Senior Portfolio Compliance Specialist

Marsh McLennan

Senior Portfolio Compliance Specialist at Mercer Investments managing portfolio compliance and regulatory guidelines with a focus on investment management and collaboration across teams.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $118,900 - $238,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee the day-to-day portfolio compliance functions, including new guideline implementation, pre-trade and post-trade controls and monitoring, alert investigation and resolution
Manage rule creation, rule testing and rule library maintenance, and oversee service providers where applicable
Perform reporting and analysis to detect guideline breaches and monitor all outstanding issues through resolution
Support fund reporting relating to portfolio compliance, liquidity risk and derivative risk monitoring
Implement, maintain and enhance portfolio compliance procedures and controls
Contribute to a multi-year global investment platform project where portfolio compliance platform will be migrated
Manage and provide training and guidance to team members

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 6 to 8 years of relevant experience in the investment management industry; knowledge of investment instruments including fixed income and derivatives
Familiarity with investment-related regulations and portfolio monitoring tools
Undergraduate degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or similar fields
Critical thinking skill and excellent attention to detail
Effective verbal and written communication skills, ability to work in a team environment, and capable of managing projects effectively
Ability to exercise sound independent judgement to resolving problems or identifying issues requiring escalation, take charge and drive to conclusions
Ability to work independently and provide guidance to other staff members

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and welfare benefits
Tuition assistance
401K savings and other retirement programs
Employee assistance programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

portfolio complianceguideline implementationpre-trade controlspost-trade controlsreporting and analysisliquidity risk monitoringderivative risk monitoringrule creationrule testinginvestment instruments

Soft Skills

critical thinkingattention to detailverbal communicationwritten communicationteamworkproject managementindependent judgementproblem solvingguidancetraining