Head of Consultant Relations

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve Allspring’s Consultant Relations team, setting strategy, priorities, and execution standards across consultant research, OCIO, and field consultant engagement.
• Foster a culture of collaboration and transparency where information, ideas, market intelligence, and best practices are shared openly to maximize team effectiveness and client outcomes.
• Drive an integrated coverage model that combines firm-tiering, regional engagement, and specialized consultant channels.
• Foster a proactive, commercially minded culture that shapes consultant conversations and positions Allspring earlier in the decision-making process.
• Drive accountability for ratings progress, relationship development, pipeline growth, and business outcomes.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of the institutional consultant marketplace, including manager research, ratings processes, OCIO platforms, client search activity, and discretionary portfolio construction.
• Strong knowledge of how consultant research, ratings, and OCIO decision-making influence asset flows and business opportunities.
• Ability to engage credibly with senior investment professionals on investment strategy, portfolio construction, risk, implementation, market trends, and client outcomes.
• Provide thought leadership and market intelligence on consultant, OCIO, and industry trends.
• Lead Allspring’s consultant engagement strategy focused on securing new ratings, enhancing existing ratings, and commercializing consultant support into asset growth.
• Develop engagement strategies for priority consultant firms in partnership with investment teams, product strategy, sales, and client relations.
• Advance Allspring’s OCIO strategy by increasing engagement with discretionary asset allocators and portfolio decision-makers.
• Connect consultant advocacy, ratings progress, and relationship development to funded opportunities and business growth.
• Utilize consultant segmentation, firm-tiering, and market intelligence to prioritize resources and maximize business opportunities.
• Leverage data, consultant insights, and ratings activity to identify areas of growth and strengthen strategic relationships.
• Position Allspring’s investment capabilities within consultant research, asset allocation, and portfolio construction frameworks.
• Translate consultant and OCIO trends into actionable insights for distribution, investment, and product teams.
• Establish clear priorities, execution standards, and operating processes across consultant research, OCIO, and field engagement activities.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration and transparency across investment teams, product strategy, sales, marketing, client service, and leadership to ensure consultant insights and opportunities are broadly shared and acted upon.
• Drive disciplined execution across multiple consultant firms, strategies, and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain strong organizational discipline, judgment, follow-through, and communication practices.
• Monitor and manage progress against key objectives, including ratings, relationship development, consultant advocacy, and asset growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in consultant relations, institutional distribution, OCIO coverage, or a related asset management role, with strong relationships across the institutional consultant community.
• Strong understanding of the institutional investment consultant marketplace, including manager research, ratings processes, client search activity, OCIO platforms, and discretionary portfolio construction.
• BA/BS Required.
• Series 24/7/63.
• Remain in stationary position for prolonged periods of time.
• Operate computer programs and software.
• Able to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats.
• Able to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions.