Mutual Fund Distribution Operations Specialist recruitment

Within Allianz Global Investors in Europe, you will become a member of the Mutual Fund Distribution Operations Team as a Mutual Fund Distribution Operations Specialist. The department supports the European sales team in the set-up of the operational infrastructure for international clients (i.e. fund of funds, insurances, banks, mutual fund platforms) purchasing Allianz Global Investors funds. This covers the set-up of the relevant contracts, account opening support, trail fee, handling of enquiries from client and sales about operational topics as well as all general aspects of the infrastructure for the distribution of mutual funds in European markets ex Germany.  

Location and starting date

To support our client servicing team based in Paris we are looking asap for a…

Mutual Fund Distribution Operations Specialist (M/F)

Main tasks / job profile:

Key Responsibilities

You will perform through….

-       Manage day to day activities with regard to the take-up of new clients, account opening, order processing, client agreements, trail fee, etc.

-       Selection of external service providers (transfer agents, paying agents, etc.) incl. contract negotiation

-       Manage relationships with group-internal fund providers/platforms

-       Manage operational relationships with fund platforms (Calastone, FundChannel, Allfunds, etc.)

-       Supervise trail fee payment process

Candidates profile / requirement:

Key Requirements/Skills/Experience

What you should bring...

-       Ideally, you have a university degree in economics and/or you worked already in the financial industry for 3-5 years.

-       Additionally you have

o     advanced computer literacy in MS-Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

o     excellent command of French and English, written and spoken. German or Italian as additional language is considered a plus.

-       We also value your personal skills. We are looking for a person who has

o     the ability to work in an international environment

o     a high degree of energy and ambition

o     pleasure in establishing good personal relationships to colleagues and clients

If you think you have what it takes to fill this attractive full-time position in our dynamic team then please submit your cover letter with C.V. We look forward to hearing from you!