Job Responsibilities
- Manages new account onboarding for Institutional Client mandates, including Segregated portfolios, Advisory and Sub-Advisory mandates, and lifecycle events such as Mergers, Liquidations, Closures, In-Species, and Custody Changes
- Acts as the point of contact with and for the Client during the end-to-end onboarding timeline. Upon a new business win, introduce yourself as the onboarding specialist lead and take responsibility for end-to-end Client engagement, coordination, and management until funding
- Leads internal stakeholder and external Client meetings to ensure events are effectively scoped, managed, and delivered within agreed timeframes, providing an excellent level of Client service
- Completes and maintains event documentation, including onboarding checklists, account opening information, product specifications, project plans, and any other related documents
- Collaborates effectively across internal teams to leverage expertise, products, and service delivery. Lead business support initiatives, including representation at Control Committee Meetings or through the New Instrument Approval process
- Demonstrates strong communication skills through regular status reporting to key stakeholders and proactively identify risk and control issues to prevent and mitigate risks
- Supports the global client onboarding teams to develop best practice standards and consistency, and identify ways to improve processes/procedures to enhance the Client experience
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Ability to clearly and effectively communicate with clients, both verbally and in writing which includes active listening, understanding client needs, and conveying information in a way that is easy to understand
- Building and maintaining positive relationships with clients
- Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills to build relationships with senior business stakeholders and Clients
- Excellent time management skills
- Collaborating with other team members to provide comprehensive client support
- A solid level of financial product knowledge including Equity, Fixed Income, Currency, Derivatives and Funds Investment
- Trade flow knowledge from event inception, trade execution through to operational settlement
- A strong understanding of Fund Accounting, Transfer Agency and Custody
- Project Management experience with the ability to manage initiatives concurrently end to end
- Managing multiple client requests and tasks efficiently is important to ensure timely responses and resolutions
- Strong MS Office skills including Excel, Word and PowerPoint and ability to use web-based technology effectively
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Asset Management or relevant Investment Banking, Wealth Management experience
- Ability to identify process improvements and implement appropriate changes using digital tooling e.g. Python, Tableau, Alteryx