What are the responsibilities and job description for the Analyst, Asset Management position at American Beacon Partners?
Analyst, Asset Management
American Beacon Partners, formerly known as Resolute Investment Managers, is a diversified asset management platform with affiliated and independent partnerships with more than 30 investment managers. Drawing on approximately 40 years of investment expertise, innovation and adaptability, American Beacon Partners delivers enduring value through traditional and alternative solutions designed to meet investors' evolving needs.
Driven by future value creation, American Beacon Partners' unique platform delivers strategic benefits through a full suite of distribution, operational and administrative services that may be leveraged by its affiliates. We offer three customizable partnership models tailored for the U.S. wealth and retirement markets. For affiliated partners, we make strategic investments in boutique asset managers to enhance distribution and administrative support functions. For strategic distribution partners, we help investment managers leverage our distribution expertise to achieve greater scale. For sub-advisors to American Beacon Advisors, we assist institutional-caliber asset managers who are seeking to expand their strategies to retail markets through existing funds or new fund launches. With roots as an unaffiliated sub-advised mutual fund sponsor, the majority of our partnerships are with asset managers who invest and operate with full autonomy and independence.
American Beacon Partners' affiliates include American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; National Investment Services of America, LLC; RSW Investments Holdings LLC; Shapiro Capital Management LLC; SSI Investment Management LLC; and Resolute Investment Distributors, Inc.
In December 2025, the company was named one of the "Best Places to Work in Money Management" by Pensions & Investments for the seventh consecutive year. For more information, please visit www.ambeacon.com
Our office is located in Irving, Texas (Las Colinas). This position will have the following consideration:
Hybrid: In office, currently Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday each week, with the option to work from home on Thursday and Friday.
Job Description:
The Analyst, Asset Management, plays a key role in supporting both investment and operational functions. This position assists with the selection, evaluation, and ongoing monitoring of external investment managers for employee benefit plans and the firm's investment products, while also contributing to team-wide initiatives, process improvements, and operational workflows beyond investment-related activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Actively prepares for and engages in investment manager due diligence meetings, contributing informed analysis and insights to support selection and monitoring decisions
- Monitors cash activity, allocates cash and re-balances investment portfolios in accordance with investment policy for investment products and employee benefit plans
- Prepares regular written analyses of portfolio performance using attribution reports, supporting fact sheets, quarterly/semi-annual/annual reports, and presentations
- Actively prepares for and participates in monthly research meetings by gathering data, conducting independent analysis, and contributing original ideas and insights to research discussions
- Reviews and enhances investment products marketing materials, delivers timely client support, and partners with sales and product management teams by providing expert portfolio insights.
- Assists in the completion of RFIs and RFPs sent by prospective or existing clients for the investment products covered
- Monitors adherence to investment guidelines in coordination with the compliance team, ensuring portfolios remain within established parameters
- Tracks and analyzes portfolio performance, benchmarks, and key characteristics, including factor exposures, asset allocation, cash levels, and operational aspects of investment accounts to identify trends and ensure alignment with investment objectives.
- Evaluates existing processes and develops technology-driven solutions to increase efficiency, streamline operations, and automate daily workflows for the team
- Screens for potential managers using the eVestment and Morningstar databases
- Interfaces with outside vendors/advisors on investment related items
- Acts as the primary point of contact with sub-advisor teams and serves as a liaison between the firm and sub-advisors, coordinating communication and collaboration across internal departments
- Helps prepare regular and ad hoc materials for Board meetings and client meetings, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and timely delivery
- Supports ad-hoc projects across internal departments to drive efficiencies and improve processes firm-wide
Requirements
- Minimum of one year of prior investment experience
- Collaborative team player with a proactive mindset and ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Exceptional interpersonal, presentation, and written communication skills
- Strong planning, organizational, analytical and technical capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities independently with accuracy and attention to detail
- Highly motivated, adaptable, and eager to contribute across diverse projects
- Flexibility for limited business travel that may include meeting with fund managers, investment conferences and shareholder/prospect sales calls
- Skilled at identifying and implementing technology solutions to enhance processes and efficiency
- Advanced level proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint required
- Bachelor's degree required; progress towards MBA, CFA, and/or CAIA strongly preferred
- Experience with risk modeling, asset allocation, and general understanding of broad asset classes preferred
- Experience utilizing FactSet, eVestment, and/or Morningstar FactSet databases preferred