Senior Product Specialist – Asset Management
Experience, Qualifications and Skills Required:
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Extensive experience in a product development/management particularly UCITS Fund ranges, ideally Irish domiciled within a Global Asset Manager
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Experience across a range of product asset classes (i.e., equity, fixed income, cash and real assets) and investment styles (i.e., active and passive) is advantageous.
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While this role does not require an accounting/tax background, some understanding of fund related taxation would be an advantage.
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Exceptional organization skills and demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise sound business judgment.
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Self-starter and team-oriented, with a proven ability to manage projects across cross-functional teams under demanding deadlines.
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Previous experience as a team lead is required with proven ability to assess and develop the skills of a remote team.
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Flexibility to travel up to 30-50% to engage remote teams they directly manage.
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Demonstrated teamwork and interpersonal skills. Ability to build strong relationships and work effectively within and across functions and locales with our strategic product team, sales and relationship management team, portfolio managers, operations staff, legal, compliance etc. teams as well as external service providers (administrator, auditor, etc.)Client-centric focus and problem-solving orientation.
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Results-oriented with attention to detail; strong analytical skills
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Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
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University Degree in business, finance, economics or related fields preferred.
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The ability to work effectively in a large, growing and constantly changing, global organization.
About Northern Trust:
For more than a century, Northern Trust has worked hard building our legacy of outstanding service, expertise and integrity. From a Chicago-based bank founded in 1889, we now have more than 20 international locations and 16,500 employees globally. We serve the world’s most-sophisticated clients – from sovereign wealth funds and the wealthiest individuals and families, to the most-successful hedge funds and corporate brands.
We burnished our reputation as a global leader delivering innovative investment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions enabled by sophisticated, leading technology. And through it all, we continually laid a solid, forward-looking foundation on which future generations can continue growing and achieving greater.
Northern Trust proudly cultivates a diverse workforce, to serve our diverse client base. We strongly believe that diversity of experience contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently lead to a better company. We encourage applications from the best regardless of ethnicity, gender, gender identity, age, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, education, socio-economic background, parental and caring status, or religion.
As of March 31, 2018, Northern Trust Corporation had:
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$10.8 trillion in assets under custody/administration
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$8.1 trillion in assets under custody
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$1.2 trillion in assets under management
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$130 billion in banking assets