Senior Investment Operations Manager

Grant Executive Search; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Executive Search is partnering with a Leading Investment Group in Melbourne to recruit an Investment Operations Manager. This senior role focuses on overseeing investment operations across equities, fixed income, international equities and ESG investing.

You will lead the operations team, enhance custodian interactions, and liaise with senior stakeholders to drive efficiencies and risk controls. A track record in superannuation or investment management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the investment operations team across multiple sectors including Equities, International Equities, Fixed Interest and ESG Investing.
• Improve efficiencies and control frameworks in investment operations, working with the global custodian.
• Engage with internal senior stakeholders to drive risk management and reporting.
• Provide holistic oversight of trade operations, unit pricing and performance reporting where applicable.

Job description

This Leading Investment Group is committed to building a high performance focused culture, as well as actively developing and encouraging its employees for longer term individual careeropportunities. Increased demand for quality investment operations leadership support for the investment team have driven the requirement for this newly created Investment Operations Manager position.

As part of the investments team, this key new Senior Manager position will be focused on a variety of challenging investment operations oversight work to support the investment operations team focusing across multiple sectors including Equities, International Equities, Fixed Interest and ESG Investing. Your challenge will be to manage the investment operations team and you show initiative to improve efficiencies, partnering with their global custodian and internal senior stakeholder across their investment group.

To be successful you will have proven Investment Operations Manager experience from either the Superannuation or Investment Management Industry with good technical knowledge across investment operations, unit pricing, operational risk controls with proactive communication skills allowing you to interact successfully at senior levels of the business. Holistic custodian management oversight experience across investment operations, trade operations, unit pricing and performance reporting will be well regarded.

This role is for a proven investment operations manager seeking to join a top tier investment organisation that is unlike many others and can provide a rewarding and long term career with also an excellent lifestyle balance.