Job Description
Location - London – 80 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 4AE - 50% on-site required
About the Role
The role sits within the Investment Function of Aviva’s Insurance, Wealth & Retirement business, supporting the development and execution of the group’s private markets investment strategy. The position works closely with investment teams across the business to enhance capabilities in infrastructure equity, private debt and broader alternative investments.
The team is responsible for assessing and selecting private market managers, building and monitoring multi-asset private market portfolios, and ensuring strong governance and oversight across investment propositions. The role also supports improvements in investment processes, due diligence frameworks, and operational execution within private market segregated accounts.
Responsibilities
* Supporting the development and ongoing enhancement of private market investment strategy
* Conducting detailed investment due diligence across private markets (infrastructure equity, private debt, and alternatives)
* Building and evaluating investment theses, including rationale and recommendations
* Assessing and challenging external managers to improve investment propositions
* Supporting construction and oversight of multi-asset private market portfolios
* Contributing to governance frameworks and investment committee processes
* Supporting liquidity analysis and portfolio risk considerations
* Working collaboratively with internal stakeholders to improve investment outcomes
* Providing operational support for private market segregated accounts
Qualifications
Required Skills
* Strong experience in institutional investment and investment management
* Deep expertise in private markets, particularly infrastructure equity and private debt
* Proven experience in investment due diligence and manager selection
* Strong understanding of alternative investments and portfolio construction
* Experience assessing investment propositions and enhancing them collaboratively
* Knowledge of governance frameworks in investment environments
* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
* Ability to work effectively across complex, matrixed investment teams
Preferred Skills
* Experience working within insurance, wealth or retirement investment functions
* Familiarity with liquidity management in private markets
* Experience supporting multi-asset portfolio construction at scale
* Operational understanding of private market segregated accounts
* Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on investment execution
Nature of Work
The role combines ongoing investment governance and due diligence activity with strategic portfolio development work. Day-to-day responsibilities include manager assessment, portfolio monitoring, governance preparation, and collaboration with internal investment and operational teams.
The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-evolving environment, managing competing priorities, and engaging across multiple stakeholders to strengthen Aviva’s private market investment capabilities.