{"id":3530659,"url":"https://alion.io/job/schroders-solutions-strategist","title":"Solutions Strategist","company":{"id":1759316,"name":"Schroders","domain":"schroders.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/schroders-com","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":6,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.167,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":21,"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"}},"role":"Sales","role_family":"Sales","seniority":null,"employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["London, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Power BI","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T15:40:30Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-30","last_verified_at":"2026-10-31T15:52:02Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Business Area: Solutions\nLocation: London\nReporting to: James Faupel\nJob title: Solutions Strategist\nAbout Us\nSchroders is a global investment manager which provides active asset management, wealth management and investment solutions. We aim to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. We serve a diverse client base that includes pension schemes, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, high net worth individuals, family offices, as well as end clients through partnerships with distributors, financial advisers, and online platforms.\nEstablished in 1804, we have around 5,500 people across 36 global locations. Schroders' success can be attributed to its diversified business model, spanning different asset classes, client types and geographies.\nThe base\nWe moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. We’re close to our clients, in the heart of the UK’s financial centre and we have everything we need to work flexibly.\nThe team\nThe Solutions division currently looks after over £200bn in assets across pensions, insurance and other long term asset owners like endowments and charities/foundations. You’ll join our team based in London but operating across the UK and internationally. Our team continues to grow to support the steady stream of opportunities landing with us across a diverse range of client types.\nWe are responsible for the design and delivery of tailored investment strategies for our clients, bringing the whole of the firm, which as of October 2026 includes Nuveen’s capabilities. We lead engagements with a wide range of clients, understanding their needs through deep investment knowledge and investment strategy insights. Team members come from a variety of backgrounds, most commonly from investment and actuarial consulting, solutions and broader asset management firms.\nWhat you’ll do\nAs a senior member of the team, you will take a leading role in client delivery, oversight of workstreams and development of colleagues, working closely with senior stakeholders across Solutions and the wider firm.\nLead and co-lead client engagements across pensions or endowments and charities/foundations depending on your experience, acting as a day-to-day senior contact and ensuring high-quality, timely delivery.\n\nDesign and shape investment strategy recommendations (e.g. for UK DB pensions this would include journey planning, de-risking, LDI/hedging strategy, growth/return-seeking portfolios), incorporating market developments and client-specific constraints.\n\nProvide technical oversight and review of analysis and outputs from strategy tools and modelling, ensuring robustness, clarity and appropriate framing of recommendations.\n\nOwn senior-quality client materials (papers, presentations, strategy documentation) and confidently present to trustee boards, corporate sponsors and internal committees.\n\nMonitor and evolve investment strategies for clients, proactively identifying risks, opportunities and required actions (including governance, implementation and operational considerations).\n\nDrive proposition development within one or more of our Specialist Functions (for example Fixed Income Solutions, Growth Portfolios, Private Assets etc.)\n\nContribute to proposition innovation and new business opportunities predominantly across pensions, endowments and charities/foundations by supporting proposals, thought leadership and identifying new opportunities with existing and prospective clients. This could also involve supporting international opportunities with colleagues based overseas.\n\nCoach and develop junior colleagues, including oversight of work allocation, quality review, and on-the-job mentoring (with scope for formal line management depending on experience and team needs).\n\nCollaborate across multiple teams (Client Reporting, Portfolio Management, Distribution, Asset Class teams, Operations, Risk, Legal/Compliance) to deliver effective end-to-end solutions for clients.\n\nThe knowledge, experience and qualifications you need\nSignificant relevant experience in investment consultancy, asset management, fiduciary management/OCIO, solutions, or an actuarial/pensions advisory environment.\n\nStrong understanding of UK DB pension scheme assets and liabilities, funding dynamics and governance frameworks.\n\nProven capability across investment strategies used across pensions, endowments and charities/foundations, including a range of asset classes and investment products and derivatives for risk management (rates/inflation hedging, collateral concepts, leverage and liquidity considerations).\n\nSolid knowledge of industry investment trends and topical issues across pensions, and endowments and charities/foundations;\n\nDemonstrable experience working directly with clients, including presenting complex concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.\n\nEvidence of leading workstreams and/or managing others (line management and/or matrix/project leadership), with accountability for delivery quality and timelines.\n\nThe knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help\nExperience with data visualisation (Power BI/Tableau) and/or Python is a plus, but not essential.\n\nExperience supporting proposals, RFPs, or broader commercial activity (pipeline development, cross-selling, account planning).\n\nFamiliarity with multi-asset / solutions frameworks and practical implementation considerations (manager selection oversight, platform considerations, transition planning, operational readiness).\n\nExperience working with client types outside of UK DB schemes (e.g. insurance or other long term asset owners like endowments and charities/foundations) is not required, but is considered a positive as we continue to grow our business in these areas.\n\nCompletion of CFA (or equivalent professional qualification) is desirable.\n\nWhat you’ll be like\nWell organised, with strong project leadership skills and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.\n\nA clear, confident communicator, able to influence senior stakeholders internally and externally.\n\nCollaborative and proactive, comfortable working across teams, geographies and disciplines.\n\nIntellectually curious, with strong judgement and a continuous improvement mindset.\n\nComfortable taking ownership and being accountable for outcomes, not just outputs.\n\nWe Recognise Potential, Whoever You Are\nOur purpose is to deliver excellent investment performance to clients through active management. We believe diverse perspectives and an inclusive culture help us make better decisions and achieve better outcomes for our clients. That's why inclusion is a strategic priority for us, and we are an equal opportunities employer. You are welcome here, regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, or any other protected characteristic.\nWe will consider flexible working arrangements for all roles and provide reasonable accommodations to support applicants and employees, including those with neurodiversity, disability, or physical and mental health needs. 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