at Northern Trust Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
About Northern Trust:
Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.
Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.
The Global Family Office Investment Advisory Team (GFO Advisory Team) within the Institutional OCIO Asset Management business, offers world-class investment management combined with program oversight, manager research, customized program design, global custody and client servicing. With approximately $140B AUM, the OCIO teams serve a global client base including: corporate pension and retirement plans, foundations, endowments, healthcare organizations and government, family office/multi-family office, not-for-profit and public funds.
After carefully defining a client's return objective and risk tolerance, the GFO Investment Advisory Team builds a customized, multi-manager investment program diversified across multiple asset classes, multiple managers and multiple styles. The result is a comprehensive investment program that increases the probability of achieving a client's investment objectives over the long-term, while seeking to minimize risk and volatility of returns over the short-term. The integrated suite of investment solutions includes: actuarial services, asset/liability studies, cash flow analysis, investment policy design, asset allocation, investment manager research and selection, program construction, program monitoring and evaluation, portfolio rebalancing, performance measurement, risk management, defined benefit and defined contribution plan management, trust and custody services, and credit services.
DESCRIPTION:
A Senior Client Investment Officer (Senior CIO) is responsible for developing investment solutions (within a team framework) and servicing key relationships within the Global Family Office Group. In addition, he/she will be an important member of the leadership team supporting new business initiatives. As a senior member on the GFO Investment Advisory team, the successful candidate will ensure alignment with GFO and Asset Management strategic initiatives. The Senior CIO will work closely with high net worth family and/or family foundation clients with the creation, implementation, and oversight of complex, multi-asset class, multi-manager investment programs which includes discussing custom hedge and private solutions. Services range from investment policy and asset allocation through open architecture manager search, selection and oversight, portfolio construction, implementation and continuous improvement across traditional and alternative investment strategies.
PRIMARY DUTIES:
- Providing clients with investment advisory services which includes developing an understanding of client's unique investment/service needs and coordinating the design, implementation and monitoring of a customized, open architecture, investment program across traditional and alternative investments to meet those needs.
- Communicate with clients and internal team members on a regular basis to proactively anticipate and respond to issues and developments, researching issues and opportunities, developing new ideas, and discussing investment capabilities.
- Coordination of asset allocation, rebalancing, manager search, portfolio construction...
Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity
