Policies, Procedures, & Controls, Senior Associate

guggenheiminvestment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 113,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401k with matching contribution

Healthcare and wellbeing programs

Paid leave

Learning and development opportunities

Family and caregiving support

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Guggenheim Investments seeks a Senior Associate for the Policies, Procedures, and Controls team in New York City. You will help draft, update, and govern policies, procedures, charters, flows, and related documentation that support GI's investment management and operations.

You will collaborate with stakeholders across Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Operations, Compliance, Legal, and Risk Management to ensure processes meet regulatory and internal standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing, drafting, and updating policies, procedures, charters, and related documentation reflecting firm practices and regulatory requirements.
• Support end-to-end lifecycle for documentation, coordinating issuances and approvals.
• Identify opportunities to improve team efficiency and maintain organized documentation inventories.
• Prepare materials for senior management and governance forums.
• Develop high-quality PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Visio outputs aligned with firm standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

JD/MBA or relevant graduate degree (preferred)

Job description

Position Summary

Position Overview

Guggenheim Investments ("GI" or "Firm") is seeking a Senior Associate to join its Policies, Procedures, and Controls team. The team, which is part of the Office of the President, is the core driver of the Firm's governance framework for policies, procedures and related documentation, with direct responsibility for developing, managing, and enhancing the policies and procedures that support GI's global investment management and operational activities.

This Senior Associate will work in a fast-paced, growing environment and will collaborate closely with team members, subject matter experts and senior stakeholders across the Firm, including Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Operations, Client Services, Marketing, Compliance, Legal, and Risk Management. The role requires being highly proactive, execution-focused, and able to multitask and adhere to deadlines, and will support how the Firm documents, governs, and communicates its processes and controls. The position is based in our New York City office full-time.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in developing, drafting, and updating policies, procedures, charters, process flows, checklists, and related documentation to accurately reflect Firm practices, products, processes, and regulatory requirements.
• Support end-to-end lifecycle for assigned documentation, including working with team members and subject matter experts to understand processes and controls, drafting and refining content, helping to navigate internal governance and approvals, and coordinating formal issuance in line with Firm standards.
• Proactively identify opportunities to enhance team efficiencies.
• Maintain centralized inventories and repositories to ensure documentation is current, organized, and easily retrievable.
• Work on various projects and initiatives, by helping to define and track milestones and deliverables, and ensuring timely completion in a high-demand environment.
• Help to address ad hoc projects and initiatives related to policies, procedures, governance, and process documentation in response to evolving business needs, regulatory/Internal Audit expectations, and strategic priorities.
• Prepare and contribute to materials and reports for senior management and governance forums.
• Develop and maintain high-quality PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Visio materials, ensuring a professional, consistent, and accurate presentation aligned with Firm standards.
• Monitor Internal Audits, including reviewing/challenging Internal Audit findings, and assisting with drafting remediation Action Plans, where applicable.
• Develop, enhance, and maintain team administrative documents (e.g., trackers, templates)
• Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned, including, but not limited to, matters relating to policies, procedures, charters, controls, governance, and associated processes and documentation.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of three to five years of experience in a financial services organization or equivalent experience at a top consulting firm or top law firm.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write clearly, concisely, and logically.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively on multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously, under tight deadlines and in a high-pressure environment, while maintaining high quality and accuracy.
• High level of attention to detail and a strong focus on accuracy.

Preferred Qualifications

• An advanced degree (such as JD, MBA, or a relevant graduate degree) is desirable.
• Proactive, issue-spotting, innovative, and solutions-oriented mindset.
• Genuine intellectual curiosity for learning how products, processes, and systems work, and in engaging with subject matter experts to understand new or complex topics.
• Collaborative working style, and an ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across functions, including investment, operations, control, and support teams.
• Take ownership of assignments and deliverables, and comfortable asking questions.

We are not seeking agency assistance with this role.

We are unable to consider candidates who require current or future visa sponsorship for employment in the United States. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without current or future visa sponsorship or transfer.

The benefits offered for this position:

• Competitive compensation
• 401k with matching contribution
• Healthcare and wellbeing programs
• Paid leave
• Learning and development opportunities
• Family and caregiving support
• Employee assistance program

Salary Range

Annual base salary between $112,500.00-$125,000.00

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this position. Actual base salaries may vary depending on factors such as location and experience. The range listed reflects base sa