Manager - Investment

Job Summary


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Responsibilities

• Delivering accurate and timely performance and risk data to stakeholders.
• Developing trusted partnerships and effective working relationships with investment teams and investment services teams including technology, data, operations, and client reporting.
• Implementing processes to monitor and report on service provider operational delivery to SLAs.
• Preparing monthly and quarterly performance reports for Defined Contribution, Defined Benefit, and Delegated Solution clients.
• Analyzing performance of different investment options and overall plans using various calculation methodologies including Modified Dietz, Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR), Money-Weighted Rate of Return (MWRR), NAV-based fund returns, bottom-up holding/transaction-based performance calculations, IRRs, and linking of returns.
• Applying well-versed knowledge of performance attribution analysis using a variety of attribution schemes.
• Utilizing and interpreting risk ratios and ex-post risk analytics including Value at Risk (VaR).
• Managing benchmark administration including custom blended benchmarks.
• Ensuring compliance with Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS).
• Communicating with investment managers and custodians to gather and clarify client-specific data for reporting.
• Managing client communications and reviews, including ramp-ups and ongoing transitions.
• Defining, delegating, monitoring, and participating in employee engagement activities.
• Mentoring and leading a team of analysts across different processes, coaching them to develop expertise in investment analytics.
• Owning accountability by troubleshooting issues on projects and driving process improvements.
• Managing relationships with onshore Business Process Owners and senior management.
• Ensuring exceptional client experience and compliance with all internal and client policies.
• Providing timely updates to Level F/G and other stakeholders.
• Training and coaching new hires in automation tools and performance reporting methodologies.
• Implementing and managing incident management processes to ensure operational excellence.
• Developing a GSD Performance team culture that attracts, develops, and retains talent and expertise.

What you need to have

• Minimum 5+ years' overall experience in investment performance reporting or related fields.
• Candidate with CIPM certification would be highly desired.
• Thorough and well-versed knowledge of performance reporting, including different calculation methodologies such as Modified Dietz, TWRR, MWRR.
• Proven expertise in performance attribution analysis and risk analytics including risk ratios and VaR.
• Strong understanding of a broad range of investment data used in analytics - fund and portfolio level.
• Experience with a variety of performance calculations and their appropriate applications, including NAV-based fund returns, bottom-up holding/transaction-based calculations, TWR, IRRs, and linking of returns.
• Knowledge of benchmark management including custom blended benchmarks.
• Understanding and application of Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS).
• Experience implementing and managing incident management processes.
• Strong command of Python, SQL, VBA, R, and visualization tools such as Power BI and Tableau.
• Proven track record of successfully implementing automation projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with proper usage of investment-related terminology.
• Experience analyzing investment portfolios or researching investment managers located outside of India.
• Good command of MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask, manage multiple priorities, and work in a dynamic environment while meeting deadlines.
• Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, business communication, and time management skills.
• Strong working knowledge of third-party tools such as Bloomberg, Investment Metrics, Morningstar, FactSet, Lipper, etc.

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