Proxy Voting Intern

Description:

At Allianz Global Investors our people enjoy motivating, fulfilling careers. If you’re looking for a dynamic working environment, you’re resolved to cultivate and expand your talents, and you believe in always putting the customer first, then we’re the right place for you. We’re committed to giving our people – experienced and young professionals alike – the opportunities and experiences they seek to excel and gain personal fulfilment.

You will be part of the Proxy Voting Team and will be responsible for several operations tasks, including instruction entry, query management, account openings, reporting and project management.

Within this role, you will work closely with our Proxy Voting specialist to support and learn from during our busy voting season.

What is proxy voting at AGI? On a yearly basis, companies hold AGM’s and EGM’s to provide shareholders the opportunity to vote on key aspects of their business - from who should be a director, how dividends should be distributed & environmental/social issues to name a few. Within our network of funds, we hold positions in several companies – All of which will have their own yearly meetings and proposals to vote on. It is our duty to ensure we are voting wherever possible, to ensure AGI are contributing for the benefit of our positions. The proxy team work with our ESG team, compliance teams and external parties to ensure a smooth process applies.

The role is based in London. The global Proxy team are in London but connected to a wider group spread over several destinations in Europe. You might also be asked to travel to European destinations.

What you do:

You will learn how a global investment management company works daily, the challenges we face and how we prioritise to put our clients first. Here are some tasks you will experience:
 

• Liaising with internal colleagues, portfolio managers, client account managers & specialist departments.
• Inputting of instructions/processing paperwork.
• Management of account openings.
• Creation of client specific reports.
• Reviewing and interacting with Bloomberg.
• How we manage relationships with outsourced providers, clients, custodians, and management.
• How to create processes & procedures.
• How we evaluate risk and how we prioritize our workloads.
• Managing small projects from start to finish.
• Participate in regular meetings.
   

What you bring:
 

• Fluent English
• Ability to resolve complex problems, delivery-focused and well-organized.
• Client-focused and rigorous while performing tasks.
• Excellent analytical, communicational, and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated team player willing to work in a diverse and challenging environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (in particular Excel – Knowledge of macros and pivot table creation is a big plus).
• Basic understanding of the value chain of an investment management firm.