The Department
The Portfolio Management group manages 140 ETFs with AUM totaling approximately $21 billion across multiple strategies. There are plans to launch additional funds in the near future.
The Role
The Portfolio Manager Team Lead plays a critical role in the organizations growing ETF subadvisory business. They implement passive investment strategies with an emphasis on minimizing tracking error and achieving tax efficiency. At any given time the portfolios may hold various financial instruments including equities treasuries futures swaps and options depending on the specific strategy and market conditions.
Your Responsibilities:
- Review corporate actions and index changes to calculate and execute rebalancing trades
- Maintain proprietary trading models and evaluate their output
- Implement tax efficient strategies including the use of custom inkind baskets and tax loss harvesting
- Create portfolio listing files (PLF) and validate portfolio composition files (PCF) for each ETF
- Reconcile fund NAVs and cashrelated basket data points nightly
- Perform attribution analysis of historical ETF returns
- Monitor secondary market trading and communicate with market makers as needed
- Complete ad hoc projects and respond to inquiries from clients
Job Knowledge Experience Skills
Job Knowledge Required
- A Bachelors degree in business finance economics or similar degree required
- 510 years of experience in derivatives portfolio management trading fund accounting corporate actions processing or index research (experience an ETF Portfolio Manager is required)
- A minimum of 2 years managerial experience leading a team
Experience and Soft Skills Required
- Familiarity with the different stakeholders in the portfolio management process including Fund Accounting Custodian Transfer Agent and Distributor is desirable
- Strong Excel skills familiarity with VBA is a plus
- Strong analytical and information technology skills
- Experience with Bloomberg
- Strong communication skills and the ability to clearly and quickly communicate ideas and recommendations verbally and in writing
- Ability to multitask and thrive in a fastpaced environment
- Maturity good judgment and a professional demeanor
- Enrolled or seeking to enroll in the CFA or FRM program
Milliman & FRM Practice Mission Values Competencies
Our mission is to serve our clients to protect the health and financial wellbeing of people everywhere. We are influential market leaders solving important problems through our deep subject matter expertise.
In fulfilling this mission and values Millimans professionals are helping our clients answer significant questions such as:
- How can people provide for themselves when they no longer work
- How can our clients efficiently finance deliver and improve healthcare
- How can an insurer protect its clients against the risks they face
Since its founding in 1947 Milliman is dedicated to enduring values that govern our actions in the marketplace.
- Quality Millimans advice products and client service adhere to the highest standards of quality.
- Integrity Millimans people demonstrate integrity in all that we do. We are committed to honesty and professionalism in our interaction with our clients and colleagues including independent advice free of conflicts and a culture of inclusion and respect for all colleagues.
- Opportunity Milliman is committed to embracing diversity and providing all our people opportunities to achieve their full potential including opportunities to:
- Shape their own careers
- Assist in developing the strategy of their practice
- Pursue innovations to further Millimans mission in the marketplace
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees health financial security and wellbeing. Benefits include:
- Medical Dental and Vision Coverage for employees dependents and domestic partners.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Confidential support for personal and workrelated challenges.
- 401(k) Plan Includes a company matching program and profitsharing contributions.
- Discretionary Bonus Program Recognizing employee contributions.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) Pretax savings for dependent care transportation and eligible medical expenses.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) Begins accruing on the first day of work.
- Fulltime employees accrue 15 days per year.
- Employees working less than fulltime accrue PTO on a prorated basis.
- Holidays A minimum of 10 observed holidays per year.
- Family Building Benefits Includes adoption and fertility assistance.
- Paid Parental Leave Up to 12 weeks of paid leave for employees who meet eligibility criteria.
- Life Insurance & AD&D 100 of premiums covered by Milliman.
- ShortTerm and LongTerm Disability Fully paid by Milliman.
Compensation
The salary range for this role is $181610 $299 530 depending on a combination of factors including but not limited to education relevant work experience qualifications skills certifications location etc.
Location
Candidates hired into this role will be required to work inperson in the Milliman office in Chicago IL on a weekly basis but flexible work arrangements will be considered.
Equal Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Required Experience:
Manager