Location
London, London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
We’re seeking an accomplished Credit Research professional or Investor to join WTW’s global investment team in a senior capacity. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead credit research, manager selection, and portfolio implementation activities for a diverse global client base of institutional investors, spanning delegated and advisory mandates. You will bring strong investment judgement and deep expertise across credit markets, taking ownership of complex manager research and allocation decisions, and helping to set research priorities and investment views.

Key responsibilities include leading high-quality, solution-focused manager research and due diligence across credit strategies such as LDI, investment grade credit, emerging market debt, and alternative credit including high yield, loans, and securitised credit. You will help shape the strategic direction of the credit research agenda, ensuring relevance to global client investment solutions. As a senior member of the global credit research team and asset class investment committee, you will provide well-developed views, constructive challenge, and strong investment judgement.

You will lead and contribute to regular reviews of credit model portfolios and multi-manager solutions, recommending asset allocation and implementation changes as appropriate. This role requires integrating manager research, portfolio construction, strategic investment objectives, and risk considerations to support strong client outcomes. You will provide senior-level input into investment thinking and thought leadership for both internal and external audiences.

Partnering closely with the Global Portfolio Management Group and client teams, you will ensure WTW’s strongest investment ideas are reflected across portfolios and client solutions. Acting as a senior subject matter expert on credit, you will confidently communicate investment philosophy, portfolio views, research conclusions, and recommendations to colleagues, asset managers, senior stakeholders, and clients.

You will drive high standards across research and portfolio outputs, identifying opportunities to strengthen processes, decision-making, and efficiency. Building trusted relationships across global functions including Asset and Manager Research, Portfolio Management, Operations, and client teams is essential. You will provide leadership, coaching, and direction to junior research team members, supporting their technical and professional development while fostering an intellectually curious and inclusive environment.

WTW offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your professional and personal wellbeing, including 25 days annual leave plus an additional WTW day, private healthcare, life insurance, group income protection, a defined contribution pension scheme with matched contributions up to 10%, hybrid working options, employee assistance programme, and various additional perks such as an electric vehicle car scheme, share scheme, cycle-to-work programme, dental and optical cover, and critical illness protection.

Experience
- Deep understanding of credit markets, investment principles, and a range of investment management approaches, with strong knowledge of the current manager universe.
- Proven track record in researching, selecting, and/or allocating to credit strategies, with credibility to form and defend independent investment views.
- Experience across LDI, investment grade credit, and/or other liquid and alternative credit strategies is advantageous.
- Ability to consider credit investments within the context of portfolio construction, asset allocation, and broader client objectives.
- Institutional client-facing experience with confidence to communicate complex investment views clearly to sophisticated audiences.
- Good understanding of institutional investor objectives and practical portfolio implementation, ideally across DB, DC, or Wealth.
- Experience leading, mentoring, or developing others, providing direction while empowering colleagues.
- Strong judgement and confidence to make well-reasoned investment decisions without perfect information.
- Intellectual curiosity and willingness to challenge established thinking while remaining open to challenge.
- Excellent communication skills to articulate and defend investment views and recommendations internally and externally.
- Strong attention to detail combined with the ability to consider strategic implications of investment decisions.
- Focus on effective, scalable delivery, including thoughtful use of AI where appropriate within investment and research processes.

About you
We seek a senior professional who is intellectually curious, collaborative, and committed to fostering an inclusive culture. You will be a trusted leader who encourages constructive challenge and supports the development of colleagues globally. You demonstrate strong investment judgement, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to high standards and continuous improvement.

Qualifications
We welcome candidates with relevant experience and a willingness to continue developing in the role. While specific qualifications are not detailed, a strong background in credit research, investment management, or related fields is expected.