Fund & Equity Derivative Middle Office Manager recruitment

The Equity Derivatives Middle Office Operations area of our client, a leading investment bank, currently seeks an Investment Operations Director, to be based in the City of London.

The role is within the equity derivatives middle office, and this specific function operates as a product management team supporting the investment products front office team. Part of this role will be consolidating existing functions across several regions into a standardised whole. The investment operations director will take responsible for:
-Efficient management of resources: project prioritisation, budget control, cost charging models (both internal and external), standardised approval processes etc.
-Increasing operational capacity: outsourcing of corporate administration and selection of custodian and providers for the funds business, due diligence across all operational functions, creating an integrated but independent product management function within the middle office.
-Building scalable sales and client service infrastructure
-Enhancing risk management governance and control capabilities

The successful investment operations director will be:
-Able to influence others' actions to achieve objectives
-Capable of expressing ideas clearly and succinctly
-Capable of challenging direct reports, peers and more senior staff
-Able to develop sound ongoing client relationships
-Able to develop, communicate and help implement strategy for own team/area
-Experienced in, or have excellent knowledge of equity derivatives and/or fund arena
-Knowledgeable of front to back investment banking processes

The successful investment operations director will need a thorough understanding of the derivative product set, a strong project and infrastructure design skill set and excellent people management skills. The team is very much in its infancy and so it is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to get in at the start and really design and develop the function.

If you are a top-calibre individual with the right skill set, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply to this investment operations director position today.

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Randstad Financial Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies Employment Business Regulations 2003