Pzena Investment Management Inc

RFP Associate

Pzena Investment Management Inc • $95K — $110K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 2+ years of experience in the financial services industry, preferably in asset management marketing and/or RFP experience
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Exceptional writing skills with keen attention to detail

Responsibilities

  • Proactively manage RFPs/DDQs and client requests, ensuring comprehensive documentation
  • Write and articulate the firm's investment philosophy, process, and performance data
  • Analyze performance attribution and support reporting and commentary as needed
  • Execute ad hoc projects that assist the sales and management teams
  • Develop high-quality communication materials
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure RFP/DDQ responses are accurate
  • Enhance and maintain standard language in RFP and consultant databases
  • Gain in-depth knowledge of the firm's products and strategies to inform RFP materials

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage and wellness support for employees and their families
  • Life assurance and income protection benefits
  • Pension plan with firm contributions
  • Mentorship Program and professional development opportunities
  • Team building and social events, including monthly birthday parties and Pizza Thursdays
Full Job Description
Position Overview:

As a member of Marketing & Client Services, you will have critical interaction with all members of the team in supporting new business and servicing existing clients. You will be responsible for completing RFPs/DDQs and responding to a variety of client/prospect support requests to help grow our business. This role will report directly to the Manager of Business Development & Client Services Operations.

Core Responsibilities:
  • Proactively address Request for Proposals (RFPs), Due Diligence Questionnaires (DDQs) and ad hoc client/prospect requests, and complete all corresponding documentation
  • Articulate in writing our investment philosophy, process, and outlook; and access relevant performance and other attribution data
  • Understand and analyze performance attribution and assist with reporting and commentary as needed
  • Complete ad hoc projects to support sales and management team as requested
  • Strategically develop best-in-class communications materials
  • Partner with investment team, operations, legal, and other subject matter experts throughout the firm to coordinate accurate RFP/DDQ responses
  • Assist with improvement to and maintenance of standard language in RFP and consultant databases
  • Build an in-depth understanding of the firm's products and strategy and use financial acumen as it relates to RFP materials

Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 2+ years of experience in financial services industry (asset management marketing and/or RFP experience preferred)
  • Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.
  • Exceptional writing skills and attention to detail.

Competencies:
  • Diligence & Attention to Detail: demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness; monitor own work to ensure quality control of all work product.
  • Planning & Organizing: proactively prioritize and plan tasks; use time efficiently; maintain strong organizational habits.
  • Interpersonal Skills & Teamwork: a collaborative team player who is professional, respectful, honest, open to new ideas, and willing to pitch in wherever needed to get the job done well.
  • Communication: communicate clearly and professionally across all formats; produce polished and complete documents; present data effectively.
  • Dependability: consistently a productive and positive team member; respond to direction and developmental feedback and solicit feedback to improve performance.
  • Initiative: take ownership and accountability, seek out additional responsibilities, and work toward goals with growing independence.
  • Results Oriented: understand and analyze work product; apply critical thinking to ensure accuracy of deliverables.
  • Problem Solving: identify the cause and effect of issues and analyze internal and external information to arrive at appropriate solutions.

Salary Range: $95,000 - $110,000

The actual base salary may vary depending on factors, including, but not limited to location, work experience, education, training, skill level, and market conditions. At Pzena Investment Management, base salary is just one component of the total compensation, which may include, year-end discretionary bonus and employee benefits.

At this time, Pzena Investment Management will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Working at Pzena

We are committed to the success and wellbeing of our employees. We offer benefits to support the health and wellness of our employees and their families, such as additional health cover, life assurance, income protection, pension, and firm contributions to causes important to our employees through firm Charitable Giving and Charitable Matching programs. Additionally, the firm supports the professional growth of our team by offering a Mentorship Program, Lunch & Learns, and sponsoring workgroups and committees to recommend business improvements. We are proud of our culture and enjoy coming together as a firm; you can look forward to team building activities in local offices and as a global firm including social events, holiday events, monthly birthday parties, Pizza Thursdays, recharging with healthy snacks, and more.

About Pzena Investment Management Inc

Pzena Investment Management, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm manages equity mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity markets. Pzena Investment Management, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in New York, New York.
Learn more about Pzena Investment Management Inc
Size
140 employees
Market Cap
$707.9 million
Industry
Net Income
$8.8 million
5 Year Trend
+13%
Revenue
$138.6 million
NASDAQ

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