About the Role
The Invst Counselor Sr Grp Mgr manages multiple teams through other managers, contributing to the commercial objectives of the business with an in-depth understanding of the industry and competitors. This role requires a thorough understanding of the strategic direction of the function and a solid conceptual/practical grounding in the area of expertise.
Responsibilities
- Lead and produce growth in investment revenue and AUMs with Ultra High Net Worth clients.
- Construct and oversee investment portfolios.
- Deliver advice and guidance on markets and actionable investment ideas.
- Cultivate trusting, productive relationships with key partners throughout CPB and the wider Citi.
- Bring in new clients and investment management mandates to the bank.
- Communicate the full range of investment themes, products, and services Citi Private Bank offers.
- Implement a strategic advisory approach to account planning, focusing on the investment relationship in partnership with the Banker.
- Arrange and lead regular (quarterly) investment and business reviews with assigned clients.
- Provide clients with direct access to trading desks where appropriate.
- Actively look for cross-sell opportunities in other areas of the bank, including lending, trust, and institutional markets solutions.
- Partner with Bankers to prospect for new investment business.
- Understand the investment needs of assigned clients (return expectation, risk appetite, time horizon, liquidity needs, etc.) and ensure positions align with client risk profiles.
- Minimize client and Private Bank exposure to risk by observing suitability policies and monitoring changes in client financial condition, industry, and economic trends.
- Observe suitability and credit policies for trade approval.
- Recommend strategic and tactical asset allocation in line with CPB’s house view.
- Oversee and coordinate portfolio construction and implementation of investment mandates.
- Provide direct and active ongoing portfolio advice to assigned clients.
- Uncover needs that are not clearly expressed by the client.
- Advise and influence clients, overcome objections, and close significant business.
- Lead investment discussions and presentations.
- Communicate complex technical details in an easily understood manner.
- Demonstrate resilience and ability to thrive in a high-pressure, global, rapidly changing, and ambiguous environment.
- Exemplify the highest standards of conduct and observe Citi’s policies and principles.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience.
- Extensive experience in providing investment advice and solutions.
- Managerial experience.
- Prior managed investment experience with a strong ability to explain and implement asset allocation and individual asset classes.
- Ability to articulate and advocate the house view of Citi and CPB as well as the investments Citi recommends.
- Knowledge of and ability to communicate capital markets strategies (equity, fixed income, FX derivatives, rates, credit, structured products) with clients.
- Knowledge of volatility and correlation driven strategies across asset classes – pricing of options, volatility, skew, etc.
- Broad base of execution skills, having successfully completed a range of complex capital markets transactions; able to place trades on behalf of the client.
- Ability to distill Citi research into a coherent theme, trend or trade idea and interpret markets from both a sentiment and valuation context.
- Understand what drives valuation in different asset classes – FX, equities, credit, rates.
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets.
- Drive compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment.
- Escalate, manage and report control issues with transparency.
- Effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability.
- US Only: S7, S66 (or 63 & 65) & S3; NOTE: Securities Industry Exam (SIE is a prerequisite to the S7).
Skills
- Investment advice
- Investment solutions
- Managerial skills
- Portfolio construction
- Asset allocation
- Capital markets strategies
- Options pricing
- Volatility strategies
- Correlation driven strategies
- Execution skills
- Market interpretation
- Valuation analysis
- Risk assessment
- Compliance
- Ethical judgment
- Supervision
Location
- US Only
Work Type
- Full time
Experience Level
- 15+ years of experience
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor's/University degree
- Master's degree preferred
- CFA, MBA degree or other advance degree a plus
Salary/Compensations
- $160,000.00 - $350,000.00
Benefits
- Consideration for protected veteran status
- Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities
About the Company
- Citi is an equal opportunity employer.
Equal Opportunity
- Qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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- View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.
