Wealth Management Investments Governance - Associate/VP

Role Overview

The Wealth Management Investments Governance team ensures appropriate oversight of Wealth Management (WM)'s investment products, trade practices, and fiduciary obligations .

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Associate/VP to support governance processes, committee operations, and strategic initiatives.

In this role, you will serve as a key liaison between WM Investments Governance and key business and functional partners, while driving enhancements to oversight frameworks and ensuring seamless execution of committee activities.

Job Responsibilities


* Identify and support enhancements to investment, trade practice, and fiduciary governance oversight processes and frameworks


* Coordinate and execute investment, trade practice, and fiduciary governance oversight committee meetings - including agenda development, material collection and review, logistics management, and driving follow-ups


* Prepare and present high-quality materials to committees and senior stakeholders


* Proactively identify opportunities to streamline and automate tasks and processes


* Own, manage, and support projects (including, creation of new processes and frameworks) and ad-hoc requests requiring quantitative and qualitative analysis


* Help drive project execution, and ensure adherence to established frameworks and timelines


* Build and leverage broad expertise of the Wealth Management business


* Support requests from internal audit, controls testing, and external regulators


* Manage stakeholder relationships and facilitate information flow between teams to drive alignment and collaboration - including other members of the Investments Governance team and various teams across WM Investment Solutions including Due Diligence, Risk, Compliance, Middle Office, and Controls


* Maintain documentation and reporting standards, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills


* Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related field


* 3-5 years of experience in governance, fiduciary oversight, program management, finance, or business management


* Agile team player with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently and meet tight deadlines with cross-functional senior stakeholders


* Proactive, accountable, organized, and detail-oriented


* Enthusiastic and self-motivated with the ability to work independently and take initiative in a dynamic environment with limited supervision


* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare and present clear and concise slide decks, meeting materials, minutes, and other documentation


* Prior experience creating high-quality, executive-level presentations with strong attention to detail and design excellence


* Ability to quickly adjust messages based on different audiences and agendas


* Strong ...