Client Business Management Analyst

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Job description

Our Firm. American Century Investments is a leading global asset manager focused on delivering investment results and building long-term client relationships while supporting research that can improve human health and save lives. Founded in 1958, the firm's 1,400 employees serve financial professionals, institutions, corporations and individual investors, offering a wide range of investment strategies across a variety of investment disciplines. We are committed to providing institutional-quality, actively managed solutions with a performance-centered mindset. Our expertise spans global growth equity, global value equity, disciplined equity, multi-asset strategies, global fixed income, alternatives and ETFs. Privately controlled and independent, we focus solely on investment management. This empowers us to align our decisions with client expectations and concentrate on their long-term money management needs. Our culture of winning behaviors exemplifies our dedication to clients every single day. Delivering investment results enables us to distribute over 40% of our dividendsmore than $1.7 billion to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a 500-person, non-profit basic biomedical research organization with a controlling interest in American Century Investments. Our dividend payments provide ongoing financial support for the Institute's work of uncovering the causes, treatments and prevention of life-threatening diseases, like cancer. For more information, please visit americancentury.com. Are you interested in an exciting opportunity to gain rare exposure to all facets of asset management while working on strategically critical initiatives? We may have the opportunity you've been waiting for!. We are currently seeking a Client Business Management Analyst to act as a key member of the Client Business Management (CBM) team. In this role, you will support the business by assisting with the creation and execution of sales management initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside senior distribution leadership in the US Intermediary organization and other stakeholders throughout the company. You will be responsible for providing and analyzing data and business processes needed to evaluate and complete goals. A successful Business Analyst will have a deep understanding of the inter-dependence of business functions and how data and technology inform and enable our collective efforts. Responsibilities: Work independently to support US Intermediary leadership on both strategic and tactical initiatives. Drive completion on ad hoc assignments and special projects with varying goals, both independently and within a team environment. Apply new technology and drive new initiatives with these tools to optimize productivity. This includes aspects in our business such as assessing financial results, driving new business ventures and partnerships, and developing key business metrics to allow management to understand and monitor the business. Partner with other businesses and support roles (e.g., Product, Finance, Operations/Technology, CBM) to craft initiatives and get results. Required Skills: Strong analytical background and a fundamental understanding of capital markets and the asset management industry. Self-starter, goal-oriented, persistent, high-energy level, driven to succeed and unquestioned integrity. Validated success in synthesizing disparate data into rare insights. Proven interpersonal skills with ability to follow through to completion, ideally in a project management capacity. Ability to move quickly and shift focus among different, concurrent tasks. Keen ability to understand why, not just what. Ability to convey knowledge and message to engender the trust and the respect of peers and senior level management. Required Experience: Bachelor's degree with a preference for Finance, Business, or Accounting. 2-5+ years' experience in data aggregation and analysis focused role within an asset manager, intermediary experience preferred. Strong analytical and written communication skills. Exposure to the use of technology, especially within the framework of business analytics (preferably Alteryx) and sales enablement tools including CRM tools (preferably Salesforce). SQL or Python knowledge strongly preferred but not required. Former or current project management skills a plus. Additional Requirements: To ensure a safe and welcoming work environment for all employees, clients, and visitors, American Century Investments currently requires all U.S. based new hires to have submitted proof of having received the final dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to the position start date unless they have obtained a reasonable accommodation. American Century Investments is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. As such, American Century strives to provide a reasonable accommodation to any qualified individual under the ADA to perform essential job functions. American Century Investments believes all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunity and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals forty years of age and older, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. ACI does not discriminate or adopt any policy that discriminates against an individual or any group of individuals on any of these bases. 2019 American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.