We’re fully invested!
At Swiss Life Asset Managers, our team is driven by a singular commitment to being fully invested. With a client-centric approach, our success is built on anticipating the unexpected, prioritising sustainability and inclusion, and actively investing in our people. As part of our team, you will contribute to the collective success of the company and be driven by the desire to make a contribution to society. Every one of our employees plays a vital part in creating lasting value for our clients and supporting them in achieving their long-term investment objectives.
Our business areas
Swiss Life Asset Managers is located within the Swiss Life Group’s headquarters at the heart of Zurich. Including Livit employees, we encompass around 1,300 employees of more than 33 different nationalities in various departments across Switzerland.
Swiss Life Asset Managers has extensive experience in the Swiss property market, where real estate as an asset class holds great value. As one of the largest private real estate owners, Swiss Life provides homes and offices for a great number of people. The Real Estate Switzerland department numbers more than 120 real estate experts in the fields of portfolio and asset management, construction fiduciary, acquisitions, accounting and controlling; they handle all the tasks associated with being a property owner.
Swiss Life Asset Managers set up its infrastructure platform in 2011. This mandate focuses on private equity investments in infrastructure projects within Europe and North America, ranging from the upper middle segment of the market to lower large-caps.
The infrastructure investment team is a young, growing group of experts from various areas, such as private equity, M&A, strategy consulting and engineering. Swiss Life Asset Managers’ entire infrastructure private equity team comprises more than 80 investment experts and is based near the company’s headquarters in the heart of the Swiss financial metropolis of Zurich.
The Securities department at Swiss Life Asset Managers handles the securities of affiliated insurance clients, third-party funds and mandates. The investment and management of the mandate and fund parameters at hand are aligned with internal and external guidelines and regulations. At present, securities-related investment activity comprises credit, rates & emerging markets, equities & alternatives, multi-asset strategies, treasury & FX, financial engineering and index solutions.
The Corporate Functions team aims to collaboratively contribute to long-term financial success and sustainable growth. Experts in operations, technology & data, risk management, legal & compliance, ESG, human resources and communications come together under the Corporate Functions umbrella to provide holistic support for the company’s success.
Sales & Marketing’s key areas of expertise relate to client interaction and long-term client satisfaction. As a result, the Sales & Marketing department is responsible for looking after client relationships. Local sales managers are present on the ground in the core markets of Switzerland, Germany and France, and are supported by the international sales team.
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What we offer you
At Swiss Life Asset Managers, we emphasise fair, market-rate remuneration. Alongside the basic salary, this remuneration comprises a discretionary bonus linked to our company’s success and the employee’s personal performance. Full-time employees are entitled to at least 25 days’ leave each year. We celebrate our employees’ service anniversaries every five years. With Swiss Life Asset Managers Switzerland careers, you’ll also enjoy discounts on Swiss Life investment products, plus mortgages and partner offers.
We stand by our employees – no matter what. That’s why we offer above-average benefits in the case of accident and illness. We also provide a 65% discount on pension products and pay employer pension contributions averaging 70% (savings and risk contributions).
Swiss Life Asset Managers in Switzerland offers lots of perks. Our employees can also enjoy tempting discounts in the following areas: Swiss life investment products, mortgages and financial planning, terms at partner companies, public transport, REKA vouchers and lunch subsidies.
We cater to our employees’ individual needs and want to create the best framework for their Swiss Life Asset Managers Switzerland careers. As a result, employees can collaborate with their manager to find the right model for them – whether that’s flexible hours, remote working or a sabbatical.
We permit our employees to work remotely from abroad – so they can perform their work from select countries for a certain number of days each year.
We want to support all our talented employees as best as we can. Our in-house AM Academy was founded with this aim in mind and offers our employees a broad range of professional development courses. We also support them if they wish to take up external training and development programmes.
Swiss Life Asset Managers is keen to meet the needs of young families. That’s why we give our female employees six months of maternity leave, 16 weeks of which, at least, is on full pay. Male employees can take three weeks of paternity leave. We also know just how valuable care work is. In addition to statutory leave, we offer employees caring for relatives in the same household free advice and mediation services. We also offer additional advice and mediation on family matters.
Our employees’ health and wellbeing is very important to us – which is why our Switzerland location is home to a sports club with an appealing offering. The canteen in our main building also offers fresh, balanced meals on a daily basis. Our social care consulting team provides individual, confidential assistance in the event of issues relating to professional, health-related, personal or financial matters.
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