Head of Investment Operations

4 days ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa C40 Cities Full time

Our client is a global leader in investment management, offering state-of-the-art services to high-end advisers and multi-managers. They are currently seeking a Head of Investment Operations to manage their day-to-day operations across South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with a rapidly growing company that has been recognised for its market-leading investment outcomes, technology, client service, and risk profiling service.

What you'll do:

As the Head of Investment Operations, you will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of our client's business in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. You will work closely with other members of the global investment, operations, sales, software development and support teams. Your role will involve overseeing the effective design and implementation of all business processes, collaborating with the Investment Operations Manager to ensure operational efficiency, maintaining strict adherence to obligations within investment mandates, establishing strong relationships with representatives at investment platforms, overseeing the global compliance function, reviewing legal contracts when engaging with third parties, communicating complex financial concepts clearly and concisely, preparing costing information and analysis on team time expenditure monthly, providing detailed updates on key projects monthly, and reporting on key developments within the Investment Operations team to the Joint-COO monthly.

  • Oversee the effective design, implementation, and monitoring of all business processes.
  • Collaborate with the Investment Operations Manager to ensure all operational processes are managed effectively and efficiently.
  • Maintain strict adherence to obligations within investment mandates to effectively manage legal, compliance, and reputational risks.
  • Establish strong relationships with representatives at investment platforms and closely monitor their execution processes to ensure accountability.
  • Oversee the global compliance function to ensure adherence to relevant legislation.
  • Review legal contracts when engaging with third parties.
  • Communicate complex financial concepts and strategies in a clear and concise manner.
  • Prepare costing information and analysis on team time expenditure monthly.
  • Provide detailed updates on key projects and other items to the business monthly.
  • Report on key developments within the Investment Operations team to the Joint-COO monthly.
What you bring:

As the Head of Investment Operations, you will bring a high level of ethical standards and integrity, the ability to manage multiple projects with different internal and external stakeholders, the ability to design and implement operation processes that leverage technology, a desire to continuously look for better ways of performing tasks, good interpersonal skills and change management skills, strong intellect with a high level of commercial and financial acumen, excellent problem-solving abilities, strategic thinking with a strong attention to detail, the ability to review and ratify legal contracts, and strong communication and presentation skills. You will also need to have an understanding of investments and financial planning.

  • High ethical standards and integrity
  • CA (SA)/CFA/IMC
  • Ability to manage multiple projects with different internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to design and implement operation processes that leverage technology
  • Desire to continuously look for better ways of performing tasks
  • Good interpersonal skills and change management skills
  • Strong intellect with a high level of commercial and financial acumen
  • Excellent problem-solving abilities
  • Strategic thinker with a strong attention to detail
  • Ability to review and ratify legal contracts
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
What sets this company apart:

Our client is a global business that brings state-of-the-art investment management to financial professionals, with a focus on high-end advisers and multi-managers. They achieve consistent, market-leading investment outcomes through their precision-engineered portfolios, flexibly offering a wide range of products and services. Financial advisers benefit from their ability to customise portfolios, and from their proprietary technology, which enhances adviser effectiveness, business efficiency, and the client journey.

What's next:

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About the job

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Focus: Operations

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Senior Management

Specialism: Banking & Financial Services

Industry: Financial Services

Salary: Negotiable

Location: Sandton

Job Reference: DLDD6Z-20FCCD89

Date posted: 17 February 2025

Consultant: Jason Mackenzie

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