CIO Investment Communications Strategist

United States - New York

Research

Global Wealth Management

Job Reference #

227909BR

City

New York

Job Type

Full Time

Your role

Are you an expert communicator who is passionate about helping others deliver an impactful message? We are searching for a communications professional who understands financial markets and can lead the Chief Investment Office's (CIO) efforts to reach its audience in a meaningful way, and across a multitude of channels. This person will work directly with the Chief Investment Officer for the Americas and other senior leaders throughout CIO and the firm. The ideal candidate would be someone with demonstrated experience supporting senior executives in communicating complex investment content and analysis in a way that audiences can understand, relate to and act on. A background in financial journalism would be highly applicable, along with previous experience at a financial institution. Responsibilities will include:

• Serve as the go-to resource for the CIO Americas in preparing for all appearances and meetings, including preparation of talking points, speeches, presentations, and briefing materials.
• Distill the views and analysis produced by CIO's more than 160 analysts globally into impactful and digestible messages for UBS clients and financial advisors.
• Work alongside our media relations team to leverage CIO insights that strengthen UBS's reputation as a thought leader in the eyes of the press and the public.
• Optimize the time and impact of the CIO Americas and the rest of the CIO senior leadership team by helping to vet, organize and manage the agenda for internal and external engagements so that resources are aligned with the firm's business priorities.
• Contribute to high-profile and widely distributed editorial content and research reports that will be delivered to our top clients and the financial media.
• Further build out the CIO Americas social media presence by developing and executing a content plan that reaches our audience in a digital, shareable way.
• Proactively surface opportunities to engage with key stakeholders to bolter CIO’s position at the heart of UBS’s investment content offering

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Your team

Established in 2006 the CIO team draws upon financial market analysis from investment specialists around the world to develop the investment strategy for all of UBS’s wealth management clients. Since inception, CIO has been a central part of UBS Global Wealth Management’s efforts to bring institutional quality advice to our private wealth management clients. CIO’s global network of approximately 160 researchers, strategists and economists covers key markets and asset classes and support our Financial Advisors in delivering relevant advice to our clients. You’ll be working in CIO Americas’ Chief Administrative Office (CAO) which ensures the day to day business of CIO runs smoothly, while also serving as a key contributor to the longer-term strategy of the group. The CAO team coordinates and works very closely with functions including Legal, Compliance, and Human Resources, as well as with cross-functional teams focused on content and distribution strategy, corporate communications and social media, internal and external technology platform support, and more.

Your expertise

• Ability to understand and link together topics and trends in a succinct and timely fashion
• An understanding of financial markets and investment terminology
• Ideally 7+ years on the job experience as Investment Communication Strategist or in a similar role
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Successful experience working with senior leaders in a fast-paced large enterprise by earning their trust and anticipating their needs
• Ability to create and communicate a vison that inspires, that’s consistent and that’s easy to understand
• Keen attention to detail, organized and able to seamlessly multitask
• Comfortable interacting with colleagues at all levels
• Flexible, adaptable, can-do attitude
• Open to leaning and helping all individuals on the team
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

About us

Expert advice. Wealth management. Investment banking. Asset management. Retail banking in Switzerland. And all the support functions. That's what we do. And we do it for private and institutional clients as well as corporations around the world.

We are about 60,000 employees in all major financial centers, in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

Join us

We're a truly global, collaborative and friendly group of people. Having a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace is important to us. And we support your career development, internal mobility and work-life balance. If this sounds interesting, apply now.

Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.