Portfolio Manager III

Bank of America Bank of America · Banking · Saint Louis, MO

Portfolio Manager III at Bank of America, focusing on creating customized investment strategies for high-net-worth clients. Responsibilities include evaluating, designing, constructing, managing, and monitoring all aspects of discretionary portfolio management, including asset allocation, portfolio construction, security/manager selection, trade execution, risk management, compliance, investment reviews, and client communication. The role also involves client retention, business development, and mentoring associates.

What you'd actually do

  1. Works to understand the client's situation and circumstances to develop and recommend an investment strategy tailored to their unique goals and objectives
  2. Manages all aspects of the client's investment portfolio including asset allocation, portfolio construction, security/manager selection, trade execution, risk management and compliance, and investment reviews
  3. Collaborates with teammates to deliver the bank's full array of integrated solutions, such as equities, fixed income, alternative investments, and Specialty Asset Management as appropriate
  4. Engages with clients to review investment performance and anticipated market changes based on economic and industry analysis
  5. Stays up-to-date on recommendations from the Chief Investment Office, current market conditions, and economic trends to anticipate and mitigate investment risks
  6. Develops meaningful relationships with clients, while demonstrating the highest care, skill, diligence, and ethics

Skills

Required

  • investment decision making
  • financial consulting
  • wealth management
  • private banking
  • trust field
  • fiduciary and financial products and services
  • investments
  • tax
  • legal
  • operations
  • fiduciary standards
  • principles
  • applicable laws and regulations
  • negotiating
  • delegating
  • leadership
  • client service
  • relationship management

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field or equivalent financial services/business experience
  • MBA
  • JD
  • CPA
  • CFP
  • CFA designation

What the JD emphasized

  • Minimum of 10 years of investment decision making and financial consulting experience working with high-net-worth and ultra-high net worth clients
  • Has held positions of increasing responsibility with an established and prestigious financial services firm, most likely in a wealth management, private banking and/or trust field
  • Knowledge of fiduciary and financial products and services through extensive related work experience
  • Broad-based technical knowledge of investments, tax, legal and operations necessary to service clients
  • Knowledge of fiduciary standards, principles and applicable laws and regulations usually acquired through training, seminars or law school