Portfolio Specialist, Global Equities - London, United Kingdom - T. Rowe Price

T. Rowe Price

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London, United Kingdom

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Description

There is a place for you at T. Rowe Price to grow, contribute, learn, and make a difference.

We are a premier asset manager focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on today and in the future.

The work we do matters. We invite you to explore the opportunity to join us and grow your career with us.

Primary Purpose of the Position

The primary role of the Portfolio Specialist is to support portfolio managers across a range of global equity strategies, by representing them in meetings and communications with institutional and intermediary prospects, clients, consultants, and internal staff.

This specialist will provide support for a range of Global Equity strategies for our distribution team and clients primarily in EMEA.

This role will require collaboration with other specialists located in our Baltimore, Sydney, Tokyo and Honk Kong offices.

Given the global nature of our equity team, some travel to other offices will be necessary in order to stay connected with the investment teams.

The Global Equity franchise represents a significant portion of T. Rowe Price assets under management.

The primary objective of the role is to actively engage with clients/prospects such that we minimize the amount of time spent by portfolio managers and their investment teams meeting and communicating with prospects, clients, and consultants.

This will enable portfolio management teams to place maximum focus on the investment process, while at the same time helping to ensure that the firm excels in its sales and client service efforts.

The Portfolio Specialist owns the message of strategies supported and works closely with portfolio analysts, institutional writers, and other internal staff to ensure that all communications, marketing materials, RFP responses, etc.

are current and accurate.

The Portfolio Specialist also works closely with sales, consultant relations, client service and other internal staff to communicate relevant information regarding the investment strategies supported, including reviewing investment performance, portfolio composition and characteristics, rationale for holdings, investment decisions, etc.

The Portfolio Specialist is accompanied by sales and client service professionals in meetings and presentations.

Principle Responsibilities- Support the gathering and retention of assets under management by working closely with sales and client service professionals.

Serve as the representative of the portfolio manager in meetings with institutional and intermediary prospects, clients, and consultants.- Maintain in-depth knowledge of investment strategies covered.

Attend investment meetings, read research reports, utilize information services, etc.

to maintain knowledge base required to successfully represent portfolio managers and investment strategies covered.- Serve as the expert for investment strategies covered.

Provide investment strategy and performance context, voice, and messaging guidance to internal staff, including portfolio analysts, institutional writers, and other staff responsible for producing and delivering content to internal and external audiences.- Provide investment strategy education to internal staff in one-on-one or group settings as appropriate.- Support our distribution team and clients by delivering non-product specific engagement and advice related to our capabilities and/or markets.- Travelling should be expected.

One can expect 40-60% of their time on the road supporting our distribution partners.

Qualifications:

Minimum 10 years of buy side experience in a similar role, portfolio management, or investment research, Investment consulting or institutional client service.
Previous experience with global equity strategies and growthoriented strategies.
Must have a passion for the investment business with a deep understanding of investment concepts and have a strong working knowledge of investment strategies and tactics.
Demonstrated track record of success in effectively communicating complex concepts to a wide variety of audiences.
Exceptional relationship management skills with ability to interact well with portfolio managers, other investment professionals, sales and client service professionals, and institutional clients and consultants.
Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
Ability to work well within a collegial, but fastpaced and unstructured environment.
Highly motivated and a selfstarter.
Possess a high level of personal integrity and a passion for achieving competitive results.
Possess a high energy level and drive to succeed coupled with the poise and temperament necessary to work effectively in a team environment.
Leadership skills
Language skills: English (essential)

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
We strive for equity, equality, and opportunity for all associates. When we embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where pe