Capital Group is one of the world's largest and most well-respected investment managers with more than USD 2.5 trillion assets under management. We manage assets for individual investors, financial intermediaries and institutions around the world. Since 1931, we have been singularly focused on delivering superior, consistent results for long-term investors using high- conviction portfolios, rigorous research and individual accountability. A private firm, Capital's only focus is investment management. Based in Los Angeles, we employ over 8,000 associates worldwide with investment and distribution offices in the US, Europe and Asia.
In 2012, with a view to balancing our business globally, the Capital Group Management Committee approved a plan to build the retail and institutional business across Europe & Asia. In Europe, additional offices have been opened in Luxembourg, Zurich, Madrid, Milan Amsterdam and Frankfurt, and in Asia an expanded team across offices in Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney is focused on growth for the region.
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As we've grown the number and type of clients in Europe and Asia, we have built training capability for EACG's client partnerships, Capital Learning. This team caters for the learning requirements of two main client cohorts; financial intermediary banker and advisor networks and institutional clients providing product agnostic tools and resources to support successful client conversations and development.
Key to Capital Group's Long Term Strategy is Investing in Our Associates, a foundational pillar of the Long Term Strategy Plan (LTSP). While Capital exists for our clients, we succeed because of our associates. Their talent, generosity and sense of purpose drive us forward. Each day, in each interaction with clients and colleagues, associates live our core values and contribute to a culture that provides us with a remarkable competitive advantage. We will continue to strengthen our advantage and continually improve the experience of working at Capital. To do this, we will invest to develop, retain and attract top talent globally. In a rapidly evolving industry, we will continue to make significant investments in our exceptionally talented associates who believe in our mission, contribute to our culture and are deeply committed to delivering superior long-term results in everything we do.
This role is an exciting step forward for our distribution and marketing function in Europe and Asia Pacific. The business are investing in a new team, led by this hire, who will drive our associate development to meet our strategic business goals. Our North America Client Group have a decade long journey building a learning function integrated in the business with a place at the leadership table. It is our vision to have the same model for our Europe and Asia Pacific business.
Role Description
Manages a function. Leads the development of learning programs to support the successful execution of Capital Group's (CG) and EACG's business strategy. Responsible for the creation and execution of learning curriculums that are aligned with market best practices and that meet business objectives. Works with outside vendors and internal resources to ensure successful execution of all learning and development initiatives. Collaborates with other learning colleagues to capitalize on areas of expertise.
Responsibilities:
- Identifies business requirements that should be addressed through coursework or internal/external learning events
- Works with key stakeholders across EACG to ensure agreement on learning and development initiatives
- Gathers input from colleagues within the Client Group Global L&D team and across CG to improve programs and practices
- Participates in the development of internal learning opportunities
- Identifies and assesses external learning opportunities
- Ensures that all learning programs meet business requirements and are consistent across CGG L&D Team
- Identifies and helps design resources and tools to guide managers and associates in addressing development needs (e.g., development plans, competency models, action learning projects, etc.)
- Manages technology training projects related to the Client Group functions
- Maintains and reviews key success metrics of learning technologies as needed by the business
- Reviews books and periodicals and analyses external company practices for applicability of best practices to CG
- Negotiates and guides vendor agreements; manages vendor relationships and facilitates vendor understanding of CG policies and practices
- Partners with within the EACG client group to ensure successful execution of all learning and development initiatives
- Proactively identifies impacts and synergies with other groups
- Develops and implements communication plans
- Performs other responsibilities as assigned
- Team leadership
Skills Required
- Asset management industry experience, distribution experience a plus
- Learning and development, HR, organizational development experience
- Helps the department adjust to unexpected or organizational performance and deliver on changing environments and clarity of business objectives.
- Translates organizational purpose with personal conviction and sets the change strategies into specific and practical optimism; is viewed as a role model.
- Sponsors broad initiatives by communicating effectively at all levels, understands and leverages business need and positive impacts to relationships to move projects forward.
- Builds associates and the organization.
- Successfully engages the most talented and diverse teams and matches associates to assignments to optimize
- Leverages associate skills and engagement; ensures associate skills and talents are being fully utilized.
- Builds the business case and champions client group strategies and goals with the global client group initiatives; deploys organization.
- Develops their function's resources and monitors effectiveness.
- Drive the strategy with alignment to the business.
- Maintains expert knowledge of key industry business objectives and long-term goals.
- Is sought out by other senior leaders as an important influencer in the broader organization.
- Has the courage to introduce bold ideas and volunteers to lead new projects or initiatives.
- Adapts leadership when needed.
- Regularly seeks to understand style to navigate different cultural conditions, challenges their own leadership impact and reputation
- Appropriately challenges other Sr. Managers.
In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions and vesting requirements, you also will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital's annual profitability bonus plus a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.
You can learn more about our compensation and benefits here.
* Temporary positions in Canada and the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.
We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we comply with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit discrimination when making all decisions about employment. As equal opportunity employers, our policies prohibit unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including gender and gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, AIDS/HIV status, political activities or affiliations, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault or stalking or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.