VP, Investment Content & Thought Leadership, PPM

Jackson • Chicago, IL

2d • $135,000 - $162,000

About The Position

The VP, Investment Content & Thought Leadership elevates PPM’s investment voice and strengthens the quality, consistency, and commercial relevance of the firm’s market-facing content. The role develops market commentary, portfolio manager interview content, white papers, investment narratives, executive bylines, and thought leadership that supports Distribution, deepens consultant and client engagement, and reinforces PPM’s credibility as an institutional asset manager.

Acting as both a senior investment writer and investment content strategist, this position sets the editorial agenda, identifies themes relevant to institutional investors and consultants, and translates complex investment ideas into clear, differentiated, credible content. The VP partners with portfolio managers and subject matter experts to develop distinctive perspectives and ensure content is timely, business-relevant, and aligned with firm priorities.

As a senior member of the PPM Marketing & Communications team, the role works with Investments, Distribution, Product, Legal & Compliance, and other functions to build a proactive content roadmap, establish editorial standards, and create content for client and consultant communications, campaigns, presentations, the website, social media, and sales-enablement channels.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Business, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of experience in investment writing, investment communications, content strategy, thought leadership, or a related role within asset management or financial services.
• Demonstrated experience supporting institutional investment audiences and partnering with portfolio managers, investment professionals, Distribution, Product, and Legal & Compliance teams.
• Deep experience writing sophisticated investment content for institutional audiences.
• Demonstrated experience developing investment narratives, market commentary, white papers, executive bylines, portfolio manager interview content, or related client-facing thought leadership.
• Experience working effectively in a regulated, review-driven asset management environment.
• Strong editorial judgment and ability to identify content that is timely, relevant, differentiated, and commercially useful.
• Market fluency and comfort working across asset classes, investment strategies, and portfolio manager perspectives.
• Strong interviewing skills and ability to draw clear, differentiated insights from investment professionals and subject matter experts.
• Ability to simplify complex investment topics without diluting substance, nuance, or credibility.
• Strong collaboration and relationship-management skills, with credibility to work effectively with senior stakeholders across Investments, Distribution, Product, Marketing, and Legal & Compliance.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, and review cycles while maintaining editorial quality, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Strategic and proactive mindset, strong commercial orientation, intellectual curiosity, and commitment to high-quality execution.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree or relevant investment industry credential.

Responsibilities

• Own the investment content strategy and editorial plan across market commentary, white papers, thought leadership, portfolio manager Q&A and interview content, investment narratives, executive bylines, and related editorial standards.
• Identify timely themes, differentiated points of view, and opportunities to strengthen PPM’s voice in the market; develop high-quality content relevant to institutional investors and consultants.
• Partner with portfolio managers, investment teams, and subject matter experts to prepare for interviews, draw out differentiated insights, and translate investment perspectives into compelling market-facing content.
• Build and maintain a proactive content roadmap tied to business priorities, campaign themes, market opportunities, consultant and client needs, and Distribution feedback.
• Improve the quality, consistency, timeliness, and commercial usefulness of recurring market and portfolio commentary while preserving technical accuracy and investment credibility.
• Develop differentiated investment narratives that communicate PPM’s philosophy, process, capabilities, and market perspectives across strategies and asset classes.
• Establish editorial standards, interview frameworks, templates, and content-development processes to improve subject matter expert engagement, support efficient reviews, and reduce reactive one-off writing.
• Structure content for reuse across campaigns, presentations, consultant and client communications, websites, social media, executive communications, and sales-enablement materials.
• Collaborate with Distribution, Product, Investments, Legal & Compliance, Digital, Creative, and other partners to ensure content is accurate, relevant, appropriately reviewed, and aligned with business priorities.
• Maintain current knowledge of capital markets, institutional investor priorities, consultant perspectives, asset-management trends, and emerging content practices, translating insights into practical editorial opportunities.
• Perform other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Annual bonus program eligibility.
• Potential eligibility to participate in a long-term incentives program.
• Compensated personal time off.
• Holidays.
• Health benefits.
• 401(k) plan with generous matching.
• Other benefit programs according to Company employment policies and the formal terms of the plans and programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior