Account Opening Lead Specialist- Fund Order and Custody department

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

Hybrid model 3 days per week in the office /2 days for a parent of a child up to 4 years old

Join us as a Lead Specialist in Account Opening team, Fund Order and Custody department.

Brown Brothers Harriman is currently recruiting Lead Specialist to join our Account Opening team. In this role you will be responsible for gathering and analyzing information; preparing documentation for opening and maintaining accounts with transfer agencies; updating internal systems; communicating with funds, transfer agents, vendors; providing updates to the client throughout account opening process; preparing different kinds of reports.

Some of your key responsibilities include:

• Act as SME in your team: analyze Fund’s official documents, application forms, contract notes and be able to use information to prepare documents required to open and maintain accounts with transfer agencies, prepare reports, take leadership in different production cases.

• Check the documentations prepared by the other specialists in the team.

• Ensure daily tasks are met consistently with high quality and timeliness.

• Prioritize tasks accordingly and be able to work under time pressure

• Identify, communicate, and properly escalate potential issue and cases with high exposure

• Communicate professionally and constructively with internal and external parties via email, phone or in direct conversion

• Utilize and operate all tools and technology appropriate to the role.

• Provide training and assisting in development of new team members.

• Constantly seek opportunity to improve efficiency and reduce risk.

• Assist in creating and updating procedures as needed

What we offer:

• To encourage cultural awareness and philanthropy, BBHers have 1 Culture Celebration Day and 1 Community Service Day in addition to their paid standard vacation allowance

• 24 days of occasional remote work from Poland during a calendar year

• Private medical care

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program - offering independent and confidential counselling services for you and your family. You can get support for topics including family, marriage and relationships, finances, and legal issues.

• Professional trainings and qualification support

• Wellbeing Program

• Online Social Fund benefit platform

• Social, sport and integration events

• Onboarding Program for new hires

Desired Qualifications:

• 1+ years of work experience. Investment Funds knowledge and/or custody operations understanding is an advantage

• Strong English skills (C1)

• Research, analysis, and problem resolution skills

• Ability to communicate professionally through effective verbal and written skills

• Organizational skills and detail oriented

• Ability to multi-task and adjust to competing priorities

• Ability to work in a team

• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure

• Ability to adapt to dynamic work environment

• General knowledge of MS Office

What You Can Expect At BBH:

If you join BBH you will a find collaborative environment that enables you to step outside your role to add value wherever you can. You will have direct access to clients, information and experts across all business areas around the world. BBH will provide you with opportunities to grow your expertise, take on new challenges, and reinvent yourself—without leaving the firm. We encourage a culture of inclusion that values each employee’s unique perspective. We provide a high-quality benefits program emphasizing good health, financial security, and peace of mind. Ultimately we want you to have rewarding work with the flexibility to enjoy personal and family experiences at every career stage. Our BBH Cares program offers volunteer opportunities to give back to your community and help transform the lives of others

At Brown Brothers Harriman, we believe no job is too big or small for any of us to handle if it helps our clients. We value passionate, committed people who enjoy collaborating with others to find new solutions to complex business challenges. We are looking for the type of person who speaks their mind, truly listens and steps outside their role to add value wherever they can. Someone who is driven to get things done and views obstacles as an exciting challenge that demands a creative solution. Above all, we seek someone who takes great pride in their work and is inspired and motivated by their role in protecting and enhancing our client’s financial well-being.

If you are looking for an entrepreneurial environment where you can learn and thrive, Brown Brothers Harriman is the right place for you

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. 

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

Go to BBH.com to learn more about our rewards and benefits, philanthropy, approach to sustainability or how we support you to thrive personally, physically and financially.