<p>Columbia Threadneedle is looking for an Implementation Specialist to join the team supporting our growing hedge fund business. The person who will be successful in this role will be someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is a continuous learner and is able to prioritize tasks for themselves and others.</p> <p>What you'll do:</p> <ul> <li>Enter trade orders into the order management system, monitor limit orders, and seek pre-trade compliance approvals when necessary. Ensure that "clean orders" are received by the trading desk for execution. Prepare portfolio rebalances while following established protocols for each fund. Work with portfolio managers and traders to ensure that investment ideas are effectively and efficiently implemented. </li><li>Validate and monitor cash levels throughout the day. Provide daily trade, position and cash reports to portfolio managers and analysts. </li><li>Provide market news and commentary as requested by portfolio manager. </li><li>Act as a liaison between the investment team and other internal business partners, including trading, fund administration, client services, legal, and operations. </li><li>Understand firm policies, procedures and specific investment account guidelines as they relate to the strategies supported. </li><li>Act as team subject matter expert on investment systems, including the order management system, attribution and risk systems. </li><li>Perform other ad-hoc requests, including limited research and special analytics projects. </li></ul> <p>Required Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience </li><li>Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with multiple teams at multiple levels </li><li>Attention to detail, accuracy and timeliness </li><li>Experience with (or the ability to quickly learn) specialized investment systems </li><li>An interest in financial markets </li></ul> <p>Preferred Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Experience with equities/equity derivatives </li></ul> <p>About Our Company</p> <p>We're a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With our team more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.</p> <p>Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.</p> <p>Full-Time/Part-Time</p> <p>Full time</p> <p>Exempt/Non-Exempt</p> <p>Non-Exempt</p> <p>Job Family Group</p> <p>Investment Management</p> <p>Line of Business</p> <p>AMINV US Asset Management</p>