Investment Consultant
- Montreal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
As an Investment Consultant, you will provide a comprehensive range of services to institutional clients, including defined benefit pension plans, endowments, and foundations. You will be part of a team that delivers innovative, high-quality solutions designed to help clients make the best risk-adjusted return decisions, while taking into account their liabilities and spending commitments.
What You Will Do
- Support senior investment consultants on mid-sized and large client accounts, actively participate in client meetings, and progressively take on greater responsibilities.
- Serve as the primary consultant for small and medium-sized clients by delivering services, identifying issues and opportunities for improvement, making recommendations, managing client relationships, and leading client meetings.
- Demonstrate expertise in investment strategies, defined benefit plans, and related regulatory and governance considerations, and actively contribute to client discussions.
- Support organizations in integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their policies and investment practices.
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships, identify opportunities to expand Marsh’s services, and contribute to overall client satisfaction.
- Manage and mentor junior team members while ensuring operational excellence and the timely delivery of client work.
- A bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or a related field, with strong quantitative and analytical coursework.
- Five to ten years of experience working with defined benefit plans as a consultant or relationship manager.
- Five to ten years of investment experience, with defined benefit plan experience as a consultant, relationship manager or investment manager.
- Strong communication skills in both English and French, as this role requires regular interaction with clients and colleagues outside Quebec.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Good knowledge of the institutional investment industry and financial markets.
- A passion for delivering exceptional client service and engaging in meaningful discussions about financial well-being and plan governance.
- The ability to thrive in a rapidly changing environment and an interest in building a long-term, dynamic career.
- CFA or FICA certification is considered an asset.
- We support your professional growth through development opportunities, engaging work, and supportive leadership.
- We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where talented colleagues collaborate to create innovative solutions and make a meaningful impact on our people, clients, and communities.
- Our global scale provides a wide range of career opportunities, benefits, and rewards designed to support your overall well-being.
Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In accordance with applicable legislation, Marsh will provide a reasonable accommodation to employees and prospective employees to the point of undue hardship upon request and as required in respect of the individual’s particular restrictions and limitations. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or medical need please contact reasonableaccommodations@marsh.com
Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.
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Responsibilities
Advise institutional clients on investment strategies and defined benefit plans, lead client relationships and meetings, and help clients integrate ESG factors into investment policies and practices. Support larger accounts, develop junior colleagues, identify opportunities to expand services, and ensure high-quality, timely delivery of client work.
Requirements
A bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or a related field is required, along with five to ten years of defined benefit plan and investment experience. Candidates need strong English and French communication skills, project management and organizational abilities, and knowledge of institutional investments and financial markets; CFA or FICA certification is an asset.
Skills
- Investment Consulting
- Defined Benefit Plans
- Institutional Investments
- Investment Strategy
- Financial Markets
- Quantitative Analysis
- Client Meeting Leadership
- ESG Integration
- Regulatory Compliance
- Plan Governance
- Project Management
- Communication
- Team Mentoring
- Operational Excellence
- Business Development
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Consulting
- Management & Leadership
- Environmental & Sustainability
Keywords
- Investment Consulting
- Institutional Clients
- Defined Benefit Pension Plans
- Endowments
- Foundations
- Investment Strategies
- Risk-Adjusted Returns
- Liabilities
- Spending Commitments
- ESG
- Investment Policies
- Regulatory Considerations
- Plan Governance
- Project Management
- Financial Markets
- Institutional Investment Industry
- Quantitative Analysis
- Business Development
- CFA
- FICA
- English
- French