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Transfer Agency and Tokenization - Investment Management Manager

Deloitte

Chicago, ILJob$135–265K/yrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$135–265K/yr
Location
Chicago, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Deloitte’s Enterprise Operations & Risk team advises clients on operational and regulatory risk. The Investment Management Manager leads transfer agency risk assessments and operational improvement workstreams, evaluates emerging technologies such as tokenization and AI, and oversees operating-model and control deliverables. The role also involves client discussions, proposal development, and practice initiatives. Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree and at least five years of relevant financial services or consulting experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Independent Work, nice to haveTeam Collaboration, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to haveAttention to Detail, nice to haveRelationship Building, nice to haveProject Leadership, nice to haveTask Prioritization, nice to haveInterpersonal Skills, nice to haveDeadline Management, nice to haveMentoring, nice to haveTransfer Agency Processes, requiredTrade Processing, requiredRecordkeeping, requiredReconciliation, requiredCompliance, requiredAnti-Money Laundering, requiredClient Servicing, requiredRisk Assessment, requiredOperational Controls, requiredDistributed Ledger Technology, requiredBlockchain, requiredWorkstream Leadership, requiredWork Planning, requiredMilestone Management, requiredClient Deliverables, requiredProposal Development, requiredSales Presentations, requiredAnalyst Supervision, nice to haveCoaching, nice to haveTokenization, nice to haveDigital Assets, nice to haveTokenized Financial Products, nice to haveOperating Model Assessments, nice to haveProcess Mapping, nice to haveControl Inventories, nice to haveKey Risk Indicators, nice to haveService-Level Agreements, nice to haveOperating-Level Agreements, nice to haveVendor Oversight, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree, required5+ Years Financial Services or Consulting Experience, requiredInvestment Management Experience, requiredFund Administration Experience, requiredBack-Office Operations Experience, requiredDaily Office Commute, requiredUp to 50% Travel, requiredUS Work Authorization Without Sponsorship, requiredAnalyst or Consultant Supervision Experience, nice to haveOperating Model Documentation Experience, nice to haveOutsourcing or Vendor Evaluation Experience, nice to have

Full job description

Enterprise Operations & Risk - Transfer Agency and Tokenization - Investment Management Manager

Our Deloitte Regulatory, Risk & Forensic team helps client leaders translate multifaceted risk and an evolving regulatory environment into defensible actions that strengthen, protect, and transform their organization. Join our team and use advanced data, AI, and emerging technologies with industry insights to help clients bring clarity from complexity and accelerate their path to value creation.

Work you'll do

As a Transfer Agency and Tokenization - Investment Management Manager on the Enterprise Operations & Risk team, you will be responsible for:

  • Lead assessments of business, operational, regulatory, and technology risks across transfer agency operations and direct the development of risk mitigation strategies.

  • Manage workstreams that strengthen transfer agency operations, including investor account administration, securities transaction processing, shareholder recordkeeping, and shareholder reporting.

  • Evaluate the effects of tokenization, automation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning on operational controls, data quality, and process resilience.

  • Oversee the development and quality review of operating model assessments, current-state and future-state process maps, control inventories, key risk indicators (KRIs), service-level agreements (SLAs), operating-level agreements (OLAs), vendor oversight artifacts, and procedure documentation.

  • Lead client discussions on operating model trends, outsourcing and insourcing considerations, vendor capabilities, and market practices affecting transfer agents; contribute to proposal development and practice initiatives.

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

  • Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team

  • Effective written and verbal communication skills

  • Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product

  • Ability to build and sustain professional relationships

  • Ability to lead projects or workstreams

  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

  • Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor

  • Ability to meet deadlines

  • Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

The team

Our Enterprise Operations & Risk offering enables clients to achieve profitable growth and competitive advantage by optimizing "heart of the business" operations. We leverage deep domain expertise to extend enterprise resilience, agility and remediation. Our professionals address client needs which span the organization and impact strategy, operations, performance and reputation.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in financial services or consulting, including investment management, fund administration, or back-office operations.

  • Experience with transfer agency processes, including trade processing, recordkeeping, reconciliation, compliance, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), or client servicing.

  • Experience assessing business, operational, regulatory, or technology risks and operational controls in investment management, and experience with distributed ledger technology and blockchain.

  • Experience leading project or program workstreams, including work planning, milestone management, development of client deliverables, proposal development, or sales presentations.

  • You must reside within a commutable distance of your assigned office with the ability to commute daily, if required, without the need for overnight accommodations.

  • Ability to travel up to 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.

  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred:

  • Experience supervising, coaching, or reviewing the work of analysts or consultants.

  • Experience with tokenization, digital assets, or tokenized financial products.

  • Experience developing operating model assessments, current-state and future-state process maps, control inventories, key risk indicators (KRIs), service-level agreements (SLAs), operating-level agreements (OLAs), vendor oversight artifacts, or procedure documentation.

  • Experience evaluating outsourcing, insourcing, or vendor capabilities for transfer agency or fund administration operations.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $134,500 to $265,100.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

How this job compares

Set against the 578 open Risk Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$135–265K/yr
  • Illinois median$138–176K/yr34 salary ranges
  • US median$121–182K/yr441 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $200K, is 35% above the Illinois median midpoint ($148K) — in the top quarter of Risk Manager salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 36 open Risk Manager jobs in Illinois and 578 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Risk Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (514 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 302 of the 578 open Risk Manager jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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