Investment Governance Manager

Invesco UK; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Hybrid work schedule

401(K) matching up to 6% + additional

Health & wellbeing benefits

Parental Leave benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Invesco seeks a senior professional to join the Investment Governance team in Atlanta. The role designs, implements, and operates Invesco's global investment governance framework, developing robust governance documentation and management information to support oversight across the investment lifecycle.

You will advise governance bodies, coordinate incident management, analyze lifecycle events, and create operational playbooks to mitigate risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting, business, risk management, law or a related discipline; or equivalent practical experience.
• Typically, five or more years of relevant experience in asset management, investment operations, risk, governance or controls, compliance or internal audit.
• Strong knowledge of the investment lifecycle (portfolio management, trading, post-trade activities).
• Experience drafting and maintaining investment, trading, risk or control policies and procedures and supporting audits or governance reviews.
• Ability to produce papers, management information, dashboards and senior-management reporting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word; familiarity with investment data and order management systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line ownership of investment-related policies, standards, procedures and guidance.
• Coordinate intake, assessment, triage, escalation and governance of investment and trading incidents.
• Ensure consistency of incident records to support reporting and remediation plans.
• Map investment lifecycle activities and material risks across asset classes and develop playbooks and checklists.
• Produce management information, dashboards and committee reporting on governance topics.
• Coordinate with Legal, Compliance, Audit, Risk and Controls on governance topics and enhancements.
• Support execution of governance initiatives arising from design and implementation of the governance framework.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting, business, risk management, law or related discipline

Professional qualification (CFA/FRM/CAIA/CPA/CISA) or progress towards one

Tools

Order management systems

Dashboard/reporting tools

Job description

About Invesco

As one of the world's leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.

What's in it for you?

Our people are at the ver y core of our success. Invesco employees get more out of life through our comprehensive compensation and benefit offerings including:

• Flexible paid time off
• Hybrid work schedule
• 401(K) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with a discretionary supplemental contribution
• Health & wellbeing benefits
• Parental Leave benefits
• Employee stock purchase plan

Job Description

About the Team

The Investment Governance team is responsible for the first-line governance framework that provides for oversight of the investment lifecycle, operating standards, incident management and effective risk mitigation across Invesco's global investment platform. The team partners with Investments, Capital Markets, Front Office Operations and LCAR functions to strengthen first-line processes, improve decision-making, ensure appropriate escalation, reporting and oversight.

About the Role

The role supports the design, implementation and ongoing operation of Invesco's global investment governance framework. This includes the development of robust governance documentation and decision-useful management information, advising governance bodies on potential enhancements to ensure appropriate oversight of risks, coordinating investment incident management and reporting processes, analyzing investment lifecycle events and developing operational playbooks to mitigate risk. Working across Investments, Capital Markets, Front Office Operations and the three lines of defense, the role promotes a multi-layered investment governance approach in support of the delivery of good client outcomes. The position reports to the Global Head of Investment Governance.

Responsibilities of the Role

• Provide first-line ownership of investment-related policies, standards, procedures, and guidance.
• Coordinate the intake, assessment, triage, escalation, and governance of investment and trading incidents.
• Ensure consistency of incident records to support better management information and reporting. Track incident remediation plans, accountable owners, and deadlines, and support the delivery of remediation plans within the first line.
• Map investment lifecycle activities and material risks across relevant asset classes and develop playbooks and checklists to support effective risk management and improved decision-making.
• Produce management information, dashboards, and committee reporting on a variety of governance topics.
• Coordinate engagement with Legal, Compliance, Audit, Risk and Controls Assurance on governance topics and investment process enhancements.
• Support the Global Head of Investment Governance on the execution of investment governance initiatives arising out of the design and implementation of Invesco's global investment governance framework.

Requirements for the Role

Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting, business, risk management, law or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Typically, five or more years of relevant experience in asset management, investment operations, investment risk, operational risk, governance and controls, compliance, internal audit or front-office business management.

Strong knowledge of the investment lifecycle, including portfolio management, order generation, trading, post-trade activities, investment data and support processes.

Experience drafting and maintaining investment, trading, risk or control policies and procedures and supporting audit, assurance or governance reviews.

Strong organizational, analytical and communication skills, with experience producing clear papers, management information, dashboards and senior-management reporting.

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Familiarity with investment data, order management systems, operational resilience or regulatory change is advantageous.

Relevant professional qualification, or progress towards one, such as CFA, FRM, CAIA, CIA, CPA, CISA or an equivalent credential, is preferred.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Worker Type

Employee

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Workplace Model

Pursuant to Invesco's Workplace Policy, employees are expected to comply with the firm's most current workplace model, which as of October 1, 2025, includes spending at least four full days each week working in an Invesco office. This reflects our belief that spending time together in the office helps us build stronger relationships, collaborate more easily, and support each other's growth and development.

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