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How can I become an Asset Manager
- The most common career steps to get to Asset Manager are Senior Financial Analyst, Chief Executive Officer and Finance Director based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Senior Financial Analyst, the most common step before Asset Manager, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Senior Financial Analyst is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Asset Manager that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Asset Manager career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming an Asset Manager so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Senior Financial Analyst isn't from the same job family as Asset Manager, Investment Finance, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Chief Executive Officer also being a common career path to Asset Manager.
What should I know about the Asset Manager career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Asset Manager are Master Degree In Public Administration, Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Criminal Justice, and Bachelor Of Business Administration (b.b.a.) In Business Administration - Management. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Senior Financial Analyst being on the path to and from Asset Manager. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Asset Manager is part of the Investment Finance job family which has a limited number of unique role types (26) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Asset Manager.