SENIOR INSTITUTIONAL CLIENT OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

The Fisher Investments Institutional Group (FIIG) provides asset management to a diverse client base of investors, including corporate, pension funds, insurance and financial institutions, healthcare organizations, governments and more.

The Institutional Group is a global team that works together to handle service and sales for institutional investors, internationally.

Together, we serve clientele across multiple subsidiary businesses, over 30 countries, and several investment strategies, currencies, languages, time zones, and more!

The Opportunity :

The Senior Client Operations Analyst works directly with our Asset Management Sales and Client Service Relationship Managers, international institutional clients and consultants, international custodians, and various internal groups to on-board and maintain accounts for international institutional investors.

You will report to the Team Leader onsite, who will support your skill and career development. You will act as a project manager to improve current processes, along with resolving operational issues associated with the complex workings of international accounts that trade in overseas equity markets.

The Day-to-Day :

• Manage the onboarding of new institutional segregated and fund accounts
• Subject matter expert as it relates to international institutional funds and separately managed accounts
• Assist the Institutional Sales and Client Services Relationship Managers with complex client service requests
• Create, develop, document and implement workflows and process improvements to serve the needs of our international institutional investors
• Responsible for understanding and documenting the nonstandard operational issues typical of accounts trading in international markets, directed brokerage relationships, and other unique institutional trading operations
• Coordinate with custodians to support institutional accounts, along with contract negotiation between clients and internal teams
• Understand and monitor the compliance issues revolving around the international institutional industry, unique codes of ethics, and internal requirements
• Communicate detailed international institutional investor account information to senior members of the Company
• Aid the Institutional Client Operations Team Leader with the ongoing development of the team

Your Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education / experience

At least 2-3 years professional experience in the financial services industry

Familiar with securities, financial markets and institutional account types

Experience with customer / client service

Project management experience, ability to adjust workload based on priority, and passion with process improvements

Responsible, accountable, detail-oriented and motivated

Compensation :

• $70,000 - $95,000 base salary per year in the state of WA. New hires should expect to start at the lower end of the range depending on experience
• Eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance

Why Fisher Investments :

We work for a bigger purpose : bettering the investment universe. We take great pride in our inclusive culture, our learning and development framework customized for every employee, and our Great Place to Work Certification.

It's the people that make the Fisher purpose possible, and we invest in them by offering exceptional benefits like :

• 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your qualifying dependents
• A 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum
• 20 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays
• Family Support programs including 8 week Paid Primary Caregiver Leave, fertility, family forming, and hormonal health assistance and back-up child, adult, and elder care
• $10,000 fertility, hormonal health and family-forming benefit

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