Senior Manager, CIT Platform

About the Role

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The Senior Manager , CIT Platform is responsible for leading the strategy, growth, and retention of Fifth Third’s Collective Investment Trust (CIT) platform within Institutional Services. This role provides enterprise-level ownership of the CIT business, ensuring alignment with institutional client needs, market opportunities, and the bank’s broader strategic priorities.

As a platform leader, this role is accountable for the design, oversight, and continuous improvement of CIT-related processes, systems, governance, and external vendor relationships. The position partners closely with Investment Management, Fiduciary Services, Institutional Sales, Risk, Legal, and Operations to deliver scalable, compliant, and high‑performing solutions.

This role plays a critical part in driving platform growth, enhancing the institutional client experience, and strengthening Fifth Third’s competitive position in the institutional marketplace.

• CIT Platform Strategy & Growth:
  Leads the enterprise strategy for the CIT platform, driving growth, retention, and expansion of CIT capabilities aligned to institutional client needs and business objectives.
• Platform Oversight & Governance:
  Establishes and oversees governance frameworks to ensure CIT platform integrity, including regulatory alignment, fiduciary standards, and internal risk management practices.
• Operational Design & Process Ownership:
  Leads the design and continuous improvement of CIT operational processes to ensure efficiency, scalability, and consistency across the platform.
• Systems & Infrastructure Leadership:
  Oversees the effectiveness of systems and technology supporting the CIT platform, partnering with technology teams to enhance functionality, integration, and performance.
• Vendor & Provider Management:
  Manages relationships with external vendors and service providers supporting the CIT platform, ensuring service quality, alignment with business needs, and adherence to contractual obligations.
• Market & Competitive Positioning:
  Evaluates institutional market trends, regulatory developments, and competitive offerings to inform platform strategy and identify opportunities for growth and differentiation.
• Cross‑Functional Leadership:
  Partners across Investment Management, Fiduciary, Sales, Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Operations to ensure alignment and successful execution of platform initiatives.
• Client & Sales Enablement:
  Serves as a subject matter expert on CIT capabilities, supporting institutional sales efforts, client engagements, and complex solution development.
• Performance & Business Management:
  Monitors platform performance, including asset growth, client retention, and profitability, and drives initiatives to improve outcomes.
• Stakeholder Influence & Alignment:
  Builds strong relationships across senior leadership to influence strategy, drive alignment, and advance platform priorities in a matrixed environment.
• Talent & Team Leadership:
  Provides leadership, mentorship, and development across team members supporting the CIT platform, contributing to organizational capability and succession planning.

Performing other duties as assigned, adapting to new tasks or shifts in priorities as necessary to support your team’s and the company’s mission.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years of experience in institutional investment management, trust/custody, retirement services, or related financial services.
• 5+ years of experience in strategy, platform management, product management, or related leadership roles.
• Experience working with Collective Investment Trusts (CITs) or similar institutional investment vehicles preferred.

• Institutional Platform Expertise:
  Deep understanding of CITs, institutional investment structures, and retirement or trust delivery models.
• Strategic Leadership:
  Ability to define and execute enterprise platform strategy aligned to growth and client needs.
• Operational & Governance Oversight:
  Strong command…