The full-time, independent Manager Research Team (MRT) at Gallagher, formerly Redington, is responsible for identifying and researching the best investment managers from around the world for the firm’s broad range of clients. With a high conviction, unconflicted approach, the team’s philosophy is to select just a handful of managers per asset class.

The Private Markets research function is responsible for researching, selecting and monitoring asset managers across Private Credit, Private Equity, Infrastructure and Real Estate strategies.

As the asset classes continue to evolve, the Private Markets research team act as thought leaders to evaluate attractive investment opportunities and deliver advice to clients.  

The role entails preparation of market and manager research materials, due diligence reports and commentaries for our internal Investment Strategy Committee and client teams, in building and monitoring our manager ‘Preferred Lists’, and to support our provision of bespoke advice to the firm’s clients.

This involves qualitative and quantitative analysis of information sourced from our investment managers and independent sources, meetings and building relationships with investment managers, and forming and challenging opinions within the team.  

This role is for you if you are

• Analytical with the ability to digest and appraise large datasets and varying perspectives
• Pro-active with strong verbal and written communication skills
• A team player with a desire to contribute to idea generation, to listen to the views of others and with the confidence to articulate opinions. 
• Detail-oriented – always crossing the ‘T’s and dotting the ‘I’s 
• Curious, always looking to innovate and improve 
• Persistent and results-oriented – with a focus on high quality output
• Have the mindset to ‘get stuck in’ and make a difference.
• Quick to learn, understand and evaluate 
• Passionate about finance, capital and private markets
• Well versed in the Microsoft Office suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word) – Intermediate level

It would be great if you also

• Have industry experience
• Have some first-hand manager selection experience, ideally with exposure to private markets asset classes, with the interest and appetite to learn, research and apply knowledge across the spectrum of Private Markets.
• Take the initiative to continually improve and integrate processes and question the status quo.
• Use external analytics and data platforms, such as Bloomberg, ADA Research, Preqin, Pitchbook MSCI to source, check, consolidate and evaluate data.

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with [email protected] . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.