Promontory Associate

IntroductionAs a Strategy Consultant at IBM, you will help reinvent businesses and industries by developing and utilizing specialized knowledge of industry-specific and cross-industry competitive strategies. You'll manage complex components of an engagement, working closely with clients and their customers to understand their pain points. Your strategic recommendations will drive change in a digitally-enabled era and give you the opportunity to collaborate with highly talented IBMers. Are you ready?Your Role and ResponsibilitiesServe as a capital markets regulatory expert for the design and conduct of comprehensive, complicated compliance engagements, including mock regulatory examinations/audits, review of adequacy and effectiveness of compliance programs and internal controls, and analyses of trade data and trading strategies.Interact comfortably with client personnel and regulatory authorities, generally with a Director or Managing Director present.Manage junior staff, including Analysts and Associates, assigned to projects.Assist with management and oversight of project workstreams to ensure adherence to project timelines, budgets, and quality expectations.Travel as required to client sites in the United States and internationally. Time spent traveling can be as much as 80-100 percent, depending on the nature and location of projects.Perform additional duties as assigned, such as assisting with drafting thought leadership, marketing materials, proposals, etc.Required Technical and Professional Expertise+ Superior writing and editing skills with the ability to construct well-founded, clear, and concise analyses and recommendations.+ Regulatory examination experience, preferably relating to examinations of registered investment advisers, investment companies, broker-dealers, or private fund managers.+ Experience conducting interviews of compliance professionals as well as senior level business professionals.+ Familiarity with the federal securities laws (Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Investment Company Act of 1940, Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and self-regulatory organization rules (FINRA, NFA).+ Strong attention to detail.+ Ability to lead and manage various aspects of engagements, with a demonstrated ability to work with both internal and external clients.+ Familiarity with high frequency trading, algorithmic trading, statistical arbitrage, correlation or volatility trading.+ Familiarity with public and private equity and credit markets, as well as derivatives.Preferred Technical and Professional Expertisen/a+ Professional with a minimum of 4-5 years of experience in the financial, banking, or regulatory sectors.Technical expertise and experience in trading, compliance, risk management, or legal and regulatory issues in financial services.Demonstrated experience in building and managing project teams to address complex issues in high pressure situations.Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.Strong reputation for integrity and ethics.About Business UnitIBM Services is a team of business, strategy and technology consultants that design, build, and run foundational systems and services that is the backbone of the world's economy. IBM Services partners with the world's leading companies in over 170 countries to build smarter businesses by reimagining and reinventing through technology, with its outcome-focused methodologies, industry-leading portfolio and world class research and operations expertise leading to results-driven innovation and enduring excellence.Your Life @ IBMWhat matters to you when you're looking for your next career challenge?Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities - where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust - where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.About IBMIBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that progress is made through progressive thinking, progressive leadership, progressive policy and progressive action. IBMers believe that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 IBMers serving clients in 170 countries.Location StatementFor additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.IBM intends this job to be performed entirely outside of Colorado.Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.