Investment Specialist

Wellington Management; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Health and wellbeing coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Wellington Management is seeking an Investment Specialist in Boston, MA, focused on Fixed Income Product Management. This role involves portfolio analysis, development of investment strategies, and client engagement. Ideal candidates will have 5–7+ years of experience and an MBA or CFA. The position offers a competitive salary between USD 90,000 - 180,000, a hybrid work model, and extensive benefits including retirement plans, health coverage, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of industry experience, preferably in a relevant capacity.
• Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Monitor portfolio positioning, performance, and risk exposures to ensure investment integrity.
• Contribute to the development of new investment strategies and client solutions.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to inform product strategy.
• Prepare white papers and presentation materials to differentiate portfolios.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Leadership

Education

MBA and/or CFA preferred

Tools

AI tools

Job description

About the Role

Fixed Income Product Management (“FIPM”) at Wellington Management works closely with our fixed income investment teams, relationship teams, and business colleagues across the firm to support our clients’ investment needs. Our fixed income investors span a wide range of disciplines, geographies, industries, market capitalizations, and styles. The FIPM function has three main objectives:

• Product Development and Marketing: Drive client growth by leading business planning, developing investment solutions, crafting differentiated product messaging, and serving as a subject matter expert across internal and external audiences.
• Investment Integrity and Risk Management: Provide independent oversight of investment and risk processes, ensure alignment with client objectives, conduct regular product reviews, and contribute to formal investment governance.
• Business Management: Oversee product-level business operations including risk, capacity, pricing, and guidelines; resolve internal challenges; and promote best practices across product teams.

Role and responsibilities

Investment Specialists are members of product teams, which are led by an Investment Director. They work closely with the Investment Director(s), investment teams, and business professionals on the areas described above. Responsibilities include performing analyses that ensure portfolio integrity by providing oversight of portfolio positioning, performance, and risk exposures. The individual will also contribute to the development of new investment strategies and client solutions, conduct market and competitor analysis, evaluate product overlap and capacity trends and prepare white papers and presentation materials that serve to differentiate our portfolios. Over time the individual will participate in meetings with clients, prospects and consultants to communicate our investment philosophy, strategy, positioning, and performance.

The ideal candidate is a flexible problem solver with a can‑do attitude, who takes ownership of issues. The individual will work closely with members of the investment team, the Client Group and other functional areas.

QUALIFICATIONS

The Investment Specialist role requires demonstrated knowledge of portfolio and market analysis and a passion for fixed income investing. Advanced analytical skills include the ability to frame issues, identify important points and draw conclusions, combined with strong communication skills and intellectual curiosity. They must be comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment in a multi‑faceted role, where priorities can change rapidly.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor portfolio positioning, performance, and risk exposures to ensure investment integrity.
• Contribute to the development of new investment strategies and client solutions.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to inform product strategy.
• Evaluate product overlap, capacity trends, and pricing dynamics.
• Prepare white papers and presentation materials to differentiate portfolios.
• Participate in client, prospect, and consultant meetings to communicate investment philosophy and performance.
• Collaborate with investment teams, the Client Group, and other functional areas.
• Integrate AI tools into workflows to enhance efficiency and insight generation.
• Support business management initiatives including risk oversight and internal issue resolution.
• Represent the product team with professionalism and clarity in high‑stakes environments.

Further qualifications include

• 5–7+ years of industry experience, preferably in a relevant capacity.
• MBA and/or CFA preferred.
• Familiarity with securitized products, including Agency MBS, RMBS, CMBS, ABS, and CLOs, is a meaningful advantage.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to frame issues and draw insights.
• Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex fixed income topics clearly and effectively.
• Poise under pressure and strong presentation skills.
• Creative problem‑solving and a solutions‑oriented mindset.
• Strong business judgment and intellectual curiosity.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Leadership skills, adaptability, and a proactive approach to execution.

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That’s ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at .

At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry. We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is: USD 90,000 - 180,000.

This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.

Base salary is only one component of Wellington’s total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/ or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally. Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back‑up childcare, tuition/CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time).

We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.