Commentary Project Coordinator

Who Youll Work With:

The Client Group has a presence in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia, and is composed of five main areas:

• Sales & Client Services works with financial intermediaries and institutions to offer diversified investment solutions that help clients build and preserve their wealth.

• Business Development is a conduit to the firms investment teams and supports our clients and internal business partners through investment-platform and product content, messaging, competitive analysis and education.

• Product Strategy & Development designs, develops and manages the firms global lineup of investment services and considers clients evolving needs to identify new opportunities.

• Marketing promotes the firm and its services by creating, packaging and distributing content and messaging to engage diverse audiences through digital platforms and initiatives, strategic campaigns, and events.

• Business Transformation looks to evolve and scale our business, leveraging digital and data, to drive top-line growth and improve profitability.

What Youll Do:

The Operational Marketing Team is looking for an organized team player to draft, edit and project manage the production of a wide range of financial literature. This team is responsible for the creation of high-volume, time-sensitive marketing material including commentary for equity, fixed-income and alternative funds and their respective teams. At full capacity, this person should expect to be managing 35-45 commentaries each reporting cycle. These products serve as marketing collateral and/or marketing promotion for financial advisors, product management teams and global clients. This role includes interacting with Marketing (US and global divisions), Legal/Compliance, Proofreading, Global Analytics, and product/portfolio managers. The ideal candidate is:

• Passionate about their work and able to communicate suggestions in a thoughtful and considerate way, all while being able to follow directions from supervisors and the internal stakeholders

• Skilled at recognizing related pieces of information across similar and different products to ensure adherence to brand and messaging guidelines

• Adept at synthesizing data to support the story/conclusion

• Collaborative and able to adjust communication styles while working with diverse types of peoples, personalities and teams

• Consideration for global organization and respect for working across multiple regions, time zones, and cultures

• Willingness to support team function of completing commentary production at scale

• Able to demonstrate agility, flexibility and innovation when faced with complexity and/or adversity.

• Organizational skill and prioritization of business needs based on the market

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Drafting, editing and project managing the production of multiple fund performance commentaries at any one time

• Communicating with management on and implementing evolving commentary guidelines and regulations

• Running and interpreting fund performance reports with discernment in order to arrive at a compelling conclusion

• Building and maintaining internal relationships with product/portfolio managers, Legal/Compliance and Proofreading teams

• Establishing and organizing personal workflow documentation

• Working within multiple internal databases and reporting systems to customize commentaries for distributing to clients

• Maintaining monthly data organization

• Collaborating within the team on process optimization and problem solving related to commentary production

What Were Looking For:

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Familiarity with the finance industry

• Strong communication skills

• Expertise in Microsoft Office (specifically Outlook, Word [editing in Track Changes and and using the Comment tools] and Excel) & Adobe Acrobat

• Ability to analyze data with impeccable attention to detail

• Adaptability in learning various public and proprietary softwares for daily responsibilities

• Exceptional organization, project-management and time-management skills

• Tenacity to self-manage against strict deadlines and work independently

• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills

• Consistent availability to work during defined peak production periods

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelors degree (Economics/Finance, Project or Business Management, and/or English preferred)

• Excellent technical writing skills

• Experience in identifying operational inefficiencies and implementing technological solutionsincluding RPA or machine learningto drive greater efficiency and accuracy in project management.

• Marketing operations or production environment experience within finance or similar regulated industries such as health care and insurance

• A proactive approach to researching and adopting new technologies that can streamline communication, data management, and overall process performance in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

• Familiarity with or eagerness to learn cutting-edge digital project management tools that integrate AI capabilities for improved workflow tracking and process monitoring such as SharePoint, Seismic and Workfront.

About AB

We are a leading global investment management firm offering high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, retail investors, and private-wealth clients in major markets around the globe. With over 4,000 employees across 57 locations operating in 26 countries and jurisdictions, our ambition is simple: to be the most trusted investment firm in the world. We realize that it's our people who give us a competitive advantage and drive success in the market, and our goal is to create an inclusive culture that rewards hard work.

Our culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration creates an environment where you can thrive and do your best work. Whether you're producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business or providing thoughtful advice to our clients, we are fully invested in you. If you're ready to challenge your limits and empower your career, join us!

All are encouraged to apply. AB does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status or any other basis that is prohibited by applicable law. ABs policies and practices seek to ensure that employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants based solely on job-related criteria.