Pioneer Investments has hired David Glazer as a portfolio manager on its global equities team.

Glazer’s role is a new one at the firm that will see him based in Boston and report to Marco Pirondini, head of equities, US.

“Moving forward, David will be critical to shaping and guiding important investment decisions within the team, while maintaining our commitment to value investing,” said Pirondini.

Glazer moved to the role from Franklin Templeton Global Advisers in New York City, where he specialized in global small- and mid-cap strategies. Before Franklin Templeton he worked at Boston Common Asset Management and Harbor Capital Management.

Pioneer Investments is a trading name of Pioneer Global Asset Management, which has offices in Boston, MA, Dublin and London, and is a subsidiary of UniCredit.