, FactSet, Aladdin and optimisation systems such as Barra BPM, Bloomberg Portfolio Management.
• Experience with option strategies and structured products considered highly beneficial.
• Educated to bachelor’s degree level or equivalent qualification/work experience.

Benefits

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays, with option to purchase additional days.
• Non‑contributory pension scheme, up to 10%.
• Physical and mental health well‑being benefits (private medical cover, complimentary GP service, Mental Health First Aiders).
• Family‑friendly benefits including generous parental leave packages, healthcare plans and travel insurance.
• Opportunity to support CSR strategy focused on combating climate change and achieving social justice (donations, corporate volunteering).
• Hybrid working model in the UK – in‑office two days a week, remainder remote.

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