Associate Director, Platforms (London)

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Client:

Royal Bank of Canada

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

3c87f3d46083

Job Views:

5

Posted:

18.04.2025

Expiry Date:

02.06.2025

Job Description:

Job Summary

What is the opportunity?

The Associate Director, Platforms will be responsible for managing and optimizing relationships with investment platforms across the UK, Europe and Asia. Reporting to the Director, Fund Distribution, this role will oversee platform agreements, fee structures, and rebate calculations while driving operational efficiency and supporting sales enablement. The role will play a key part in enhancing platform visibility, improving fee reconciliation, and simplifying platform complexity to support overall business growth in RBC BlueBay. Additionally, the role will focus on identifying and implementing best industry practices and leveraging technology to improve processes, enhance scalability, and drive efficiency.

What will you do?

• Platform relationships management, act as the key point of contact for investment platforms, ensuring strong partnerships and seamless operational execution.
• Commercial & agreement oversight, negotiate and manage platform distribution agreements, ensuring competitive and compliance fee structures.
• Fee rebate management, oversee rebate calculation and fee reconciliations to ensure accurate financial oversight and reporting.
• Operational efficiency & data management, work with Fund Distribution team and Fund Investor Operations team to streamline platform processes, improve data accuracy, and enhance reporting capabilities.
• Sales enablement, support sales team by providing insights into platform dynamics, product positioning, and market access opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure operational processes are aligned with EMEA and APAC business goals.
• Stay informed on industry trends and identify best practices to enhance platform operations, efficiency, and scalability.
• Utilise technology driven solutions to improve operational processes, enhance reporting capabilities, and support scalability through automation and system enhancements.
• Provide leadership to team members, ensuring clarity of roles, responsibilities, and priorities to achieve efficiencies.

What do you need to succeed?

• Knowledge of the financial services industry, segregated assets and UCITs funds and products.
• Hands-on experience working with investment platforms with a strong understanding of platform operations, fee structures, and distribution dynamics.
• Strong oral and written communication skills - confidence to effectively interface at all levels of the firm.
• Highly organised and detail-oriented; ability to multitask in fast-paced environment.
• Exemplify RBC purpose, vision and values.
• A track record of managing deadlines and delivering with a client first mind-set.
• Ability to think strategically with respect to data, process, and risk control.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, ability to collaborate with others across the business.
• Drive and determination.

What is in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best - progressive thinking to keep growing and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses, flexible benefits and competitive compensation.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Opportunities to work with the best in the field.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• A world-class training program in financial services.

Job Skills

Business Intelligence (BI), Commercial Acumen, Critical Thinking, Customer Analytics, Detail-Oriented, Programming Languages, Results-Oriented.

Additional Job Details

Address: 100 BISHOPSGATE, LONDON

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Work hours/week: 35

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-04-16

Application Deadline: 2025-04-30

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.