Head of APAC Wealth Management

About Us

Wellington Management offersprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About the Role

THEPANY

Tracing our roots to 1928, Wellington Managementpany, LLP is one of the world's largest independent investment management firms. With approximately US$1 trillion in assets under management, we serve as a trusted adviser to institutional clients and mutual fund sponsors in over 60 countries. Our innovative investment solutions are built on the strength of proprietary, independent research, and have long-term views and interests aligned with those of our clients. Our global investment platform isprised of 500 investment professionals across seven investment functions (Investment Boutiques, Investment Research, Hedge Fund Group, Private Investments, Sustainability, Investment Strategy, and Risk & Investment Science) in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions. We aremitted to attracting a talented and diverse workforce, and to fostering an open, collaborative, and inclusive culture because we believe multiple perspectives lead to more informed investment and business decisions. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we wee people with diverse life experiences, fresh ideas, and specialized subject-matter expertise.

THE POSITION

Wellington is seeking a dynamic individual to lead and grow our APAC Wealth Management business to be based in Hong Kong or Singapore. This role involves setting strategy, driving implementation and managing key relationships across Greater China, South East Asia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand.

The successful candidate will lead the distribution team, hold key relationships with intermediaries to successfully onboard new and existing investment products across Long Only and Alternatives, prioritize across the various APAC markets and partner closely with Marketing to align strategy.

We expect this individual to leverage their insights and deep wealth management experience in APAC while working closely with colleagues in our client and investment platforms. The successful candidate should have strong interpersonal skills and foster a collaborative team culture.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

The following essential skills are required for the role :

• Business Builder - The role requires this individual to think wholistically about the growth of the Wealth business across multiple unique markets in APAC and prioritize our efforts. The successful candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit, natural leadership and collaboration, and will embody a balance of being both strategic and results oriented. They will also develop strong partnerships with marketing.
• The successful candidate will have a strong strategic lens to helpmercialize business opportunities. They will have the gravitas to effectivelymunicate the Wellington platform and underlying investment strategies to gatekeepers and investors of various sophistication levels with the goal of raising and retaining capital.
• Leadership - This individual will hire, develop and lead a team across functions and geographies. They will exhibit natural leadership qualities and will build followship and consensus across teams they don't have direct oversight of to achieve business objectives. Experience in influencing senior decision makers across functions to build a strong cross-functional business is desired.
• Knowledge of and Credibility within Wealth Management - Wellington is acquiring in-depth knowledge of the APAC Wealth Management market through this hire. They should have a deep understanding of the end-to-end business, from product idea to fund development andernance to sales. They will have proven sales results across wealth management channels and have the credibility to engage at senior levels with our clients.
• Knowledge across asset classes, across both funds distribution and sub-advisory -This individual will be knowledgeable and have a deep understanding of product structures across both traditional and alternative investment products (privates and hedge funds) to help Wellington to continue to grow in Alternatives.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

A successful candidate will have the following qualifications :

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That's ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and wee a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law . If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an amodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at GMWTalentOperations@wellington .

Job ID R91220