VP, Fixed Income Business Manager

Voya Financial • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today. Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision. Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage – Get to Know the Opportunity The Investment Business Manager supports our Fixed Income division, with a focus on Private Debt strategies. This individual will serve as a key operating partner to the investment team to ensure seamless execution of business strategy, operational effectiveness, and governance. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of private debt markets and investment operations, strong project management skills, and a strategic mindset. You will work closely with the Head of Investment Platform Business Management (HBM) and the Chief Investment Officer of Fixed Income while partnering closely with the Fixed Income (FI) Leadership team.

Requirements

• 8–15 years of experience in investment management, preferably in fixed income, private credit, or alternative investments.
• Proven experience in a business management, COO/CAO, or chief-of-staff type role within an investment organization.
• Strong strategic thinking, project management, and communication skills.
• Deep understanding of investment processes, portfolio management, and operational frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across legal, risk, compliance, finance, operations, and technology.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or related field
• Extraordinary organization skills.
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and exercise sound business judgment.
• Strong skills in oral and written communication; including experience in effectively communicating with employees, colleagues, clients, and executives.
• Teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to partner and work effectively with other IM business divisions.
• Strong ability to translate ambiguity into tangible action items and steps.
• Proficient in reporting and data analysis skills such as excel, Tableau, or PowerBI.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or CFA strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Function as a thought partner to senior investment professionals, driving business planning, strategic initiatives, and execution.
• Identify, lead, and manage Private Debt strategic initiatives in partnership with senior leadership.
• Serve as a liaison and act as a proxy to investments when collaborating with operations, legal, compliance, finance, and technology to ensure alignment and transparency on initiatives.
• Act as the point of contact for third party vendors to support the investment process, to include contract renewals, negotiation strategy, and final cost approvals.
• Lead and coordinate business reviews, budgeting, and resource planning for the private debt platform in collaboration with Finance and other stakeholders.
• Maintain high-level visibility into platform KPIs, capacity trends, and team resource allocation to guide business decisions.
• Lead cross-functional projects including platform build-out, systems enhancements, and data/reporting initiatives.
• Partner with technology and operations to facilitate process improvements to support scale and efficiency in the investment process.
• Collaborate on product strategy, development, and innovation specific to private debt markets and insurance client needs.
• Function as proxy for the investment teams on initiatives that require collaboration with Compliance, Risk, Investment Operations, IT, Data, Legal, etc.
• Contribute to the development of innovative solutions, automation efforts, and process reporting, pricing, marketing materials, and operational enhancements.
• Support cooperation and communication of best practices and continuous improvement.
• Represent the leadership team in governance functions and solving operational issues.
• Partner with the HBM on employee engagement issues and activities.
• Align investment team resources to best deliver on Product initiatives.
• Identify and recommend appropriate materials for presentations.
• Collect data and perform analysis to provide accurate and informative content.
• Provide effective methods and tools to communicate the information to the audience.
• Develop performance, financial, and commercial updates on regular basis.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees