Sr. Director, Investment and Retirement Services

The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) is seeking a Sr. Director, Investment and Retirement Services within its subsidiary company, TruePlan Benefit and Retirement Advisors (TruePlan). TruePlan is an industry leader in employee benefits and retirement plan consulting. TruePlan delivers tangible business results to finance and human resource leaders, enabling them to enhance plan offerings while remaining competitive and reducing overall plan costs. Reporting to the President of TruePlan this position will be responsible for managing the investment services operations of TruePlan including potential staff supervision, investment selection and monitoring processes, and internal and external investment information communication.

While the position is based in our office in Rensselaer, NY, the incumbent will be expected to travel to upstate NY, Metro-NY, Long Island and New England. A remote working environment may be considered within New York State. The salary for this position is between $120,000.00 and $130,000.00 annually in addition to an annual incentive of up to 10% based on certain performance metrics. Payrate offered will be based on the successful candidate's relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities and in consideration of internal equity.

Key Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Designs and implements a consistent process for comprehensive investment oversight, due diligence and reporting to clients, and internally to TruePlan associates.
• Engages and maintain relationships with investment management firms to facilitate diligence on prospective and existing investment offerings for our clients' fund lineups.
• Has potential supervisory responsibility for investment services employee(s) to include hiring, training, developing, and conducting performance reviews.
• Communicates and presents investment and market information to clients through various media and at client meetings.
• Assists TruePlan sales group in new business procurement including proposal writing and sales presentations.
• Trains and develops investment team to ensure high effectiveness in repeatable and defendable selection/monitoring processes for TruePlan clients.
• Serves as voting member of the TruePlan Investment Committee.
• Coordinates closely with the account management team to maximize client deliverables.
• Ensures investment services team conformity with all standards outlined in the HCSC compliance manual.
• Performs investment advisory services for investment-only clients.
• Maintains cutting edge body of knowledge in the areas of regulatory, industry trends, and investments. Researches and evaluates industry innovations to keep TruePlan at the forefront of the retirement advisory services industry.
• Maintains all required licenses.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economics or a related field is required, Masters preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to satisfactorily perform the duties of the job may be substituted.
• At least five years of related experience in the delivery of retirement and financial services for institutional (corporate) buyers including regulatory, industry, and investment knowledge
• New York State Life, Accident and Health license or obtained 3 months from date of hire to comply
• Series 7 and 66, or Series 6, 63 and 65 or obtained 3 months from date of hire to comply
• CAIA certification is strongly preferred.
• Must be detail-oriented and possess superior analytical, oral, and written communication skills including exceptional presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent relationship building skills with internal and external clients
• Must be able to present complex topics in a clear, concise and understandable manner.
• 10% to 20% travel in upstate NY, Metro-NY, Long Island and New England required.