VP Active Ownership

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: New York
Posted on: February 12, 2025

Job Description:

Together we fight for everyone's opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together - with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone's access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough ... we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with - and those we acquire throughout our lives - are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision. Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage - Apply Now Get to Know the OpportunityThe Active Ownership team plays several important roles in the success of Voya IM's ability to help our clients meet their investment goals, and to contribute to Voya's ESG program. Each year, the Active Ownership team researches and votes thousands of public company shareholder meetings and conducts engagement meetings with many of our portfolio companies on behalf of our Voya mutual funds' shareholders and our institutional investors' accounts managed by Voya IM. Active ownership is key to giving our clients a voice in the governance of their portfolio companies. Many of the issues that the team researches, votes, and engages on relate to events and issues currently in the news at companies around the world.In addition to engaging with public companies as well as researching and voting proxies, the team provides active ownership expertise to stakeholders across Voya, works closely with various departments to ensure we satisfy our clients' active ownership expectations, and oversees our service providers. The key responsibilities of this role are:

• Demonstrate expertise on matters effecting active ownership activities including corporate governance, sustainability, corporate strategy, and financial performance.
• Exhibit strong leadership, teamwork, and accountability.
• Stay well-informed of emerging ESG trends and regulatory matters affecting active ownership.
• Prioritize the needs of both internal and external clients, delivering exceptional client services and fostering strong relationships.
• Prepare for, lead (as needed), analyze, and document outcomes of engagement meetings with portfolio companies.
• Update (as needed) Voya IM's global proxy voting and engagement policies to ensure the policies reflect current voting matters.
• Ensure ballots are voted in accordance to the proxy voting policy.
• Liaise with investment analysts to implement Voya IM active ownership policies, including engagement priorities and vote recommendations.
• Prepare and present (as needed) material for the proxy voting committees and board of directors.
• Collaborate with and assist in leading the team to identify ways to improve policies and business processes.
• Respond to client requests for active ownership activity and outcomes.
• Oversee the account maintenance platforms to ensure accounts are set up correctly for voting and reporting.
• Exhibit strong leadership and teamwork.
• Manage members of the Active Ownership team; holding self and team members accountable.Please Note: This position allows remote work from home but will require travel to our Voya office as business requires. If you are located near a Voya office, you will be required to operate on a hybrid work basis. Details of this will be explained with your manager. The Contributions You'll Make:
  • Oversee and assist in preparing for engagement meeting with senior representatives of portfolio companies, including scheduling, compiling research and supporting materials, and creating meeting documentation that highlights key and historical data.
  • Actively foster the growth and development of the team members.
    • Attend, document and lead (as needed) engagement efforts, including meeting notes, outcomes, and key take-aways.
    • Prepare engagement meetings summaries to be shared with investment analysts, proxy committees, and mutual fund board of directors.
    • Collaborate with client-facing and investment teams to prioritize engagements with portfolio companies.
    • Oversee and assist in assembling and processing proxy advisors' research materials and account holdings in preparation for voting analysis and implementation.
    • Collaborate with team members to ensure all accounts are voted in accordance with the applicable proxy voting policy, including engaging with the applicable investment analyst(s) for vote recommendations.
    • Coordinate with team members to confirm all ballots are voted correctly before the meeting cut-off date.
    • Monitor proxy advisory firms' voting policies updates and emerging ESG trends and recommend updates to Voya IM's proxy voting policies.
    • Oversee and assist in the development and presentation of quarterly and ad-hoc meeting materials for the proxy committees and the mutual funds' board of directors.
    • Work with client service, compliance, and the RFP team to respond to active ownership-related client inquiries and reporting.
    • Oversee and assist in the set-up, maintenance, and removal of the accounts for which Voya IM vote proxies, including working with the business operations team, ISS, and client custodians.
    • Monitor legal and regulatory requirements that potentially impact active ownership activities globally.Minimum Knowledge & Experience
      • An undergraduate degree in business finance, economics, sustainability or another relevant field or equivalent experience.
      • 10+ years of active ownership-related experience.
        • A keen interest in corporate governance, sustainability, corporate strategy, and financial performance.
        • Proven strong leadership qualities, setting and achieving personal and team goals, and supporting team development.
          • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
          • Able to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities and projects in a fast-paced, deadline- and compliance-driven work environment.
          • Highly detail-oriented with exceptional organizational skills.
          • Strong work ethic.
          • Demonstrate the ability to work independently as well as function in a small team environment.
          • Able to build strong working relationships with colleagues and external parties.
          • Take a proactive approach in completing tasks and projects and demonstrate the ability to uncover issues and utilize superior problem-solving and critical thinking skills to find solutions to project challenges.
          • Proficient in Microsoft products, Adobe, and SharePoint.#LI-MG1#LI-REMOTECompensation Pay Disclosure: Voya is committed to pay that's fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities. The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate's geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked. $130,000 - $160,000 USDBe Well. Stay Well. Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That's why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.What We Offer
            • Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
            • 401(k) Savings plan - with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
            • Voya Retirement Plan - employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
            • Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
            • Paid time off - including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
            • Paid volunteer time - 40 hours per calendar yearLearn more about Critical Skills At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:
              • Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
              • Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
              • Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
              • Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
              • Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage. Learn more about Equal Employment Opportunity Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law. Reasonable Accommodations Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference .

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