Senior Director - Investment Client Consulting

Senior Director - Investment Client Consulting

• 202602511

• Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Chicago, Illinois, United States
• New York, United States
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Full time

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Description

The role

As a Senior Director, Client Consulting, you are a Senior Investment Consultant and will be responsible for leading the client experience and investment consulting efforts to clients in both an advisory and Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) capacity. You will provide WTW’s experienced advice on a range of investment services to Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution plans.

These services include: strategic setting of investment objectives, strategic asset allocation, investment management structures, manager selection, performance measurement and evaluation, investment manager monitoring, custodian selection, transition advice, statements of investment policy and global research services. You will liaise closely with clients, fund managers and other areas of the firm and take responsibility for client relationships.

Note: Visa employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity

Responsibilities

• Lead investment consulting and OCIO client relationships, ensuring quality of work and timely delivery of advice and services

• Enhance the client’s stated investment mission, planned implementation strategy, and execution strategy

• Maximize the intellectual capital that gets into clients’ portfolios and ensure scope and fees are aligned

• Develop full knowledge/understanding of the key drivers for both day to day and investment committee members

• Provide a wide range of services to trustees, investment sub-committees and corporate sponsors

• Coordinate with existing sales and Client Management teams to identify, develop and close strategic sales opportunities

• Contribute to the company’s competitive advantages in the area of intellectual capital, particularly those related to defined contribution investment strategies

• Provide advice on the design, implementation and monitoring of investment strategies based on modern portfolio theory, including the use of derivative instruments where appropriate

• Identify opportunities in the market to develop new tools and techniques and contribute to WTW’s thought leadership and research

• Maintain high level of visibility within team, inspire confidence and demonstrate leadership (e.g., integration, corporate social activities, lead training, facilitate knowledge transfer, succession planning)

Qualifications

Qualifications and requirements

• Undergraduate degree required, progress toward CFA, CAIA, actuarial or financial engineering qualifications preferred

• Ten or more years of investment experience, ideally gained in a client-service oriented environment (investment consulting, investment management)

• Exceptional client focus and proven track record of attracting, building and managing client relationships

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to liaise with internal and external constituencies

• Experience in a client-service environment; demonstrated ability to understand the needs of a client and translate into action

• Team player comfortable in a professional services environment with the ability to effectively debate and subsequently influence internally & externally at all levels within an organization

• Track record of mentoring junior colleagues to deliver high quality work

• Moderate traveling required

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.

Compensation and Benefits

Benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).

Compensation

The salary compensation range being offered for this role is $130,000.00 to $210,000.00.

This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.

Company Benefits:

WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Group Accident, Group Critical Illness, Life Insurance, AD&D, Group Legal, Identify Theft Protection, Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)
• Leave Benefits: Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state/local paid leave where required), Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave), Paid Time Off
• Retirement Benefits: Contributory Pension Plan and Savings Plan (401k). All Level 38 and more senior roles may also be eligible for non-qualified Deferred Compensation and Deferred Savings Plans

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

EOE, including disability/vets