2025 Solutions Graduate Programme
About Man Solutions:
Man Solutions is a seasoned team of investment experts and innovators who are dedicated to the mission of delivering alpha via multi-strategy products and bespoke investment solutions for our clients.
The Solutions business is defined by its entrepreneurial spirit and culture of excellence. We are responsible for all cross-content and customised solutions at Man. We prioritise attracting exceptional talent and broadening our range of expertise, whilst remaining focussed on delivering superior performance to our clients.
We believe that our ability to recruit and develop the top talent in the industry is at the heart of our success. Our philosophy is to recruit exceptional people of all levels, and to ensure everyone has the opportunity to realise their potential. We look for people who are differentiated in their thinking and who, by challenging convictions, provide a collaborative yet independent approach to investing.
What will I do on the Solutions Graduate Programme:
Successful candidates for the Solutions Graduate Programme will rotate through placements within the Solutions team over a two-year period. Graduates will work with several different teams including portfolio management, quant and advisory, ensuring a thorough understanding of a wide range of investment strategies, structures and solutions, allowing the graduate to develop a range of technical and analytical skills.
Man Group offers a mixture of professional studies, the option to pursue a CFA and on-the-job training opportunities.
Please note that candidates must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this programme.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Identify, develop and maintain effective professional relationships with key investment contacts across the firm
- Learn and understand to a high level of fluency the Man Group investment products
- Work with solutions investment and quant teams to develop investment portfolios across a broad range of asset classes and investment styles
- Analysis and presentation of portfolio exposures, risk, and performance
- Research and presentation of solutions portfolio construction
- Respond to enquiries from prospective and existing investors
- Contribute to the implementation of the broader solutions business strategy
Key Skills & Experience:
- University degree in a relevant subject at a minimum 2:1 level.
- Keen interest in financial markets.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills to succeed in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to take ownership and work independently as well as on a team.
- Proven proficiency in problem resolution and demonstrated initiative.
- Superior attention to detail.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Outstanding work ethic and desire to learn
- Analytical thinking skills.
Timelines:
Application Window: 19th September – 20th October
Aptitude Test: 25th – 27th October
Webex Interviews: 29th October – 1st November
Assessment Centre: 22nd November – Please note that candidates must be able to attend the assessment centre in our UK London Office
About Man FRM
Man FRM is an alternative investment specialist, deploying investment and advisory services within client portfolios. Man FRM provides an open-architecture, full service offering to clients, ranging from advisory work to customised and commingled portfolio solutions, as well as a leading, technologically advanced managed account platform.
Man FRM continues to develop its advisory capabilities and business, responding to increased client interest in customised client portfolio solutions. The engine works closely in partnership with clients, in areas such as portfolio allocation, risk analysis and risk architecture. These services are complemented by Man FRM’s Clarus tool, an internally developed, sophisticated online portal providing clients with enhanced transparency and insight into their alternative investment portfolios.
Founded in 1991 and becoming part of Man Group in 2012, Man FRM’s assets under management were $17.7 billion at 31 March 2024. Further information can be found at www.man.com/frm.
Our Culture, Values and Benefits at Man
Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equal opportunities. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business and this is embedded in our culture and values. There are a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and that encourage inclusion and diversity across our firm and the industry. Man Group is a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter and the Race at Work Charter. Man Group is also a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact [email protected]. https://www.man.com/diversity
Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working. Employees are also offered two 'Mankind' days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust's community volunteering programme.
We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.
Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact [email protected].
What We Do
Man Group is a global active investment management firm, which runs $127 billion* of client capital in liquid and private markets, managed by investment specialists based around the world. Headquartered in London, the firm has 15 international offices and operates across multiple jurisdictions. Our business has five specialist investment engines, which represent the range of our capabilities: Man AHL, Man Numeric, Man GLG, Man FRM and Man GPM.
These engines house numerous investment teams, working collaboratively within the framework of Man Group, with a high degree of investment autonomy. Each team benefits from the strength and resources of the firm’s single operating platform, enabling their primary focus to be seeking to generate alpha for clients. The teams invest across a diverse range of strategies and asset classes with highly specialised approaches, with long only and alternative strategies run on a discretionary and quantitative basis in single and multi-manager formats. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do and we engage in close dialogue with our investors as strategic partners, to understand their particular needs and constraints. Man Group’s investment teams are empowered and supported by our institutional infrastructure and technology, which aims to facilitate the efficient exposure to markets and effective collaboration across the organisation.
