Full Job Description
In this role you will be responsible for the implementation of recommended investment strategies in client portfolios. This position assists in managing clients' assets including cash, equities, fixed income, and private investments while acting as a liaison with the relationship managers regarding these investments. The Sr. Portfolio Construction Analyst implements investment programs approved by the BBH portfolio managers and BBH's Investment Research Group. Trades are sized and pre-trade compliance is performed before sending to BBH's trade execution team. Post trade reviews and controls are also performed to ensure the accuracy of both the individual trade and the overall portfolio in relation to a client's Investment Policy Statement. The Sr. Portfolio Construction Analyst will support for one off trades, both client and RM directed, as well as specialty trades such as control persons trades directed by insiders or control persons of publicly traded corporations. This role will also implement tax strategies such as annual tax loss harvesting across relationship teams.
The Sr. Portfolio Construction Analyst will also execute on those responsibilities related to the Centralized Portfolio Implementation (CPI) initiatives which includes execution of all equity, and fixed income trades, unilaterally implementing asset allocation changes, monitoring, and correcting portfolio drift, deploying and raising cash in client portfolios as needed, including Wealth Strategies and Private Funds while ensuring clients' accounts are managed properly to their signed IPS.
Some of your key responsibilities include:
Equity Strategy Related Trading:
• Implement equity strategies across accounts based on account-level coding, taking into account client restrictions and trading guardrails established in the client Investment Policy Statement. Represent and explain portfolio implementation services to relationship teams.
• Perform variance checks on SMA trades for the respective names traded to ensure the proper trades were executed based on the requests provided by the PM.
• Perform trade block review to ensure the correct weights are traded.
Relationship Manager and Client directed trading:
• Manage and invest discretionary cash from subscriptions and redemptions, new cash or withdrawals of cash, and changes in Investment Policy Statements.
• Ensure CPI investments or divestitures are in line with RM expectations and clients Investment Policy Statement.
Rebalance trading:
• Rebalance accounts to keep them in line with the account's Investment Policy Statement in a tax efficient and prudent manner.
Account maintenance:
• Review account codings and account restriction requests to ensure alignment with account investment objectives.
• Perform account coding review for all the allocations to ensure the correct SMA codes are traded.
Qualifications:
• BA or Equivalent
• 4+ years of experience
• Prior trading and/or portfolio implementation experience required
• Must have strong Excel and PowerPoint
• Charles River experience, a plus
This role is based in our New York City location and is a hybrid role, with a minimum of three (3) days per week in office.
Salary Range
$95k-$125k base salary + annual bonus
BBH and its affiliates' compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck-providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being.
We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn't followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn't meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.