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Career Opportunities List: Manager of Investment Services: :Lockton

Title

Manager of Investment Services: :Lockton 

Job Position

Manager of Investment Services 

Employer

Lockton Companies, LLC 

Job Location

Kansas City Missouri 

Short Description

Responsibilities

  • Manage and oversee national propietary investment reporting analytics tool, while making continual improvements and recommendations to LFA/LIA’s client presentation capabilities
  • Maintain a solid knowledge of all major fund families, plan provider separate accounts and  unique investment products/ programs
  • Analyze and provide client Asset Liability Management studies for defined benefit plans  
  • Research and develop custom asset allocation and model portfolio strategies
  • Develop fund commentary for most used funds, including stable value products
  • Meet regularly with clients and Lockton’s client service teams to support and evaluate ongoing programs. Travel as necessary to local offices
  • Coordinate and contribute to fund manager and economic/ market commentary webcasts and conference calls
  • Provide periodic reports to service teams assessing results of a risk analysis based on pre-determined performance and risk adjusted measurement criteria
  • Create and maintain a focus list to identify “best in class” funds, including analysis and recommendations to client services teams
  • Provide case studies, articles, and other supporting documents to demonstrate the need for and potential outcome of suggested programs
  • Develop and maintain thorough knowledge of the financial market and economy impacting retirement programs, including both defined benefit and defined contribution plans
  • Lead/ Participate in Lockton’s national Investment Committee and overall investment due deligence program and new product development
  • Serve as the Lockton Subject matter expert on retirement investment services, contributing regularly to national internal meetings/ conference calls and creating materials for use by client service teams
  • Speak at Lockton seminars and industry conferences and events
  • Attend industry seminars and conferences to remain updated on new developments and to gain a full understanding of all related services that Lockton provides

Requirements

  • Three or more years of investment services experience
  • Individual should either have the passed all parts of the CFA exam or making significant steps to earn the designation
  • Strongly prefer experience performing similar role at a fund family, plan provider, or consulting environment.
  • Ability and willingness to travel as necessary to visit Lockton offices.
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required.
  • Strong working knowledge of the financial markets and economy required.
  • Must have the ability to make oral presentations, alone or as a team member, as well as experience with analyzing investment data and presenting findings to clients.
  • Must have the ability to design, author, or create written materials that support investment services efforts.
  • Organizational and time management skills to prioritize workloads to meet time sensitive deadlines required. Must be results-oriented with the ability to change priorities as needed.
  • Must have strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills to interact with associates at all levels of responsibility, along with the ability to communicate with tact and diplomacy.
  • Ability/willingness to interact with fund managers, plan providers, and other vendors on a professional level to address issues that produce optimum results in a timely manner.

Date Posted

2/23/2010 

Expires

 

Contact

Mat Apodaca
Recruitment Lead

Lockton Companies, LLC.

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Created at 2/23/2010 1:21 PM  by CFAKCadmin 
Last modified at 2/23/2010 2:26 PM  by CFAKCadmin 

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