Co-Chief Investment Strategist
About The Position
The Co-Chief Investment Strategist role is a highly visible position responsible for consolidating and delivering timely market and economic insight to financial advisors and institutional investors across Canada. Working with considerable internal and external resources, this role will leverage their well-developed background and up to date knowledge of economies, global markets, investment trends, portfolio management and sales and marketing to develop accurate and cohesive research for the Manulife Investment Management view. Exercising their exceptional communication and rapid judgement skills, the individual will dedicate most of their time delivering this messaging to a variety of discerning audiences across all channels including broker-dealers, financial advisors, professional buyers, and broadcast media. In addition, they will work closely with Product Management, Marketing and Sales in high profile role.
Requirements
- Graduate degree in finance, economics, business, or related field preferred
- CFA Preferred
- 20+ years of experience in the investment industry
- Strong background in global markets and global asset allocation
- Demonstrated leadership and ability to influence others
- Exceptional oral, written, interpersonal and presentation skills
- Well-developed research and analytical skills
- Attention to detail and quality
- Works effectively in fast-paced environment with a diverse group of contacts
- Rapid judgement skills
- Works well as a member of a team and individually
Responsibilities
- Spend 70%-80% of time dedicated to client interaction, marketing or promotion of Manulife Investment Management’s views, including appearing in television and print publications, at industry conferences, at client meetings, on quarterly advisor webinars/conference calls, in videos and podcasts, and on internal meetings and calls
- Maintain keen and immediate intelligence of the markets, economy, products, sales and marketing initiatives and sub-advisor viewpoints.
- Actively engage in investment research efforts and interact with research team to develop the Manulife Investment Management view.
- Contribute content to white papers, thought pieces, daily/weekly/quarterly/annual market updates, podcasts, videos.
Benefits
- health
- dental
- mental health
- vision
- short- and long-term disability
- life and AD&D insurance coverage
- adoption/surrogacy
- wellness benefits
- employee/family assistance plans
- various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
- financial education and counseling resources
- holidays
- vacation
- personal
- sick days
- full range of statutory leaves of absence
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
