Trust Chief Fiduciary Officer Job Listing at Stifel in Saint Louis, MO (Job ID 6944)

Description

The Chief Fiduciary Officer directs the Fiduciary Department, which is the area in charge of acceptance of accounts and provides legal support to the Marketing Department, Administration Department, Investment Department, and management of the Stifel Trust Companies (STC). This position is to participate in management committees and chair the committee involved with most discretionary decisions made by STC. The Chief Fiduciary Officer will also supervise the members of the Trust Acceptance Group. 

• Serve as Manager of Fiduciary Department, Secretary for STC, and Chairman of the Fiduciary Review Committee.
• Active participant in Fiduciary Administrative Committee, Fiduciary Investment Committee, and other Committees as assigned.
• Review STC documents in a current or future fiduciary capacity.
• Oversee all client accounts for any issues prior to acceptance.
• Resolve issues regarding new accounts prior to acceptance.
• Review, understand and interpret language in contracts that involve STC while limiting fiduciary, regulatory and legal risks.
• Provide legal support for Marketing, Administration, Investments, and management of STC.
• Oversee litigation involving STC.
• Advise financial advisors on complex client trust matters.

• Understand and comply with all regulations, including 12CFR9, Community Reinvestment Act, Bank Secrecy Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, etc.
• Solid investment oversight experience.
• Solid knowledge of trust administration principles.
• Effective communication skills and able to relay information well in both written and verbal form.
• Advanced knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process
• Strong knowledge of the financial service industry including Federal and State chartered banks, trust companies and securities broker/dealers.
• Strong knowledge of the products and services available in the investment industry as well as the methods, processes and staff of Stifel.
• Solid and reliable mathematical skills.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify complex problems; review related information and develop options and implement solutions. Understand and comply with all regulations, including 12CFR9, Community Reinvestment Act, Bank Secrecy Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, etc.

• Minimum Required: Juris Doctor degree
• Minimum Required: 10+ years' working with fiduciary accounts

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and advanced skills in Microsoft Excel #LI-JK1

Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up.  We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas.  Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients' money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.

While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations.  Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more.  Let's talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.

Stifel's bank and trust companies are affirmative action and equal opportunity employers. All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.  If you would like more information regarding Equal Employment Opportunity rights and protections, please review the following posters:  Know Your Rights and Pay Transparency.

Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.