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About the Role

The Lead NA Aladdin Business Manager will drive strategic projects on Aladdin, our Order Management System, and manage the relationship with Aladdin for Columbia Threadneedle Investments. While the focus is North America, the role is part of a globally aligned team, primarily supporting Investments. Key responsibilities include managing weekly touchpoints with Aladdin, interacting with senior stakeholders, overseeing Aladdin access and permissions, and deepening the use of Aladdin across the organization by staying informed of new functionality.

Responsibilities

Project management of Aladdin functionality rollouts, aiming to decommission internal systems that can be embedded in Aladdin.
Lead meetings with Aladdin to manage the Investments Book of Work.
Coordinate and oversee the Global Book of Work for priority enhancements and projects.
Attend and contribute to Executive meetings for prioritization and escalations.
Gain a deep understanding of challenging workflows for Investment teams to embed or automate via Aladdin.
Proactively identify new projects through engagement with Portfolio Managers.
Collaborate with stakeholder business areas to understand priorities and communicate them to Aladdin.
Oversee the Aladdin access and permission structure and ensure adherence to audit reviews and controls.
Participate in quarterly reviews of Aladdin permissions and access.
Engage in ongoing project work to improve the efficiency of the permissions structure.
Act as an escalation point and information source for Investments regarding new functionality and system changes.
Continuously improve the efficiency and effectiveness of investment processes and workflows related to Aladdin.

Requirements

Able to effectively manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
Thrives in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.
Able to pivot quickly to address top priority items.
Skilled at internal relationship management and business development.
Track record of raising awareness of team capabilities and driving engagement with key stakeholders.
Approachable, positive, and able to collaborate with people globally at all levels.
Ability to deal with complexity and ambiguity and communicate understanding simply and concisely.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to translate technical language to the business.
Digest and relay context and priority levels internally and with Aladdin.
Applicants must have valid work authorization that does not require future visa sponsorship in the United States.

Skills

Aladdin knowledge or alternative OMS system knowledge
Passion for automation and AI initiatives
Asset Management experience
Experience working with third-party providers
Experience with systems user access protocols
Understanding of Equity, Fixed Income, and Derivative investments

Location

United States

Work Type

In-Office Collaboration (at least four days per week)
Hybrid (one day per week from home)
Full-time

Experience Level

Lead

Salary/Compensations

$132,000 - $170,000 / year

Benefits

Competitive and comprehensive benefits program
Supports all aspects of health and well-being
Vacation time
Sick time
401(k)
Health, dental, and life insurances

About the Company

Columbia Threadneedle Investments offers growth and career opportunities across all its businesses.
The company has a global team of 2,300 people with over 550 investment professionals.
Clients have access to a broad array of investment strategies and bespoke solutions.
The company has a strong financial foundation and an unwavering focus on clients.
Columbia Threadneedle is a people business, recognizing that success is due to talented people with diverse thoughts, skills, and capabilities.
Committed to fostering an inclusive and performance-based culture where everyone can belong, grow, contribute, and realize their potential.

Equal Opportunity

Columbia Threadneedle is an equal opportunity employer.
Considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
Committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities.
Offers reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process upon request.