Senior Investment Strategist

SENIOR INVESTMENT STRATEGIST WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY? The Senior Investment Strategist is a member of the investment research team reporting to the Chief Investment Officer with a focus on supporting firm-wide asset allocation and investment strategy and communicating the firm's investment best-thinking to internal and external audiences. This position works with the CNR Investment Strategy Committee to formulate views on the economic and financial market outlook and translate those views into portfolio construction for clients. The Senior Investment Strategist leads the effort to generate materials to communicate those views, including presentations, white papers, and articles, as well as internal communications, and presents these materials and views through in a variety of forums. The Senior Investment Strategist's role is to educate our client facing professionals, clients and prospects on key asset allocation topics as well as the individual strategies the firm offers on a regular and consistent basis both verbally and in written materials. The position requires extensive collaboration with several internal teams, including several areas within the investment research team, as well as externally facing Senior Investment Consultants and Portfolio Managers. What you will do

• Conduct research and analysis of the economic and financial market outlook to support firm-wide investment strategy and asset allocation using quantitative wealth management models (portfolio optimization, rebalancing, tax-loss harvesting, monte carlo simulations, trading algorithms, financial health scores, and probability assessment models used in developing a wealth management platform), and developing prototypes to hand over to developers.
• Develop thought leadership and materials to articulate CNR's investment and economic views.
• Partner with the investment teams on portfolio analysis and views for individual strategies.
• Coach, support, train and educate Senior Investment Consultants, Portfolio Managers, Private Investment Consultants, Bankers, and Advisors on the rationale for each of CNR's asset class investments category.
• Partner with the investment teams on portfolio analysis and views for individual strategies.
• Educate our client-facing professionals and clients on key economic, financial-market and portfolio strategy topics and to contribute to investment decisions.
• Communicate to clients and advisors performance across asset allocation and individual strategies.
• Develop written and verbal narratives relating to asset allocation decisions from the Investment Committee and consistently present to all groups.
• Understand and discuss investment offerings and explain within the context of portfolios
• Serve as a primary spokesman for the CNR investment team to internal and external audiences. Provide responses to client-driven questions on economics, markets and portfolios.
• Regularly present to advisors, clients and prospective clients through National and Regional webinars, in-person events, and one-on-one meetings
• Support distribution teams with thorough, detailed, and timely responses. Involvement in training efforts.
• Support the development of the CNR investment platform through a variety of special projects
• Work closely with Senior Investment Consultants, Portfolio Managers, Private Investment Consultants, and Bankers for all new client opportunities and existing clients that have less than $10 million in total account AUMs.
• Travel often to support these initiatives.

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Compensation Starting base salary : $127,626 - $237,014 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This job is eligible for bonus and / or commissions.

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Benefits and Perks At City National, we strive to be the best at whatever we do, including the benefits and perks we offer our colleagues. Get an inside look at our Benefits and Perks. ABOUT CITY NATIONAL

City National Bank, a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, is the largest bank headquartered in Los Angeles with $92.03 billion in assets as of April 30, 2024. Founded in 1954, City National provides personalized banking, investment and trust services in select markets including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, Nashville, Atlanta, Delaware, Las Vegas, Washington D.C. and Miami.

For more information about City National, visit cnb.com. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER & REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

City National Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting and maintaining a diverse, equitable and inclusive working environment where differences are valued and encouraged. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other basis protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate or in our Code of Conduct. READ MORE

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Salary : $127,626 - $237,014