Staff Director Retirement Investments

Description

Directs the investment activities of the pension, profit sharing, 401k, optional savings, disability, health plans, and International plans. Provides coordination of all internal and external investment functions relative to the FedEx operating companies.

Essential Functions

• Directs the investment activities of the pension, profit sharing, 401k, optional savings, disability, health plans, and International plans.

• Provides coordination of all internal and external investment functions relative to the company operating companies.

• Perform other duties as assigned

Position Information

This position is part of the Treasury Department at FedEx Corporation's headquarters in Memphis. The group directly supports executive decision-making through maintaining funded status and access to liquidity while minimizing risk exposures and providing support for FedEx and its operating companies. This position will provide oversight for the investment of retirement related assets for FedEx, directing the external investment advisors, investment managers, custodian and record keepers for the Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution and foreign plans. This position also coordinates with internal departments on all investment related issues, provides strategic direction for all types of retirement investment issues from coverage, investment policy design, investment manager selection/monitoring, and coordinates the agenda for the regular Retirement Plan Investment Board.

Retirement Investments oversees approximately $70 billion in assets among various plans.

The person in this position will prepare and present recommendations based on thorough, fact-based, accurate analyses in support of the strategic efforts of FedEx Corporation in the following areas:

• Design and direction for retirement investment programs, including financial and operational risks

• Analysis, design, negotiation and placement of investment managers and investment policies

• Interface with internal groups, accounting, legal and tax on budgets, forecasts and allocations

• Selection, review and management of advisor relationships

• Communication of investment programs, strategies and policies to Senior Management

The ideal candidate will be a thoughtful, strategic partner to the Vice President of Retirement Investments.  The individual will have strong investments background and people management skills.  People who are successful in this position

• are very capable in project leadership

• have broad knowledge of pension risk management, investments and financial analysis

• are proficient in researching relevant data and spreadsheet modeling

• understand and utilize risk management systems

• are excellent communicators

• take initiative

• are skilled at collaborating both internally and externally

• have the ability to comfortably interface with executive management

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree/equivalent in finance.

Minimum Experience

Eight (8) years experience in pension, profit sharing, 401k, optional savings, disability, health plans, ERISA or International plans.

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