Senior Manager, Public Markets

Job Description

Nokia Investment Management Corporation (“NIMCO”), a subsidiary of Nokia, is responsible for the general supervision of the pension plans, the 401(k) plans and certain other benefit assets of Nokia. NIMCO has a 22-member staff with backgrounds in capital allocation, financial management, and pension fund administration. NIMCO maintains offices in Boston, Massachusetts and in Murray Hill, New Jersey.

The successful candidate will join the team responsible for managing the benefit plans’ public market asset classes including fixed income, public equities, and absolute return investments.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

As part of the team, you will:

• Recommend to the President of NIMCO on the structure and approach for investing in each public asset class portfolio, particularly fixed income, including the development of investment policy and strategy statements, as well as on manager selections and terminations.
• Manage the day-to-day oversight of the pension plan’s (defined benefit) public market asset classes to achieve long-term performance targets within acceptable risk parameters.
• Manage the day-to-day oversight of the 401K plan (defined contribution plan) including multi-manager structure and target date fund glidepaths.
• Ensure a robust investment manager search and selection process, as well as, managing the effective transition of assets.
• Negotiate and monitor legal agreements with investment managers and other vendors.
• Conduct and document oversight of external investment managers, including semi-annual due diligence visits and other meetings, as required.
• Analyze and effectively communicate investment results including the attribution of absolute and benchmark relative investment returns.
• Maintain and develop contacts with the industry to conduct appropriate searches and due diligence on investment decisions.
• Work as part of a team to implement best operational and risk management practices.
  
  

Key Skills And Experience

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, finance, or closely related field required
• MBA, CFA qualification, and/or CAIA designation is highly desirable.
• At least eight to ten years of institutional investment experience across fixed income and equities with a broad understanding of financial markets.
• Proficient understanding of fiduciary duty and ERISA.
• Proven ability to interpret and effectively communicate portfolio risk characteristics and investment results, including attribution of absolute and benchmark relative investment returns.
• Demonstrated ability to think proactively and independently.
• Well-honed investment instincts and a thoughtful, disciplined approach to investing.
• Interest in managing and mentoring other investment staff.
• Competent in a flexible work environment while maintaining a high degree of productivity.
• Familiarity with derivatives, leverage and a wide their uses across investment instruments.
• Ability to travel to external investment managers’ places of business.
  
  

Critical Competencies:

• Outstanding analytically; able to support and refute investment ideas with rigorous and insightful analysis.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish positive working relationships within NIMCO staff, Investment Committee members, external investment managers and service providers.
• Demonstration of integrity and a high degree of ethics.
• Ability to articulate, in basic terminology, various investment strategies.
• Highly self-confident and persuasive with interpersonal presence to inspire others to want to perform at a high level.
  
  

About Us

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark
  
  

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

Additional Information

US/Canada Nokia Offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to:

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program
  
  

The above benefits exclude students. Disclaimer for US/Canada

Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.(Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role)

All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.

About The Team

CFO is a diverse team at the frontline, delivering finance and business services, investor relations, and more across the world. Are you passionate about digital transformation, value openness and want to influence the direction of Nokia?

Then, you may be the right fit!