Implementation Manager Jobs in Perry Hall, MD (NOW HIRING)

About this Position

The Client Account Services (CAS) team is responsible for the day to day servicing of our institutional clients holding separate accounts, sub-advised and proprietary products. The group has a high level of teamwork, sharing expertise and experience to provide exemplary service to our TRP clients. The team partners with multiple internal groups and external entities, as/if needed, to support client needs.

Role Summary

The CAS Manager is responsible for the day to day servicing of our institutional clients holding separate accounts, sub-advised and proprietary products. During the onboarding of a new client, the Manager is accountable for partnering with a Client Implementation Manager (CIM) during that process to learn and understand the client's servicing expectations. At the time onboarding is complete, the Service Manager takes over the relationship, owning the day-to-day servicing of the client, ensuring that all inquiries, requests, and service requirements are met/addressed. Service requests include, but are not limited to, leading Investment Management Agreement updates, fee payment modifications, reporting requests, coordination of restricted lists, reconciliation inquiries, establishing new market openings and participation of new counterparty agreements. Strong partnership is expected with the Distribution Relationship Managers, ensuring we are showing up as "One T. Rowe" to the client. Strong partnership to manage service requests is also needed with Investments, Legal, Investment and Trading Solutions, Investment Compliance, Global Investment Operations, Global Client Investment Reporting, and other groups throughout TRP. The Manager exercises proven judgment and discretion in analyzing, evaluating, and executing on servicing complex institutional clients with little direction.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and manages client operations and administration support activities for clients. Services clients through the client life cycle, resolves complex operational issues, and monitors requests through execution. Escalates complex issues and requests to more senior staff as needed.
• Analyzes data to develop informed operating or servicing agreements. Negotiates operational servicing requirements based on analysis. Facilitates resolution of complex operational needs and escalates complex, nonstandard servicing requirements and engages more senior staff to develop applicable solution to highly complex operational issues.
• Communicates on a regular basis with complex and challenging clients and their service providers to deliver high-quality services. Facilitates the communication of information to internal parties. Ensures resolution activities are in accordance with the local regulatory requirements.
• Leads internal activities and initiatives designed to improve the client operations process and ensure a high-quality client experience. Helps develop process improvements.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience AND
• 5+ years of total relevant work experience

Preferred:

• Excellent knowledge of the asset management business and investment products
• Excellent client service skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple, competing projects, priorities, and sensitive issues
• Strong prioritization skills and decision-making skills
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, accuracy, and deadlines
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization
• Proven ability to work in a team environment with a strong sense of urgency
• Highly motivated with demonstrated initiative and the ability to work independently

FINRA Requirements

FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to one day per week from home.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status).