Sr Specialist- Operations Control recruitment

Organizational Objective/Purpose:

Windhaven Investment Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm serving high net worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, foundations and endowments.  We currently manage over $10B in client assets.  We broadly diversify investment portfolios across the global capital markets and regularly include exposure to gold, commodities and real estate, in addition to more traditional investments in US and non-US stocks and bonds. To guide investment decisions and manage portfolio risk, we use our proprietary Global Strategies Model.  Windhaven is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Charles Schwab and is located in Boston, MA.

Our mission is to help our clients achieve an attractive rate of return on their investments over the long term while preserving their capital under a wide variety of global macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions.  To support our mission, we aim to be the top team of investment managers/researchers in the global asset allocation field, developing and evolving the industry’s most comprehensive model of the global capital markets (equities, fixed income, hard assets and currencies across the U.S., Europe, Asia and emerging markets).

Brief Description of Role:

The Sr Specialist, Trade Operations Controls will be a member of the Windhaven Trading and Operations team.  The position will be responsible for collecting, organizing and managing documentation associated with the trading and operations processes.  This position is necessary to ensure that Windhaven’s Trading and Operations team is adhering to the guidelines as required by Schwab’s Internal Audit department.  This will enable our trading processes to operate effectively and minimize risk to both shareholders and the advisor.

Technical/Functional Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree highly preferred
Minimum 3-5 years of relevant financial services industry experience
Knowledge of trading and trade support functions
Experience in Compliance/Audit and/or Operations functions with an asset management firm.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
Outstanding organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Highly motivated

Interested candidates should apply online at: http://jobsearch.schwab.com/viewjob.html?erjob=215317eresc=eFinancialCareers