Director, Corporate Actions
At Odyssey Transfer and Trust Company, we do things differently. Our core mission is to provide peace of mind to our clients by making things simple, fast, and easy.
Odyssey is a tight-knit, solution-driven team. Our shared values, as defined by our own employees, guide us in reaching our individual and collective goals:
- We Show Up for Each Other: We are in this together! We collaborate and support each other to get results. Our employees are compensated with competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.
- We Build: “Outside the Box” is our playground. We’re not afraid to innovate and tackle tough problems – we’re here to disrupt the industry. Creativity and problem-solving is not reserved for the Executive team.
- We Get Stuff Done (GSD): We have a notable reputation for being exceptionally responsive. Coming up with a great idea is only part of the solution; We take great ideas and put them into action.
- We Do the Right Thing: We’re dependable, trustworthy, and proud of our professional standards.
Primary Responsibilities & Attitude
The Director will be an integral part of the Corporate Actions team based out of our Eagan, Minnesota office. This role will prove very rewarding for someone with high attention to detail and excellent initiative to solve problems while meeting the challenges of tight deadlines.
You are responsible for:
- Manage the everyday workflow of the Corporate Actions division
- Assess volumes and determine additional staffing assistance when needed
- Ensure adherence to checklists
- Review and comment on our obligations under various legal agreements
- Organize required documents for transaction closings and liaison with our operations team to set-up processing
- Maintain records under our various appointments
- Draft corporate actions memos
- Assist with month-end corporate actions billing
- Communicate with our clients and counsel, as required
- Verifies all aspects of client identification procedure and necessary onboarding documents are provided and in accordance with Know your Customer (KYC), AML/ATF policies guidance.
- Responsible for fostering a culture of compliance with policies, procedures and regulations, including providing regular training on processes and other resources to ensure all team members understand regulatory and procedural compliance as it applies to their job function
- Conducting annual risk and control self-assessments with other departmental managers to assess the risks of all processes handled by the team or department, determine the controls we have in place, rating the controls and the residual risks to determine if the controls are sufficient.
- Manages Associate and Senior Associate Level Staff
Skills and Experience:
- Prior experience in transfer agency, corporate trust, or the securities industry is preferred but not required.
- Exceptional communication skills (written and oral), strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and multi-task
- Solutions-based attitude, answering inquiries with “yes, I can do that for you” or “let me find a way to make this happen”
- Attention to detail and takes pride in work
- Enjoys working with a small, closely-knit team in a fast-paced environment
- Considers themselves technically sound and diligent
- Strong proficiency with Office 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), and other desktop applications
What We Offer:
Paid Time Off: Vacation, Flex Days, Birthday Day off, Bonus Day
Benefits: Health and Dental, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, AD&D, Employee Assistance Program, $500 Health Savings Account, RRSP Match.
We appreciate all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.