AWM Core Platform Managing Director

PwC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC seeks a Managing Director to build and lead the AWM Core Platform team within Advisory, driving multi-year transformation programs for asset and wealth management clients.

The role blends market leadership, client delivery and strategic oversight of Aladdin, ALPHA and related platforms, with a focus on data architectures and operating models to deliver sustained impact across front-to-back transformations.

Qualifications

• Track record of consulting sales in the AWM industry.
• Demonstrated ability to advise and influence C-Suite clients as a trusted advisor.
• Experience leading development of professional service organisations (recruitment, training, mentoring, proposition development).
• Ability to lead UK and global teams of OM’s, BA’s, design, data and solution architects through multi-year lifecycles.
• Proven vendor relationships and knowledge of core middleware and investment platforms (Aladdin, ALPHA, Simpcorp).
• Commercial management experience with forecasting and P&L responsibilities.
• Thought leadership demonstrated via public presentations and industry contributions.

Responsibilities

• Lead relationship development across the AWM sector with senior executives.
• Originating opportunities across Aladdin integration and end-to-end investment operations.
• Oversee complex transformation programmes including platform modernisation and outsourcing.
• Apply deep understanding of AWM operating models to deliver efficiency and regulatory readiness.
• Develop and lead multidisciplinary teams in Aladdin and front-to-back transformation offerings.
• Shape PwC’s AWM consulting strategy and drive sales targets for Aladdin-related work.
• Maintain external profile through thought leadership and market engagement.

Skills

Market leadership

Trusted advisor

Leadership of professional services

Delivery excellence

Vendor relationships

Aladdin/ALPHA/Simpcorp

End-to-end AM operating model

Front-to-back transformation

Asset management knowledge

Stakeholder management

P&L forecasting

Thought leadership

Tools

Aladdin

ALPHA

Simpcorp

State Street RKS/ADS

NT IOO

BNY Encore/DataVault

Job description

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Technology Strategy

Management Level

Managing Director

Job Description & Summary

Our clients are all urgently seeking to re-platform their businesses—modernising legacy IT estates, reducing cost, enhancing efficiency and creating the foundations to scale. As they streamline their core platforms, they are increasingly focused on building modern data architectures and enterprise-wide data platforms that allow them to harness their end‑to‑end fund and investment data.

This shift is enabling firms to generate deeper insight, drive operational excellence, improve investment decision‑making and accelerate their transformation agenda. Market momentum across the AWM sector is building rapidly, and we must put in place the leadership and structure required to capture this demand and support our clients as they reshape their operating models for the future.

An MD is required to build out and lead our AWM Core Platform team, building a team of leading practitioners, that covers core platforms, outsourcing, data solutions, and the increasing impact of AI; defining our GTM strategy, originating and converting market demand, leading and inspiring our teams.

This leader will play a pivotal role in shaping market strategy, driving client transformation, and building high-performing teams that deliver sustained outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Market Leadership and Growth

• Lead relationship development across the AWM sector, engaging senior executives and shaping front‑to‑back transformation agendas.
• Drive market growth through identifying client needs and originating opportunities across Aladdin integration, operating model redesign and end‑to‑end investment operations.

Client Delivery and Technology Expertise

• Oversee complex operational and technology transformation programmes, including ALPHA, Aladdin & Simpcorp One implementations, middle‑ and back‑office outsourcing, and core investment platform modernisation.
• Apply deep expertise across AWM operating models, investment ecosystems and adjacent platforms to deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, cost and regulatory readiness.

People and Team Leadership

• Develop and lead multidisciplinary consulting teams, supporting recruitment, mentoring and capability building across the Aladdin and wider front‑to‑back transformation offering.
• Foster a collaborative, high‑performance culture focused on delivery excellence and sustained client impact.

Strategic and Commercial Leadership

• Shape PwC’s AWM consulting strategy by developing propositions that address emerging market challenges and regulatory pressures.
• Achieve sales targets for Aladdin‑related work and broader AWM transformation opportunities, contributing to sustained growth of the practice.

Thought Leadership and Market Presence

• Maintain a strong external profile through thought leadership, market engagement and industry contribution across AWM transformation themes.
• Demonstrate credibility through hand on delivery of high‑impact work, including large‑scale operating model redesigns, investment platform implementations and global fund builds.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

• Track record of consulting related sales within the AWM industry gained from having worked in a similar Consulting organisation rather than Industry or Vendor side
• Demonstrated ability to advise and influence C‑Suite clients - becoming a truly ‘trusted advisor’
• Experience of having led the development (recruitment, training, mentoring, proposition development etc.) of similar professional service organisations
• Safe delivery - ability to lead both UK and global teams of OM’s, BA’s, design, data and solution architects through the complex multi year lifecycle.
• Proven vendor relationships and track record in Asset Management technologies and implementation experience with all of the key ones (e.g. Aladdin, ALPHA, Simpcorp)
• Proven vendor relationships, track record and knowledge of the core Middle Office providers (State Street RKS/ADS, NT IOO, BNY Encore/DataVault
• Knowledge of Asset Servicer Platforms (multifonds etc.) is beneficial but not essential
• Deep understanding of the end to end AM operating model, as well as experience with process improvement
• Strong front to back functional and operational understanding of the role of all of the key players in the AWM value chain and across the lifecycle of a trade
• Knowledge of the asset classes and products that our clients typically invest in (Equities, FI, Derivatives, PE, Real Estate, etc…)
• Familiarity with other key systems and infrastructure used by AWM businesses across their front to back investment processes
• Commercial management - experience of forecasting and managing a P&L
• Thought leadership - visionary in chosen domain, which is evidenced through followship, publicly available presentations and seminars.

Experience and Attributes

• Significant experience gained within this space from a recognised consulting firm similar to PWC
• Deep understanding of the AWM sector, key trends and its transformation agenda.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted executive relationships and lead multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong strategic thinking, commercial acumen and delivery excellence.
• A collaborative leader who embodies PwC’s values of care, integrity, reimagination and working together

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Benefits Realization Management, Business Case Development, Business Communications, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Continuous Process Improvement, Creativity, Cross-Functional Team Coordination, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Exemplary Leadership, Goal Alignment, Inclusion, Influence, Innovation, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Optimism, Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Oracle Business Process Management {+ 32 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

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