Director - Consultant Relations at Lord Abbett

The Role

The Director, Consultant Relations will leverage well-established industry knowledge to maintain and strengthen the firm’s presence and relationships within the global consultant community across both traditional and alternative investment capabilities.

We’ll Trust You To

• Act as a primary relationship manager for global and national consulting firms by delivering Lord Abbett’s full suite of capabilities—including fixed income, equity, and alternative strategies—to provide differentiated solutions and a best-in-class client experience
• Drive engagement across consultant organizations, including Manager Research, Field Consultants, OCIO teams, and senior leadership, to promote the firm’s comprehensive investment platform
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of consulting firm’s research priorities across both traditional and alternative investments, sharing insights internally to inform product development and strategic positioning
• Contribute views and ideas to the short and long-term Consultant Relations strategic approach across both traditional and alternative investment consulting firms, ensuring coordinated coverage and messaging across all consultant channels
• Partner with Institutional Sales and Relationship Management teams to foster a high-trust, collaborative environment in pursuit of firmwide growth objectives across asset classes
• Represent Lord Abbett in the institutional marketplace, bringing back actionable insights on industry trends, asset allocation shifts, and consultant sentiment
• Maintain strong awareness of key competitors, industry dynamics, and evolving client demands across public and private markets
• Build and communicate a holistic understanding of the firm, including its culture, capital markets expertise, and investment capabilities across fixed income, equities, and alternatives
• Actively represent Lord Abbett at industry events, conferences, and consultant meetings

You'll Need To Have

• 7+ years of experience in investment, consultant relations, sales, or relationship management, with exposure to traditional and/or alternative investment strategies; institutional asset management experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of and relationships within the consultant community across public and private markets
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders, build relationships, and drive alignment across internal and external partners
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities with a strong sense of urgency and initiative
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), collaboration, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to set objectives, provide direction, and operate with an innovative, high-energy, and entrepreneurial mindset

Why Lord Abbett?

Lord Abbett is a leading global independent, privately held investment management company. We are active managers and invest where we believe we have a repeatable edge and can deliver alpha for our clients. Our vision is to be the most respected asset manager in the world, admired for our people, our performance, our relationships, and our organizational agility. This inspires the three pillars of our culture.

• Principles-Based - We empower our leaders to create an environment of trust.
• Performance-Oriented - We inspire our people to embody our values, excellence, responsibility, transparency & collaboration.
• Purpose-Driven - We instill a passion for always putting our clients' interests first.

We have been ranked #1 in Barron’s Best Fund Families for 2024 and have earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments for five consecutive years.

Compensation Information: Annual base salary for this role is $220,000-$240,000 . Salary is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different.

Discretionary Bonus: Role may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are determined by several factors including, but not limited to, firm, team, and individual performance.

Benefits: Lord Abbett is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package to all eligible employees. Offerings include competitive total compensation, retirement plans, competitive health and well-being plans. To learn more about what we offer, please visit Careers | Lord Abbett

Lord Abbett is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. All employment decisions at Lord Abbett are based solely on the applicant’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

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