Head of Operations and Finance

Office Collective; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An ambitious and disruptive private investment firm is seeking a Director of Operations & Finance to lead its operational infrastructure. This pivotal role offers the chance to set strategic visions and oversee investor processes in a fast-paced environment. You will manage fund operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and champion data integrity while collaborating closely with stakeholders. Join a team comprised of top-tier professionals and play a foundational role in shaping the future of private markets.

Benefits

Pension

Private Healthcare

Life Cover

Income Protection

Wellness Support

Qualifications

• Experience in operations or finance leadership roles at fund managers.
• Deep understanding of closed-ended fund structures and operational processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full lifecycle of investor and investment processes.
• Design and automate workflows across investor onboarding and capital operations.

Skills

Operations Leadership

Financial Management

Regulatory Compliance

Stakeholder Management

Data Integrity

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Business

Master's Degree in Business Administration

Job description

This range is provided by Office Collective. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Head of Operations & Finance | Private Markets | London

A highly ambitious and disruptive private investment firm is seeking an exceptional Director of Operations & Finance to lead and evolve its operational infrastructure as it scales rapidly across Europe.

This is a rare opportunity to play a foundational role at a modern investment platform backed by some of the most influential names in technology, private equity, and family capital. The team combines world-class experience from top-tier firms (e.g. Sequoia, Goldman Sachs, TowerBrook) with entrepreneurial success stories at the billion-dollar scale.

The Role

You will set the strategic vision for operations and finance, overseeing the full lifecycle of investor and investment processes — from fund structuring and capital operations to portfolio oversight and regulatory compliance.

This is a high-trust, high-impact role suited to someone who thrives in a fast-moving, high-performance environment and wants to build something truly different in private markets.

Key Areas of Focus

• Leading fund operations, finance, and compliance across hybrid and bespoke investment structures (funds, SPVs, co-investments, SMAs)
• Designing and automating workflows across investor onboarding, capital calls, distributions, reporting and monitoring
• Managing external providers (administrators, AIFMs, custodians, advisors)
• Overseeing the launch of new fund products and working closely with investment and product teams
• Driving regulatory compliance, including AIFMD marketing and KYC/AML
• Championing data integrity and leveraging technology to increase scale, speed and transparency

About You

You likely have experience in an operations or finance leadership role at a fund manager (private equity, venture capital, family office, or FoF), fund administrator, or AIFM. You’ll be equally comfortable with the detail and the strategic big picture.

• Deep understanding of closed-ended fund structures and operational processes
• Entrepreneurial, systems-minded and relentless about improving inefficiencies
• Adept at building relationships across stakeholders – legal, investment, product, tech
• Highly organised, with rigorous attention to detail and process ownership
• Driven by high standards, precision, and discretion

The Offer

• Salary up to £125k plus performance-related bonus and exceptional benefits
• Pension, private healthcare, life cover, income protection and wellness support
• Hybrid working (London-based HQ)
• Flat structure and close collaboration with the firm’s founders
• A pivotal role in one of Europe’s most exciting private capital platforms

Please note that due to the vast amount of applications received, Office Collective can only respond to successful candidates. We wish you the best of luck with your job search.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance, Legal, and General Business

• Industries

  Financial Services, Investment Management, and Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

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