Investment Operations Associate

Walker Hamill; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Walker Hamill in London is seeking an Investment Operations Associate to join a global fund administrator. You will support the full investment product life cycle, coordinate across investment teams, custodians and other third parties, and manage capital calls and distributions.

Ideal candidate has 4–6 years in fund administration or investment operations, strong attention to detail, outstanding communication, and the ability to drive process improvements in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in investment operations or fund administration.
• Experience with private markets (PE/real estate/VC/infrastructure) is advantageous.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and keep transactions moving.
• Adaptable, proactive and highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and spoken communication.

Responsibilities

• Support the investment product life cycle, transactions and capital market pipelines.
• Provide operational services for stakeholders across the business.
• Track communications, new capital, updates and information for internal/external stakeholders.
• Handle capital calls, distributions, cash and funding logistics.
• Manage legal/transaction documents and closing packages.
• Drive process optimisation and data centralisation via client platforms.
• Coordinate transaction structuring and funding logistics.

Skills

Investment operations

Fund administration

Private markets

Stakeholder communication

Capital calls & distributions

Cash management

Job description

Job Title: Investment Operations Associate

Industry: Fund Administration

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: London

Salary Guide: £55,000 - £75,000 + Benefits

REF: RI54146

Our client, a global fund administrator, is looking for an experienced Investment Operations Associate to join one of their clients. The successful candidate will demonstrate prior experience within investment execution across multiple client portfolios, capital calls and funding, cash management, and coordination across investment teams, fund managers, custodians and other third parties.

Description

The responsibilities of the Investment Operations Associate role include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting the Investment Operations team with the full investment product life cycle, transactions and capital market pipelines.
• Assisting with operational services for stakeholders throughout the business.
• Responsibility for tracking communications, new capital, updates and information; sharing with internal and external stakeholders.
• Capital calls, distributions, cash and funding logistics.
• Legal and transactional document management, including final closing packages.
• Process optimisation and standardisation, centralising data and enhancing technology via clients' platforms.
• Managing transaction structuring and funding logistics.

Skills

The skills of the Investment Operations Associate role include, but are not limited to:

• 4-6 years' work experience in fund administration or investment operations.
• Experience within private markets (asset classes: private equity, real estate, venture capital or infrastructure) is highly advantageous.
• Ownership of multiple workstreams and ability to keep transactions moving.
• Adaptable and resilient, thriving in dynamic and fast-changing work environments.
• Proactive and highly organised, with a strong attention to detail.
• Efficient and thorough, able to deliver a consistently high level of work.
• Outstanding communication at all times.