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City of London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Job Title
Assistant Portfolio ManagerJob Description
UK Investment Operations · IG Group · Hybrid (London, 3 days in office)
About IG
IG is a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 1.4m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof. We didn't pivot to innovation; it's how we've always operated. What that means for the people who work here is real: genuinely complex problems to solve, the technology and resources to tackle them properly, and the kind of scope that's rare in established businesses. The bar is high – bring a curious and forward-thinking mindset and we'll give you the platform to define what comes next. Join us at IG – the future gets built here.
Your Team
Our UK Investment Operations team is responsible for running, controlling and improving the investment services IG offers. As an Investment Operations Associate, your role will span across investments and share dealing operations: IG Smart Portfolios, our managed portfolio service for UK investors delivered in partnership with BlackRock, and our share dealing platform, where you will work alongside the product team to help deliver a world-class investment experience. We are growing our investment range into thematic investing and you will be involved in building that out.
This is a hands-on operational role. You will support the day-to-day management of our model portfolios, own the monthly reporting cycle, and act as the investment point of contact for queries escalated from our client-facing teams. You will also contribute to client-facing investment material.
The role sits at a crossroads between product, marketing, compliance and the operations team. You will act as the bridge between these groups, making sure operational requirements are understood, changes are coordinated, and nothing falls between the cracks as our investment services grow.
Your role in the Team's Success
Portfolio operations
Client experience and operational support
Risk, attribution and performance reporting
Investment commentary and client material
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
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What you'll need
You care about how investment processes are built, not just that they work today. You hold yourself to a high standard when it comes to accuracy and control, and you are not satisfied with a process that merely gets the job done if it could be made more robust or more efficient. When something looks right on the surface, you still ask whether there is a gap underneath.
You are naturally curious and collaborative, and you look at existing workflows with a view to optimising them rather than accepting them as given. You spot operational risks before they become problems, whether that is a manual step that should be automated, a data source that is not being validated, or a handoff between teams where information could be lost. You raise these proactively and work with the people around you to fix them.
This role sits in a fast-moving business and it will stretch you. We are looking for a self-starter who wants to challenge the status quo rather than inherit it, and who embodies our three core values: champion the client, learn fast together and raise the bar.
HOW YOU'LL GROW
Your personal and professional development matter to us. You will be actively involved in every part of the investment process and will build real depth in portfolio operations, risk analytics and investment writing. You will develop your data analysis skills through client trend analysis, and produce market updates and commentary for IG clients and for the media.
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