Franklin Templeton Investments
Job title:
Asset Class Specialist/Content Writing Manager
Company
Franklin Templeton Investments
Job description
At Franklin Templeton, we’re advancing our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic and diversified firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that’s both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we provide opportunities to help you reach your potential while helping our clients reach theirs.Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world!What is the Global RFP Content Team responsible for?The Global RFP Content Team is a group of asset class specialists and content writers with responsibility for driving quality of RFP/DDQ content. Team members have two key responsibilities:Lead the process of sourcing, writing, editing, and maintaining standard responses held in the Global RFP/DDQ content library. The team works closely with business partners and Subject Matter Experts across the firm to develop and maintain high-quality, compelling centralized language that conveys consistent messaging and a strong competitive advantage. Act as internal Subject Matter Expert for all investment products. This involves reviewing RFPs and DDQs for accuracy, completeness, and consistency and acting as a primary point of contact for Asset Class Specialists and content writers where questions are identified that may require new or revised product-related content.What are the Asset Class Specialist/Content Writing Manager key responsibilities?The Manager of the Asset Class Specialist/Content Writing and Management team is a management position responsible for story development, content creation and maintenance of product and strategy content used in preparing RFPs, DDQs, and other documents for prospective and existing clients globally.Supports the firm across all businesses to significantly increase and/or retain assets under management.Oversee a pool of experienced writing professionals who create new content, edit standard responses, and customize responses.Responsible for establishing the content development strategy on an annual basis, combining the right internal and external experts to create/develop new story, messaging, and firm/investment/product/servicing capability content.Partner extensively with other key departments, including Distribution, Product Management, Marketing, Performance, Legal, Compliance, etc., to design and enrich the firm’s abilities to effectively respond to new business opportunities and address Client, Consultant, and Intermediary’s due diligence questions.Partner and collaborate with strategic content developers across Sustainability, DNI, Fund Administration, Product Marketing, Corporate Communications, and Local Marketing to ensure consistency in story and messaging across multiple touch points.Collaborate with Lead Business Analyst with who supports Technology updates, Training and Role & Permissions across the enterprise.Establish annual content development strategy and execution plan leveraging dedicated writers, regional product specialists and outside experts, e.g., content buildout for new products and firm capabilities, and existing content enrichment efforts.Work with business leaders to align content development efforts with firm’s strategic priorities and initiatives.Work with business leaders to prioritize content categories that need to be customized for regional client and local nuances.Conduct product-level audits on a regular basis to ensure story and message are relevant and accurate, and that gaps for business pitches or responding to intermediary client needs are addressed.Lead and manage a team of writers on a day-to-day basis, acting as a positive role model.Collaborate with Global RFP & DDQ Services management to assess and develop future staffing model of content team.Support automation of our content management capabilities and the maintenance required for automation. Be responsible for ensuring we have a strategy and plan for the technology to store and reuse content (within and outside of Qvidian & Loopio or other Generative AI locations). Participate in groupwide programs in collaboration with the Lead Business Analyst involving content automation and industry standardization (e.g., DOOR).What ideal qualifications, skills and experience would help someone to be successful?Significant experience/interest in investment/financial writingDeep experience in sourcing and managing written content, and especially in building relationships with information providers (Subject Matter Experts) to extract relevant and timely material.Well established people management experience, including leading other senior professionals in a multi-site or global environment.Bachelor’s degree in a finance or writing discipline preferred.Significant asset management experience, preferably in a multi-site or global environment. Additional general financial services experience is highly desirable.Understanding and experience of the formal RFP and DDQ processes, including clients’ and consultants’ evaluation processesStrong knowledge of Investment/Asset management product range, across equity, fixed income, real estate and alternatives (or experience/education to develop this knowledge quickly).Excellent knowledge of financial markets, ideally across multiple distribution channels and regions/countries.Proficient with statistical information, able to understand data and utilize to provide evidence in support of written statements.Excellent research and analysis skills, tenacious in following issues to a successful conclusion.Outstanding written and verbal communication skills (to include above-average writing, editing and proofreading skills).Flexible and adaptable, with demonstrated ability to consistently excel in a rapidly changing environment.Excellent project management and organization skills, and able to successfully manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.Strong working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and the RFP KnowledgeBase (such as; Qvidian/Loopio).Experience our welcoming culture and reach your professional and personal potential!Building teams with diverse skills, backgrounds, and experiences has always been important to us. Cultivating an inclusive culture where employees feel safe to share their voices is not only beneficial for our people, but also drives innovation and enables us to deliver better client outcomes. So, no matter your interests, lifestyle, or background, there’s a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We will provide you with tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help you excel in your career and personal life.We want our employees to be at their best. By joining us, you will connect with a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending on individual needs. Whether you need support for staying physically and mentally healthy, saving for life’s adventures, taking care of your family members, or making a positive impact in your community, we aim to have you covered.Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.As part of our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, we welcome applicants with flexible working arrangements in their current roles or those seeking a flexible working pattern. We encourage you to communicate any preferences for flexible working so that we can consider this during our hiring process. Additionally, returners – individuals who have taken a break from work – are also encouraged to explore our job opportunities.As a registered UK Disability Confident Committed Employer, we encourage you to disclose if you consider yourself to have a disability as part of your application. This information enables us to provide the necessary support and leverage your unique talents effectively.If you believe that you need an accommodation to search for or apply for one of our positions, please send an email to . In your email, please include the arrangement you are requesting and the job title and job number you are applying for. We will review the request and make a best effort to enact the arrangement. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only requests for arrangements will receive a response.
Expected salary
Location
London
Job date
Thu, 16 May 2024 07:31:06 GMT
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