VP, Head of Consultant Relations, Platform Development & Banks

About Us

American Century Investments is a leading global asset manager with over 65 years of experience helping a broad base of clients achieve their financial goals. Our expertise spans global equities and fixed income, multi-asset strategies, ETFs, and private investments. Privately owned and independent, we focus solely on investment management. But there’s an unexpected side to us, too. We direct 40% of our dividends every year - over $2 billion since 2000 to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research.

Our ongoing financial support drives the Institute’s breakthrough work and mission of defeating life‑threatening diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. So, the better we do for our clients, the more we can do for everyone. All who work here around the globe are inspired every day by the unique difference our hard work can make in so many lives. It shows in the curiosity we bring to every initiative, the deep relationships we build with our clients, and the way we treat each other in the hallway.

If you’re excited to learn more about us, we can’t wait to learn more about you.

American Century seeks an experienced distribution executive to lead a team of institutional consultant sales, bank channel sales, and platform development professionals. This newly created role will be a critical driver of the firm’s growth with institutional clients, professional buyers, banks, and strategic platforms. The successful candidate will set the integrated channel strategy, establish clear priorities and accountability, coach and develop a high‑performing team, and ensure disciplined execution that advances investment strategy ratings, expands platform access, strengthens strategic relationships, and drives sustainable asset and revenue growth.

The role requires broad and deep relationships across institutional consulting firms, banks, and key distribution platforms; experience across a range of investment products and vehicles; and a demonstrated record of leading multi‑channel sales and business development teams. The ideal candidate is a disciplined, strategic leader who has successfully built senior‑level relationships with consultant firms, bank executives, research and due diligence teams, home offices, and platform gatekeepers.

This leader must also foster a collaborative, accountable culture and strong partnerships across the organization. The candidate will engage across all levels of the American Century and Avantis businesses, including senior leadership, investments, product, marketing, client service, operations, and distribution. This leader will align resources and priorities across the institutional consultant, bank, and platform channels; translate market intelligence into coordinated action;

and build a world‑class team recognized for consultative selling, strategic relationship management, disciplined execution, and measurable business results. The individual must be inclusive, energetic, decisive, and highly effective at developing talent and leading through change. This position can be based in New York, Kansas City or remote.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of institutional consultant sales, bank channel sales, and platform development professionals; set clear expectations, reinforce accountability, strengthen succession and talent development, and foster a collaborative, high‑performance culture.
• Develop and execute an integrated U.S. distribution strategy across institutional consultants, banks, and investment platforms, with channel‑specific plans designed to advance ratings and recommendations, secure or expand platform access, create qualified opportunities, and drive asset, revenue, and retention outcomes.
• Establish disciplined…