Investment Operations Manager

Pear Tree Recruitment; Bath; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Contributory pension

Private healthcare

Job summary

Our client, a successful wealth management platform, is seeking an experienced Investment Operations Manager to lead the delivery, oversight and continuous improvement of the investment operations function.

You will influence across all investment operations activities to ensure efficient, accurate, and compliant execution of trading and investment servicing processes while maintaining a strong risk and control environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading operational teams in a regulated financial services environment.
• Strong technical understanding of investment operations processes, including trading, settlement, and asset administration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop managers, specialists and operational teams to deliver high performance, quality and client outcomes.
• Oversee trading, dealing and investment operations, ensuring accurate execution, settlement, corporate actions and asset administration.
• Manage operational risks, incidents and escalations with strong controls and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit to maintain governance and high operational standards.

Job description

Our client, a successful wealth management platform that supports financial advisers to invest on behalf of their clients, is looking for an experienced Investment Operations Manager to join their team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the delivery, oversight, and continuous improvement of the investment operations function, and will have strategic influence across all investment operations activities - ensuring the efficient, accurate, and compliant execution of trading and investment servicing processes, while maintaining a strong risk and control environment.

In return, there is a competitive salary and benefits on offer, including discretionary bonus, contributory pension, and private healthcare, plus a real opportunity for continued progression and development.

Key duties and responsibilities to include;

Leadership & People Management

• Leading and developing their managers, specialists, and operational teams to deliver high levels of performance, quality, and client outcomes
• Building organisational capability, ensuring effective resource and succession planning to meet current and future business needs
• Promoting collaboration across Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance and Customer Services while championing diversity, inclusion, and professional excellence

Trading & Investment Operations

• Leading and overseeing trading, dealing, and investment operations, ensuring accurate execution, settlement, corporate actions, and asset administration
• Managing operational risks, issues and escalations, maintaining strong controls, service standards and regulatory compliance
• Managing relationships with key external providers, including custodians, counterparties, and fund managers
• Supporting strategic change and growth, including new products, markets initiatives, system changes, and business projects

CASS & Reconciliations

• Supporting the CASS Manager with oversight of client money, custody asset, and reconciliation processes, ensuring FCA compliance through effective controls
• Overseeing CASS risks, incidents, breaches, audit requirements, regulatory reporting, and remediation
• Working with Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit to maintain strong governance and operational standards
• Driving operational excellence and risk awareness through active participation in the CASS Committee

Due to the nature of this role, proven experience of leading operational teams in a regulated financial service environment is required, preferably within investment, platform, or wealth management operations. This is alongside a strong technical understanding of investment operations processes , including trading, settlement, corporate actions, asset administration, cash management, operational controls etc. If you are looking for an impactful senior leadership and strategic role, then