Associate Manager/Assistant Vice President - APAC Business Management & Planning

About Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Working at Columbia Threadneedle Investments you'll find growth and career opportunities across all of our businesses.

We're intentionally built to help you succeed. Our reach is expansive with a global team of 2,300 people working together. Our capability is diverse with more than 550 investment professionals sharing global perspectives across all major asset classes and markets. Our clients have access to a broad array of investment strategies, and we have the capability to create bespoke solutions matched to clients' specific requirements. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our enterprise businesses — Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities.

Job Description

You will be an integral part of Asia Pacific team, collaborating with Distribution, Investment Management (front office), wider distribution support functions and staff groups.
You will report to the Asia Pacific Business Manager, Risk and Control Officer, and will assist her in planning, executing and delivering various initiatives, coordinating with and managing relationships with regional and global teams:
* Business and risk management – regional governance, reporting and managing or having oversight on operational risk.
* Project management – cross functional, regional and global projects.

Role Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of the region's key business objectives and strategy.
• Coordinate governance committees and working groups such as the Regional Business Management Committee, Financial and Operational Risk Committee Operational Risk Working Group, Financial Risk Working Group, prepare agenda and papers, propose items for escalation and record minutes.
• Carry out analysis of data, assist in the preparation of internal updates, dashboards, and executive summaries, highlight trends and follow up with relevant internal stakeholder for further details where necessary.
• Produce quality written reports / presentations and run the production of regular business updates, suitable for review by senior leadership team.
• Participate actively in regional business plans and projects, monitor project performance against key performance indicators, provide regular updates to stakeholders and evaluate project outcomes. These are usually cross-functional projects and may extend across business development (e.g. new market / segment), products, operations, operational risk and compliance.
• Assist in development, implementation and update of regional policies and procedures.
• Identify and assess risk events relating to/impacting APAC business operations/clients; own and drive the timely resolution of identified issues to successful closure.
• Maintain Business Continuity Plans and serve as the business BCP coordinator of APAC.
• Lead and oversee procurement, vendor management, and outsourcing processes in APAC.
• Produce responses to regulatory surveys based on information gathered from internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate and perform risk assessments, e.g. risk and control self-assessment, privacy risk assessment, office risk assessments; identify potential risks and present updates and recommendations to BU/Functional heads, where required.
• Coordinate with Corporate Services team on leasing, upgrading or renovation projects relating to APAC offices.

Key Capabilities:

• 3-5 years of experience in financial services, i.e. Asset Management, Wealth Management, Banking; experience in Audit, Management Consulting and/or business management function preferred.
• Experience working in matrixed, cross border environments.
• Proficiency in project planning, execution, monitoring and reporting.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Strong numerical and analytical skills to analyze data and make informed decisions.
• Ability to produce quality outputs whilst working under pressure with conflicting priorities and short deadlines.
• Trusted with confidential information.
• Confident and can communicate effectively with senior management and stakeholders, and build collaborative relationships with internal teams.
• Self-driven and proactive, with strong sense of accountability and follow-through.
• Demonstrates good judgment, teamwork and integrity
• High attention to detail and well-organized
• Problem solver with collaborative mindset – able to identify issues, assess options, and lead business units/functions to develop actionable solutions effectively.
• Adaptable and flexible to changing situations, being open to new ideas and tasks, and able to find creative solutions to challenges
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools

Desirable:

• Additional Asian language skills (e.g. Chinese) is desirable.
• Good understanding in regulatory requirements and risk management.
• Have knowledge in Salesforce

In-Office Collaboration

 

We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders — clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week. Some roles may require additional in-office time or different in-office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.

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Columbia Threadneedle is a people business, and we recognise that our success is due to our talented people, who bring diversity of thought, complementary skills and capabilities. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and performance-based culture where everyone can belong, grow, contribute and realise their potential.

We appreciate that work-life balance is an important factor for many when considering their next move so please discuss any flexible working requirements directly with your recruiter.

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to racial or ethnic background, religion or belief, sex or gender, nationality, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity or any other basis prohibited by law.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to aid your participation in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.