Advisory Trading Specialist

00052 American Enterprise Investment; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 62,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameriprise Financial is seeking an Advisory Trading Specialist to lead day-to-day trading and operations for discretionary managed accounts. You will collaborate across teams to process client requests, answer inquiries, and research escalated items, while supporting model trading and system enhancements.

The role emphasizes accuracy under pressure, strong communication, and the ability to navigate complex trading workflows within a large financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong attention to detail, highly organized, and possesses a strong work ethic.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines while maintaining a high degree of accuracy.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily trading of Active Portfolio Mutual Fund and/or ETF portfolios; manage drift trading and auto-rebalance processes; handle pre/post trade validation and exceptions.
• Support partners with trading and model maintenance; process client requests and research escalations.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal teams, external managers and vendors.
• Collaborate with third party managers on model trading and client requests; continuously improve systems and processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Work under pressure

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

APL

BETA

BondDesk

Brokerage Mainframe

SSRS/SharePoint

MS Access

Job description

About Our Company

We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Job Description

The Advisory Trading Specialist will initiate the day-to-day trading and operations for all discretionary managed account products. This role will have excellent visibility working cross functionally with business partners to process client requests, answer trade related inquiries and conduct research of escalated items. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative team environment, while helping you reach your career goals!

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily trading of our Active Portfolio Mutual Fund and/or ETF portfolios traded on-team, as well as the highly complex Drift trading process for internally-traded Select Separate Models Only and ETF strategies, and auto-rebalance trading and validation for our SPS Advantage product. This includes trade origination, pre and post trade validation, and reject and exception processing.


• Provide support to business partners with trading and maintenance to models, processing client requests, and answering trade related questions/assisting with research of escalated items.


• Build and maintain support relationships with internal WMS and Capital Markets Trading business partners, as well as external money managers and vendors.


• Collaborative work with third party money managers regarding model trading and client requests.


• Continuous development of on-team systems, tools, and process knowledge.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience 1-3 years of relevant experience


• Strong attention to detail, highly organized, and possesses a strong work ethic.


• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines while maintaining a high degree of accuracy.


• Strong communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with order entry for the following security types: Stocks, ETFs, Bonds, Mutual Funds and Options.


• Experience with the following systems: APL, BETA, BondDesk, Brokerage Mainframe, SSRS/SharePoint, MS Access.

Base Pay Salary

The base salary is $62,300.00 - 93,500.00 USD Annual and may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt

Job Family Group

Business Support & Operations Line of Business CLEAR Clearing

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status 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 participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.

Since 1894, Ameriprise Financial has helped people feel more confident about their financial future. Guided by strong values and a deep commitment to clients, we've remained a trusted leader in financial planning and advice for more than 130 years.

Through our businesses, Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance & Annuities, we deliver advice, investment and protection solutions designed for long-term success.

While each business brings distinct capabilities and expertise, all are united by our unwavering focus on clients and a strong financial foundation. For you, that means the opportunity to build a meaningful career in a high-performing, collaborative culture where your expertise can grow, your contributions are valued and your work can make a real impact. As a global financial services company with three complementary businesses, the breadth of our capabilities sets us apart. It also creates unique opportunities for employees to learn, collaborate and grow their careers: Ameriprise Financial: Financial planning, advice and wealth management. Columbia Threadneedle Investments: Global asset management serving individual, institutional and corporate clients. RiverSource Insurance & Annuities: Products and solutions designed to help clients protect and grow their wealth.

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