Portfolio Guideline Analysis - Analyst

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You are more than a job title. We want you to feel comfortable doing great work and bringing your best, authentic self to everything you do. We value your talents, traditions, and uniqueness—and we’re committed to fostering a strong sense of belonging in a respectful workplace.

We intentionally seek diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, investing in a culture designed to celebrate differences. We believe that belonging leads to better outcomes and a stronger community of associates united by our mission. At Capital, we live our core values every day: Integrity, Client Focus, Diverse Perspectives, Long-Term Thinking, and Community.

“I can influence my income.”

You want to feel recognized at work. Your performance will be reviewed annually, and your compensation will be designed to motivate and reward the value that you provide. You’ll receive a competitive salary, bonuses and benefits. Your company-funded retirement contribution will factor in salary and variable pay, including bonuses.

“I can lead a full life.”

You bring unique goals and interests to your job and your life. Whether you’re raising a family, you’re passionate about where you volunteer, or you want to explore different career paths, we’ll give you the resources that can set you up for success.

• Enjoy generous time-away and health benefits from day one, with the opportunity for flexible work options

• Receive 2-for-1 matching gifts for your charitable contributions and the opportunity to secure annual grants for the organizations you love

• Access on-demand professional development resources that allow you to hone existing skills and learn new ones

Role summary: Works independently on most assignments and under the direction of more senior staff on only the most complex projects, analyses, and tasks. Responsible for ensuring guidelines are comprehensively interpreted and set up appropriately to ensure adherence to strict risk controls for Funds / client accounts. Collaborates with Global Investment Control teams and other business groups. Participates in departmental projects, including process engineering initiatives. Data analytics, derivative, and fixed income knowledge is a plus.

Primary responsibilities/essential functions:

Guideline Analysis

Demonstrates accumulated knowledge and experience from prior roles. Reviews and analyzes Fund and client guidelines. Participates in account onboarding activities and collaborates with rule coders to implement controls in the compliance system. Ensures timely and accurate account launches and amendments. Serves as a guideline resource to the team and other departments.

• Investment Guidelines: Examines client agreements, guidelines, and external regulations to identify and interpret investment restrictions, recommends and implements guidelines for multi-asset client accounts, ensuring robust control measures are in place.

• Fund-Related Activities: Participates in fund-related activities and initiatives, including prospectus changes and new fund launches across multiple lines of businesses.

• Mandate Objectives: Works with the Investment Group to understand investment objectives and determine guidelines.

• Legal and Client Services Liaison: Drafts, reviews, and interprets guidelines, and participates in guideline negotiations for client accounts in collaboration with Legal and Marketing groups. Partners with Legal on the appropriateness of security offerings and complex transactions for client accounts.

• Compliance System: Navigates the CRD compliance system with ease and understands rule coding basics.

• Policy Development: Leads the development and enhancement of policies, procedures, and controls.

• Risk Management: May perform quality checks and verifies the accuracy of work prepared by other associates. Identifies and assesses impacts and communicates updates to managers and stakeholders.

• Training and Reference Materials: Participates in the training of other associates. Ensures reference and training materials are kept current.

• Workflow Management: Oversees workflow allocation and delivery to ensure timely task completion through good judgment and decision-making.

• Projects and Initiatives: Participates in projects and team/department initiatives. Collaborates with management to establish project plans.

• Additional Responsibilities: Performs additional responsibilities as assigned.

Skills of the Future

• AI:

  • Applies AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency in guideline interpretation, documentation, analysis, and operational workflows while maintaining appropriate governance and oversight.

  • Evaluates AI-generated outputs for accuracy, completeness, and relevance before implementation.

  • Identifies and champions practical AI use cases that enhance productivity and decision-making.

• Automation:

  • Identifies repetitive, manual activities and develops scalable automation solutions to improve quality, consistency, and efficiency.

  • Supports the implementation and adoption of workflow automation, controls, and testing capabilities.

• Improve Processes:

  • Designs and implements process improvements that enhance service quality, reduce operational risk, and support business scalability.

  • Works with stakeholders and technology teams to identify opportunities where data, automation, or system enhancements can improve business outcomes.

  • Defines requirements, evaluates solution options, and supports the implementation of technology-driven improvements.

“I am the person Capital Group is looking for.”

Skills/qualifications:

• Enables the investment process through compliance excellence.

• Delivers innovative solutions aligned to the evolving needs of client portfolios.

• Self-driven to understand how and why things work, the financial industry, and the connections between processes and technology.

• Possesses working knowledge of Portfolio Guideline Analysis functions, policies, procedures, and systems, and applies that knowledge to work assignments.

• Has a working knowledge of the functionalities and operational intersections of Global Investment Control and Capital Group.

• Applies security knowledge as it relates to Capital’s portfolio strategies, investment processes and compliance controls.

• Communicates effectively, both in writing and orally, with a diverse group of associates, senior business leaders, and the Investment Group.

• Understands the needs of our clients and handles requests with CG's investment philosophy in mind.

• Works collaboratively in a global operating environment.

• Codes rules in our compliance system, properly utilizing established rule coding conventions.

• Analyses data extracted from various CG systems.

Working conditions:

• N/A — this role doesn’t require any environmental conditions inherent to the job that would be considered outside of a normal office environment.

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You’ve reviewed this job posting and you’re ready to start the candidate journey with us. Apply now to move to the next step in our recruiting process. If this role isn’t what you’re looking for, check out our other opportunities and join our talent community.

“I can learn more about Capital Group.”

At Capital Group, the success of the people who invest with us depends on the people in whom we invest. That’s why we offer a culture, compensation and opportunities that empower our associates to build successful and prosperous careers. Through nine decades, our goal has been to improve people’s lives through successful investing. We know that our history is a testament to the strength of the people we hire. More than 9,000 associates in 30+ offices around the world help our clients and each other grow and thrive every day. Find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Glassdoor.‎

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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 the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.

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