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.
Job Summary
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.
Job Responsibilities
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.
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
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 areasA 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.Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills
Financial services designations such as CFA, CAIA, CPA a plusHands-on working experience with scripting languages & data analysis tools including Python, VBA, and Tableau.