Senior Institutional Client Associate

The Role

Great Gray is looking to add a Senior Institutional Client Associate to our Asset Manager & Consultant Relations Team. This is a critical member of the Asset Manager & Consultant Relations team, supporting Senior Relationship Managers and the business leveraging thoughtful analysis of relationship dynamics, business activity, fund flows and market trends into actionable insights, with the goal of bringing continuous improvement to the quality of our client engagement. The role is ideal for a highly analytical, organized, and commercially minded professional who can connect data, relationship intelligence, and business strategy to support growth across Great Gray's institutional and asset manager partnerships.

Location

This position will work from our Wilmington, DE office. Great Gray currently supports a hybrid work model with 4 days onsite in the office and 1 day remote.

Visa sponsorship or transfer of an existing visa is not available for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work directly for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship or transfer.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and evolve comprehensive client profiles to reflect enterprise characteristics, business priorities and scope of relationship
• Develop recurring reporting, dashboards, and commentary that help leadership understand asset manager trends, product performance, partnership health, and strategic priorities.
• Develop quarterly business review materials to support Senior Relationship Managers' client reviews, including analytics on sales and client engagement metrics and milestones
• Support Senior Relationship Managers on institutional client calls and direct communications
• Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, operations, legal, compliance, finance and implementation teams on a regular basis.
• Partner with technology and operations to represent and translate the team's reporting needs to technology/CRM enhancements
• Track institutional pipeline activity and relationship-development priorities, helping ensure follow-through on opportunities, risks, next steps, and internal ownership.
• Contribute to process improvements that enhance relationship intelligence, data quality, reporting discipline, knowledge sharing and institutional business planning.
• Maintain agenda for internal team calls
• Complete other related duties as assigned

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business or a related field and a minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience in institutional asset management, ideally for an asset manager, or experience supporting institutional sales or relationship management teams
• Experience in the Defined Contribution market is a plus
• Demonstrated proficiency with Salesforce CRM
• Proficient with business analytics and leveraging AI to create efficiencies, including Claude or a similar tool
• Microsoft Office 365 skills, including advanced proficiency in Excel creating reporting, tables and visuals
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to problem-solve and navigate complex business conversations
• Exceptional project management skills, including business/technical writing
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity.
• Entrepreneurial mindset to bring best practice ideas to the team.
• Your standards reflect our core values: Growth Mindset, Disciplined Curiosity, Grit, Results Ownership, Collaboration.

Benefits

We have a comprehensive and competitive benefits package at Great Gray. Some of the highlights are:
• Be an integral part of a high-growth organization!
• Competitive compensation package
• Group medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance
• Annual well-being stipend
• Eligible employees may also contribute to a 401(k) plan with an advantageous employer contribution model, upholding our mission to support our employees in retirement

Company Background

Great Gray is the leading independent provider of trustee and administrative services to Collective Investment Trusts ("CITs"), with over $370 billion in CIT assets under management, across more than 1,020 funds. We proudly work with more than 80 subadvisors, including leading firms such as AllianceBernstein, American Funds, BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, MetLife, Neuberger Berman, PGIM, PIMCO and Raymond James.

CITs are more than just an investment vehicle. They represent a forward-thinking approach to retirement planning. These tax-exempt, pooled investment vehicles are offered to employer-sponsored retirement plans, like 401(k)s. CITs are comparable to mutual funds, but, because they are tailored for the institutional retirement market, they can offer distinct advantages, including efficient administration and cost-effectiveness. CITs have a history dating back over 90 years; but they have gained favor over the past decade, driven by innovations, and Great Gray has been at the forefront.

Great Gray has consistently delivered year-over-year growth at an above market rate and is investing in the continued development of its core CIT business as well as complementary administrative services and technology solutions for the retirement market.

Madison Dearborn Partners ("MDP") purchased Great Gray from Wilmington Trust in April 2023. As a result, Great Gray is an independent company owned by funds affiliated with MDP.

Investor Background

MDP is a leading private equity investment firm based in Chicago. Since MDP's formation in 1992, the firm has raised aggregate capital of over $37 billion and has completed over 160 platform investments across nine flagship funds. MDP invests across five dedicated industry verticals, including financial services, healthcare, technology and government services.