Investment Analyst, Ireland

Investment Analyst, Ireland

About Federated Hermes:

Federated Hermes, Inc. is a global leader in active, responsible investment management, with $907B in assets under management, as of March 31, 2026. We deliver investment solutions that help investors target a broad range of outcomes and provide equity, fixed-income, alternative/private markets, multi asset, and liquidity management strategies to more than 11,000 institutions and intermediaries worldwide.

Our clients include corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, banks, and broker/dealers. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Federated Hermes has more than 2,000 employees in London, New York and offices worldwide. For more information, visit FederatedHermes.com

Main Function of the role:

Hermes Fund Managers Ireland Limited (“HFMIL”) is a subsidiary of Federated Hermes Limited (“FHL”).

The role of the Investment Analyst is to provide support for the Head of Investment/ Designated Person for Investment Management in the HFMIL Dublin office. A core element of their role will be to provide insight and interrogation of the various investment products which are managed by HFMIL, including public markets, private equity, private credit, money market funds and trade finance asset types.

Key task and responsibilities:

• Conduct detailed portfolio analysis to assess investment exposures, evaluating asset allocations, investment risk concentrations, performance trends, and alignment with fund investment strategies.

• Interpret investment guidelines through an investment‑lens in light of regulatory and client mandates, alerting the team of any potential breaches to the investment management of the products, reviewing changes to these to ensure they meet regulatory requirement/adapting oversight framework.

• Organise and attend calls with portfolio managers to discuss mandates, insights on investment portfolio and the impact of proposed strategies on portfolio risk and guideline constraints.

• Analyse market events and regulatory developments on investment thesis, to assess potential impacts on portfolios, investment processes, guidelines and positioning.

• Support in oversight of investment decision‑making across asset classes (equities, fixed income, derivatives, alternatives).

• Evaluate new investment products and strategies, performing rule‑mapping oversight and scenario hypothesis to understand investment strategy, risk characteristics, and operational implications.

• Prepare and deliver investment‑focused reports for senior management, providing clear and actionable insights on exposures, trends and breaches.

• Prepare portfolio manager meeting notes and develop and maintain dashboards or information for any investment specific forum, including committees, boards or internal meetings.

• Assist with ad hoc projects and initiatives both within the Irish office and Federated Hermes Group offices.

Experience Required

A strong knowledge of data analysis is a pre-requisite. This includes analysing investment data, ability to translate guidelines and evaluate investment rules. A knowledge of technology solutions such as Power Bi dashboards, and a working understanding of SQL and python would be considered beneficial.

Minimum requirements/Candidate Profile:

• A confident, articulate individual with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to quickly understand problems, articulate them and offer solutions
• Analytical background with the ability to demonstrate insights derived from previous data-driven projects and to provide examples of value added by these insights
• Ability to assimilate information from across the business and quickly build up knowledge
• Effective organisation and planning skills with the ability to prioritise across multiple disciplines
• Deadline and results focused
• Pro-active, inquisitive approach to actual and potential business activities
• Demonstrates personal drive and energy in support of HFMIL’s and individual objectives
• A collaborative team player with interpersonal understanding: treats everyone with dignity, honesty and respect

Diversity, Inclusion and Flexible Working

We believe in genuine opportunity, fairness, and respect for all applicants and aim to ensure that no current or prospective employee is subject to discrimination or treated less favourably on the basis of their disability, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sex, or sexual orientation, or disability.

We understand that applicants may have different needs and expectations related to their working arrangements and are committed to a discussion on flexible working. Please raise these with your Recruitment contact to discuss what type of arrangements can work for you and the role for which you are applying.

We welcome applications from all eligible candidates, and we particularly encourage applications from qualified candidates who identify as women and/or are from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background, as these groups are underrepresented throughout the financial services sector.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and participate in the “Offer of Interview” scheme, intended to actively encourage applications from people with a disability or long-term condition and offer an interview to those who meet the minimum criteria set out within this job description. You will need to let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme by contacting Jessica Sheehan at [email protected] or +44 207 702 0888. You do not need to share details of your disability or long-term condition.

If you would benefit from alternative methods of applying or for workplace adjustments during the recruitment process, please also let us know by contacting [email protected] to discuss the support you need.