Director/Associate Director

Morningstar

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At Morningstar, your talents are recognized and can drive change. Across our offices worldwide, we’ve invested in fostering a community where your voice is heard, your ideas matter and your contributions are rewarded.

The Opportunity: We are seeking a Director/Associate Director, Manager Research to take a leadership role in our Manager Research team. Morningstar Manager Research is responsible for researching fund managers that oversee managed funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and listed investment companies and trusts (LICs/LITs). The research process involves critically analysing fund managers, providing analytical and data-related support for Morningstar’s proprietary research algorithm, writing research reports, managing relationships with asset managers and asset owners, and working on various thought leadership assignments.

• 🎯 Problem Identification
  

  Identify the problems and needs of key stakeholders to guide data analysis

• 💼 Execution and Project Management
  

  Plan and deliver project plans by managing people, resources, budget, and timelines, to support the organization’s goals

• ✅ Stakeholder Engagement
  

  Partner with stakeholders to understand specifications, business requirements, and communicate insights

• ✅ Prioritization
  

  Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions

• 🤔 Decision Making
  

  Considers the costs and benefits of potential actions and determines the most appropriate one

• 💡 Problem solving
  

  Identifies problems and develops logical solutions that address the problems