Asset Management - Client Service - Institutional Contract Specialist - Associate

Job description

Key Responsibilities - Manage a portfolio of institutional contracting matters, including new agreements, renewals, amendments, RFP-related contract support, and ad hoc requests—from intake through execution. - Draft and prepare agreement packages using approved templates (e.g., investment management agreements, schedules/exhibits, disclosures, fee exhibits), ensuring completeness and adherence to standards. - Support negotiations with institutional clients and counsel on commercial and operational terms, while coordinating exceptions for stakeholder review. - Review and summarize client redlines and comments; identify key issues, themes, and risks; recommend positions and proposed language based on precedent, business objectives, and stakeholder input. - Engage internal stakeholders with concise, well-framed requests that outline trade-offs, implications, and recommended next steps to enable timely decisions. - Maintain accurate, audit-ready records, approvals, and version control in contract/workflow systems; manage pipeline priorities, deadlines, and reporting on progress and cycle times. - Contribute to process improvements (templates, playbooks, checklists, workflows) to enhance efficiency and client experience. Required Skills and Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) with 2-5 years of relevant experience in contracts, legal/contract support, client onboarding, or institutional client service operations (financial services preferred). - Ability to interpret and negotiate contract terms, manage redlines, and drive matters to execution in partnership with control and business stakeholders. - Strong analytical writing and executive-level summarization skills, including the ability to communicate recommendations and rationale clearly. - Sound judgement and risk awareness: able to identify non-standard terms, assess materiality, and escalate appropriately while proposing pragmatic alternatives. - Strong attention to detail, organization, and prioritization skills in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment. - Professional communication and collaboration skills across client-facing and internal stakeholder groups. Preferred Qualifications - Experience supporting institutional asset management clients (e.g., pensions, endowments, sovereigns, insurers) and related documentation. - Familiarity with investment management agreement structures and common negotiation topics (e.g., fees, liability/indemnity, reporting, privacy/confidentiality, termination). - Experience using Contract Lifecycle Management /workflow tools and working within a controlled, audit-conscious environment.