Head of Pricing & Valuation
The Role
About Lord Abbett:
Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett is an independent firm with a singular focus on the management of money. Over the course of our history, we’ve earned a sterling reputation for our leadership, influence, and innovation in the asset management industry. Today, our independent perspective, our commitment to active management, and our intelligent product design continue to make us relevant to individual and institutional investors.
From the very beginning, we’ve recognized that our people are our greatest asset. As an investment-led, investor-focused firm, we value intellectual curiosity, teamwork, and collaboration across the organization.
We’re looking for people with a keen interest in working for a trusted leader in the asset management industry, a desire to expand their knowledge, and a passion for delivering a client experience that exceeds expectations.
Now that you know our history, are you ready to be part of our future?
Job Overview:
The Head of Pricing & Valuation is a senior leadership role within the Global Fund Finance organization, responsible for overseeing the firm’s end-to-end pricing and valuation framework across public mutual funds, UCITS, institutional portfolios, and select private assets. Reporting to the Head of Global Fund Finance, this role has primary accountability for valuation governance, regulatory compliance, and independent price challenge processes, and serves as the firm’s senior valuation representative to mutual fund boards, auditors, regulators, and internal stakeholders.
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The role leads the Pricing and Valuation team, chairs and coordinates internal Valuation Councils, and ensures that all valuation activities are performed in accordance with established valuation policies, ASC Topic 820, and applicable regulatory guidance. The Head of Pricing & Valuation partners closely with Investments, Trading, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Fund Accounting, and third-party pricing vendors to maintain a robust and defensible valuation control environment.
We’ll trust you to:
- Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for the Pricing and Valuation function across all products and asset classes
- Own and oversee daily, monthly, and ad hoc valuation processes for mutual funds, UCITS, institutional portfolios, and private investments held by these vehicles
- Serve as the primary valuation liaison to mutual fund Boards, including preparation and presentation of valuation materials, methodologies, and key judgment areas
- Chair and coordinate internal Pricing and Valuation Councils, ensuring timely escalation, documentation, and resolution of complex valuation matters
- Maintain and enhance valuation policies, procedures, and controls in accordance with ASC Topic 820, SEC guidance, and industry best practices
- Oversee fair value determinations for securities requiring judgment, including thinly traded, structured, distressed, or private instruments
- Ensure strong governance over pricing vendors, models, methodologies, and tolerance frameworks
- Partner closely with Investments, Trading, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Fund Accounting to ensure alignment on valuation outcomes and disclosures
- Lead regulatory, audit, and examination interactions related to valuation matters, including support for internal and external audits
- Drive continuous improvement, automation, and scalability within valuation processes as product complexity and asset mix evolve
- Develop, mentor, and retain a high-performing Pricing and Valuation team, fostering a strong control mindset and collaborative culture
You'll need to have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline; CPA or CFA preferred
- 15+ years of experience in pricing, valuation, fund accounting, audit, or valuation control roles within asset management, audit, or financial services
- Deep expertise in fair value measurement under ASC Topic 820 across equity, fixed income, derivatives, structured products, and private assets
- Demonstrated experience presenting valuation matters to mutual fund boards, audit committees, or regulators
- Strong leadership experience managing and developing professional teams
- Proven ability to exercise sound judgment in complex, high-risk valuation scenarios
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex valuation topics clearly to senior audiences
- Advanced proficiency with Bloomberg and valuation-related data sources; strong analytical and Excel skills
- Collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence across functions
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 were honored to be ranked #1 in Barron’s Best Fund Families for 2024 and to 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 $200,000 - $250,000. 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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