Head of Middle Office - Alternatives (Fluent in FR/EN)

Beyond Potentials; Vaud; In loco; CHF 150.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Beyond Potentials is seeking a Head of Middle Office – Alternatives to lead the expert team responsible for private markets and hedge fund operations. You will ensure robust fund operations, NAV oversight, and high-quality investment reporting.

This role combines hands-on operational ownership with developing a high-performing team, advancing data governance, controls and scalable workflows across the portfolio.

Competenze

• Significant experience in investment operations or fund control.
• Strong knowledge of fund accounting and NAV oversight.
• Proven leadership with ability to drive process improvements.

Mansioni

• Lead the Middle Office function with focus on private markets and hedge funds.
• Develop investment reporting and performance analytics for internal stakeholders, including board reporting.
• Drive automation and implement scalable, controls-driven processes.
• Collaborate with investment teams, Legal, Compliance, Risk and external providers.

Conoscenze

Investment operations

Alternative investments

Fund accounting

NAV oversight

People management

Automation / process improvement

Data governance

Cross-functional collaboration

French & English fluency

Formazione

University degree in Finance/Economics/Business Administration

CFA/CAIA (plus)

Strumenti

SimCorp

Fund accounting software

Descrizione del lavoro

Our client is an established independent investment management firm, with an international investment scope and a strong track record in managing institutional and private assets. Their Operations team is looking for an experienced professional to lead and further develop their Middle Office function, with a particular focus on alternative investments.

Your mission and contribution

As Head of Middle Office – Alternatives, reporting to the Head of Operations, you will lead the firm's expert Middle Office function, overseeing complex investment operations and controls, particularly across private markets and hedge funds.

Combining strong technical expertise with proven leadership capabilities, you will ensure robust fund operations while developing investment reporting and performance into a trusted source of insight for the wider organization. You will also drive process improvement, automation and operational transformation, helping the team evolve towards a more efficient and scalable operating model.

This role offers the opportunity to combine hands‑on operational ownership with the development of a high‑performing team and the progressive evolution of the Middle Office function.

Key Responsibilities:

As part of your responsibilities, you will:

• Lead the Middle Office function, overseeing complex, bespoke and exception-based investment operations and controls, with a focus on private markets and hedge funds
• Own fund control and NAV oversight, including fund accounting oversight and coordination with fund administrators and external service providers
• Develop and strengthen investment reporting and performance capabilities, ensuring reliable and consistent insights for internal stakeholders, including board and committee reporting
• Contribute to the development of comparable investment performance analysis across the portfolio
• Drive operational improvement and automation initiatives, strengthening controls and moving towards an oversight-by-exception approach
• Identify mature and standardized operational processes that can progressively be transferred to Investment Operations
• Lead, develop and support a high-performing team, fostering accountability, continuous improvement, and professional development
• Strengthen investment data governance and develop business expertise in the firm's investment operations platform
• Collaborate closely with investment teams, Legal, Compliance, Risk and external service providers

Requirements

• Significant relevant experience in investment operations, fund operations or fund control within asset management, with strong expertise in alternative investments, particularly private markets and/or hedge funds
• Solid knowledge of fund accounting, fund control and NAV oversight, with the ability to manage complex operational matters independently
• Proven experience developing investment reporting and performance capabilities, establishing reliable processes and delivering meaningful insights to investment stakeholders
• Demonstrated people management experience, including the ability to develop a team and lead it through operational change
• A track record of simplifying, improving and automating operational processes, strengthening controls and developing scalable workflows
• Experience with SimCorp or a comparable investment operations platform is an asset
• Knowledge of liquid markets, performance measurement and attribution, or data governance is a plus
• Experience developing cross-asset teams or improving collaboration across operational functions is an advantage
• University degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related field. Additional qualifications such as CFA, CAIA or an accounting certification are a plus
• Fluent in both French and English, written and spoken

You will thrive in this organization if you have

• A collaborative mindset and strong communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrate integrity, humility and respect in your interactions with colleagues and partners
• Take a proactive approach to problem‑solving and continuous improvement
• Enjoy developing people, driving change and building trusted relationships across teams

What’s on offer

• The opportunity to lead and shape an expert Middle Office function within an established investment management firm
• You will combine responsibility for complex alternative investment operations with the opportunity to develop investment reporting and performance capabilities, drive operational transformation and progressively broaden the function's scope as the organization evolves