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# Sr. Associate, Emerging Solutions Program Lead

- **Company:** Franklin Resources,Inc.
- **Location:** Baltimore, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $150,000 - $195,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Digital Assets, Tokenization
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/sr-associate-emerging-solutions-program-lead-baltimore-md--d4754c01-82cd-4366-a50f-96f0c63d2e3c

## About the Role

Customer Relations, Asset Management, Thought Leadership, Emerging Technology, Investment Management, Strategic Planning, Financial Services, Technical Strategy, Business Case, Industry/Trade Analysis, * 7-10 years of experience in consulting, investment banking, asset management, or a related field

 * Experience with financial modeling and structured analysis
 * Demonstrated interest in digital assets, fintech, and evolving asset management industry developments
 * Excellent communicator and natural storyteller, with the ability to deliver compelling presentations, command a room and gain buy-in
 * Natural networker and relationship builder with strong EQ, able to work cross-functionally to gain support and collaboration from key stakeholders and partners
 * Must be willing to push the envelope and cut red tape where present, blazing new paths and serving as a champion for new ways of working and building
 * Highly adaptable, with the ability to transition to/from different initiatives and projects as opportunities and risks emerge. Able to articulate a vision and keep the team on track, focused and aligned to strategy, even as programs evolve in real time
 * Start-up experience welcome, and innovative, self-organized leaders with an entrepreneurial itch to scratch are encouraged to apply

Work Location: This is a hybrid role working 3 days per week onsite out of our NYC, Short Hills (NJ), Baltimore (MD), Stamford (CT) or Boston (MA) office.

## Description

This role is for a versatile senior operator who can help identify opportunities, build business cases, manage client/partner relationships, navigate internal resources and prioritization, and own initiatives through to execution.

This is a strategic role, operating in a startup-like environment, and the right candidate will have the skills and ambition to think big, set strategy and roll up their sleeves to execute in a fast-moving, highly matrixed environment.

What is the Senior Associate responsible for?

You will work across multiple initiatives simultaneously, supporting the validation, development and MVP launch of new solutions and capabilities, particularly in areas such as digital assets, AI, tokenization, and other next-generation categories. Key tasks include:

Opportunity identification and insight development

 * Conduct research on industry trends, emerging technologies, and client demand. Track key developments and synthesize insights into actionable opportunity areas, building market sizing, competitive landscapes, and ecosystem analyses

Business case development and solution design

 * Translate insights into structured opportunity hypotheses. Develop financial models and scenario analyses. Support the design of product structures, economic models, and operating frameworks.
 * Partner with internal stakeholders across legal, technology, investment, and distribution to ensure concepts are scalable, credible, and aligned with FIRST and Franklin Templeton's strategy

Strategic Execution

 * Identification, evaluation, and structuring of partnerships with fintechs, distributors, infrastructure providers, and other ecosystem players, as well as navigating internal resourcing, prioritization and alignment
 * Manage workstreams across multiple initiatives, ensuring progress, coordination, client / partner relationship management, expectation setting and and timely delivery
 * Translation of validated ideas into commercialization roadmaps and go-to-market strategies, and partnering with the team to build out positioning, engagement materials and full go-to-market plans