Madison Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Asset Marketing Systems, is seeking applicants for their Due Diligence Manager. This exempt position is located at our headquarters in San Diego, California, and reports to the Chief Operating Officer. The following represents a brief description of the position and the qualifications required for applicants.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• • Oversee Due Diligence process for all investment products
• • Manage retail fund platform, ensuring depth and breadth of product and appropriate processes for fund additions/deletions
• • Negotiate and manage relationships with all product sponsors. Structure competitively superior financial terms; renegotiate as needed to improve profitability
• • Manage investment product development process. Identify, select, manage vendor relationships
• • Direct all elements related to launch and/or modification of existing investment products, including marketing information/positioning, training, etc.
• • Direct positioning of investment products
• • Contribute to continuous strengthening of investment value delivered
• • Create, as needed, review and approve necessary policies and procedures for the offering, supervision and general management of product
• • Responsible for compliance with applicable laws and regulations for suitability, product limitations, etc
• • Relationship and contract management with product sponsors
• • Responsible for advisor/client experience
• • Ongoing training of field force concerning all products
• • Product promotion and sales development with producers, especially expanding products being utilized by individual representatives
• • Partner with MAS Compliance Department on key initiatives

Qualifications:

• • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• • Series 7 & 24 required or able to acquire S24 within 60 days of start date
• • Industry related designations (CAIA or CFA preferred); financial services experience, preferably in product development/management in a broker-dealer environment
• • Well versed on all laws and regulations on broker-dealer responsibilities with regard to product
• • Thorough understanding of various products including features, benefits, pricing, client fees, advisor compensation and distribution revenue from companies
• • Ability to assess the competitive landscape and contrast/compare products
• • Thorough understanding of, and the ability to assess, back office and operations
• • Experience in product contract negotiations and product due diligence
• • Ability to travel when/if necessary
• • Previous training or sales management experience preferred
• • Previous compliance experience preferred Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• • Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, feel objects, and type on keyboard; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• • Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

Physical demands and work environment:The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, feel objects, and type on keyboard; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

Asset Marketing Systems provides its employees with competitive compensation and benefits. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply by sending a cover letter and resume to Careers@AssetMarketingSystems.com Asset Marketing Systems and its subsidiaries is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.