Associate Portfolio Manager – Opportunistic

About the Opportunity

Take hold of a monster opportunity and join Australian Retirement Trust as our Associate Portfolio Manager - Opportunistic. You'll help drive innovative investment strategies, deliver deep analysis and insights, and partner with stakeholders to shape portfolio outcomes that support members' long-term financial success.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute liquid alternative, derivative-based and quantitative investment opportunities.
• Undertake investment research, modelling and portfolio risk/return analysis.
• Prepare recommendations, investment materials and governance content for senior stakeholders.
• Support implementation and monitoring of derivative-based and structured strategies.
• Assess valuation, exposure, liquidity and operational considerations.
• Contribute to due diligence with external managers, banks and solution providers.
• Build trusted relationships across Investments and communicate complex analysis clearly.
• Support reporting, governance, compliance, risk management and portfolio improvement.

About You

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top-notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in finance, investments, commerce, economics, maths or engineering.
• Investment experience across asset management, banking, trading, risk or related markets.
• Strong analytical and modelling skills using market data, risk metrics and performance outcomes.
• Understanding of portfolio construction, liquid alternatives and risk-adjusted returns.
• Working knowledge of derivatives, structured investments or derivative-based strategies.
• Experience with quantitative strategies, liquid alternatives or implementation is highly regarded.
• Clear communicator who can turn complex analysis into practical recommendations.
• Strong attention to detail and confidence using investment systems and data tools.

Benefits

• You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
• Build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
• Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
• In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

About Company

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of over $330 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you'll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple. Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now. Applications close Friday, 24 July 2026. We don't want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you'll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you've made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us - and recruitment is no different.

Why join us?

Bring your potential to Australian Retirement Trust and unleash our monster possibilities:

• You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
• Build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
• Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
• In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

We use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to support parts of our recruitment process - such as reviewing applications, supporting screening interviews, reference checking, and matching skills to roles. All final hiring decisions are made by people. By applying, you agree to the use of these technologies as part of the recruitment process.