Senior VP, Private Markets Research & Strategy

Introduction At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher. Overview As award-winning and B Corp-Certified investment consultancy, we provide a full range of outcome-oriented advice, research and technology to some of the largest pension funds, wealth managers and other institutional investors across the UK and Europe. Since our humble beginnings, we’ve challenged norms and pushed boundaries to deliver on our mission of helping to make 100 million people financially secure – for the benefit of people and planet. Our team is home to some of the brightest minds in finance who thrive on seeking innovative solutions to our clients’ complex challenges. Sound like your cup of tea? We’d love for you to consider joining our team! How you’ll make an impact * Conducting in-depth fund manager due diligence through a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis, with a primary focus on infrastructure and broader real assets. * Presenting and articulating fund manager recommendations to the Investment Strategy Committee, clients, prospects and internal stakeholders (such as the Investment Consultant client teams). * Closely monitoring the evolution of fund manager skill against their objectives post-selection. * Actively contributing to the continual improvement of Gallagher’s Manager Research process. * Working on bespoke client requests for manager selection exercises, new market evaluations, deep dive diligence, portfolio reviews and recommendations. * As a senior member of the team, you would also be instrumental in supporting the ongoing development of more junior team members. About You * A background in infrastructure equity and/or real estate fund manager research and investment * An analytical mindset – ability to cut through the marketing spin and understand where a manager’s edge truly lies. * A self-starter approach - taking the initiative and having the confidence to express a view. * Qualitative and quantitative investment evaluation skills * A strong sense of process and ability to project-manage * The ability to listen to, absorb, evaluate and communicate complex ideas clearly, verbally and in writing. * Experience working directly with and presenting to clients. * 7+ years of investment experience. It would be great if you also have * Professional qualification: CFA, CAIA. * Experience working with institutional asset owners. * An understanding of ESG and Climate-focused investing. * Experience using industry tools such as Preqin, Bloomberg and Pitchbook. * Strong, Excel-based analytical capabilities. Compensation and benefits 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 (ID) 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 TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com. 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. J-18808-Ljbffr