Asset Management - Alternative Solutions Fund Implementation ,Vice President

Overview

With over $200 billion of client capital invested across hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate and direct investments/co-investments, the Global Alternatives Investment Solutions capability brings “best of class” sourcing and offerings of non-traditional investment strategies to Institutional, Private Banking and Wealth Management clients. A disciplined selection process enables us to offer clients top quality investment opportunities from both within the firm and third-party issuers.

As the Alternatives Solutions Fund Implementation Vice President within the Global Alternatives Investment Solutions team, you will oversee the end-to-end delivery of thoughtful, strategic, and sustainable operational, technology, and business intelligence solutions designed to improve the day-to-day business for portfolio managers, clients, and advisors, and enable the broader scalability goals of the organization.

Product Development

• Implement end-to-end Alternatives product vehicles across the full landscape of offerings from institutional direct company investments, private funds, and retail registered funds (e.g. UCITS, Interval funds, etc.).
• Identify appropriate operating model, internal support functions, and service providers to streamline and scale the platform.
• Focus on business, regulatory, operational, and technical product streams, and work with stakeholders to define and develop requirements.
• Work with multiple organizations and stakeholders to obtain consensus on scope, approach, features, and functionality.
• Gather, document, and prioritize input from users and stakeholders for future functional changes, identifying short term and long-term solutions.
• Coordinate and communicate launch/roll out activities.

Product Oversight

• Post product launch, service as a primary point of contact as needed for all non-investment related matters.
• Navigate internal teams and manage external partners to help maintain the control environment.
• Support the execution of the day-to-day agenda of each product including designing & supplying reporting, implementing controls, and communicating results.
• Lead ongoing initiatives to enhance existing products including the onboarding of new third-party managers, service providers, etc.
• Partner with stakeholders to act as a liaison between sales, governance, operations, legal, risk, and compliance teams and internal technology and vendors for ongoing initiatives.

• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in the alternative investments industry particularly with hedge funds and private credit.
• General familiarity with assets classes & instrument types including equities, bonds, loans, structured products, and derivatives.
• General knowledge of the 1940 Act and European fund regulation as well as regulatory reporting requirements in respective jurisdictions.
• A good understanding of daily NAV funds and related service provider functions including custody, prime brokerage, and fund accounting.
• Comfort working closely with stakeholders including sales, portfolio management, legal, compliance, risk, operations, etc.
• Excellent communication skills across both technical and business areas
• A passion for problem solving and improving the portfolio manager and client experience.
• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and exemplary analytical skills.
• Intellectually curious with a desire to identify and implement innovation.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple job-related duties including day to day tasks and project work in a deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to think critically while effectively managing and finding resolutions to complex situations independently.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Economics, or Finance.

• Financial services designations such as CFA, CAIA, CPA a plus
• Hands-on working experience with scripting languages & data analysis tools including Python, VBA, and Tableau.