Business Unit:

Compliance, Risk and Internal Audit

Reporting To:

Compliance Manager

Shift:

EMEA (1:30 pm - 10:30 pm IST) (India)

About Russell Investments, Mumbai:

Russell Investments is a leading outsourced financial partner and global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 88-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm has over $1 trillion in assets under advisement (as of December 31, 2023) and $302.7 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2024). Headquartered in Seattle, Washington in the United States, Russell Investments has offices around the world, including London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Mumbai.

Joining the Mumbai office is an incredible opportunity to work closely with global stakeholders to support the technology and infrastructure that drives the investment and trading processes of a globally recognized asset management firm. Be part of the team based out of Goregaon (East) and contribute to the foundation and culture of the firm’s growing operations in India. The Mumbai office operates with varying shifts to accommodate time zones around the world.

For more information, please visit https://www.russellinvestments.com.

Job Description:

About Russell Investments, Mumbai

Russell Investments is a leading outsourced financial partner and global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 87-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm is the world’s sixth-largest investment adviser, with $1 trillion in assets under advisement (as of June 30, 2022) and $288.3 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2023) for clients in 30 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington in the United States, Russell Investments has offices around the world, including London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai and Mumbai.

Joining the Mumbai office is an incredible opportunity to work closely with global stakeholders to support the technology and infrastructure that drives the investment and trading processes of a globally recognized asset management firm. The Mumbai office operates 5-days a week from Monday to Friday with varying shifts to accommodate time zones around the world.

For more information, please visit www.russellinvestments.com.

Job Description:

The Compliance Analyst is a valuable member of the Global Compliance Team, providing day-to-day marketing review support of sales and client service advertising materials of Russell Investments’ retail, institutional and corporate businesses as well as supporting the email surveillance program.
This role also may assist in other compliance activities that support the firm’s policies and procedures, testing, and maintenance of global regulatory developments and industry trends.
This role requires an individual with an ability to multi-task and maintains a results-oriented approach to resolving various compliance issues and achieving multiple compliance objectives.
The compliance team serves as a robust independent second line of defense to help ensure that the firm operates within regulatory requirements and industry practices, and this is an important role within the compliance team.

Years of Experience
0-3 years' experience.

Qualifications
Educated to University degree level.

Responsibilities

• Support the firm’s electronic Communication surveillance program and marketing material review process.
• Liaise with global compliance team to manage the Code of Ethics and personal trading program of Mumbai staff.
• Participate in projects relating to the enhancement of US and global compliance policies and procedures, internal controls, and systems in response to changes in the business or regional and/or global regulations.
• Liaise across the firm to execute reporting processes and create/distribute reports to support reporting for global and US compliance trends; and
• Initiating, building and cultivating strong relationships inside and outside the compliance team and be able to navigate and create solutions to solve sophisticated issues while working with various levels of management and business partners.

Candidate Requirements

• Familiarity of or experience in the financial services industry, particularly in the areas of investment adviser or broker/dealer.
• Ability to quickly learn new technology platforms and adjust to change.

Core Values

• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication and collaboration skills with all levels of management
• Strong organizational skills including the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and meet frequent deadlines,
• Demonstrated proactive approach to problem-solving with strong judgment and decision-making capability.
• Self-disciplined, highly resourceful and collaborative team-player, with the ability to also be independently effective and exude initiative and a sense of urgency.
• Exemplifies our customer-focused, action-oriented, results-driven culture.
• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities, has a desire for continuous learning, and proposes solutions.
• Ability to act with discretion and maintain complete confidentiality.
• Dedicated to the firm’s values of non-negotiable integrity, valuing our people, exceeding client expectations, and embracing intellectual curiosity and rigor.