Bank J. Safra Sarasin Ltd is a leading sustainable private bank, offering all the advantages of the Swiss banking environment together with dynamic and personalised advisory services focusing on opportunities in international financial markets. The Bank provides a high level of services and expertise when acting as investment advisor and asset manager for private and institutional clients. Financial strength, excellent client services and outstanding quality are therefore key elements of its corporate philosophy.J. Safra Sarasin’s most valuable capital is its employees. They are essential to the success of the organisation, now and in the future. Their technical expertise, professional qualifications and social skills are highly valued by the Group’s clients, management and business partners. The success of J. Safra Sarasin depends on the enthusiasm and commitment of every one of its employees worldwide.DivisionTrading, Treasury & Asset ManagementFunction/PositionJunior Portfolio ManagerLocationZurichFunction/Position objectivesThe Junior Portfolio Manager will be part of the team Global Discretionary Portfolio Management which oversees mandates in Switzerland and in international locations. He/she will mainly be responsible to manage assigned client portfolios, contribute to global sales initiatives and support Senior Portfolio Managers in their daily tasks. The position further includes active participation in projects and coordination with other departments.Responsibilities
Manage assigned client portfolios in Switzerland and in international locations according to investment decisions and model portfolios incl. participation in client meetings
Contribute to global sales initiatives across department with customized investment proposals
Support Senior Portfolio Managers in client specific reporting and daily tasks with Risk & CIO Office
Participate and contribute to Projects (i.e. improvement of Portfolio Management processes)
Coordination with other group departments
Profiles
Bachelor or Masters degree in economics or finance
Work experience of at least three years in similar function
Strong passion for financial markets
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
Profound IT-affinity, in particular MS Office. Bloomberg and Avaloq would be a plus
Reliable, capable of working independently and systematically meet deadlines
Fluent in English and German. Other languages an asset
Activity rate100%Please send your application to: recruiting_APS@jsafrasarasin.comOnly direct applications will be considered.
