Principal, Product and Platform Management - Private Assets (AIA Investment Management)

AIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment management firm in Singapore is seeking an experienced Principal, Product and Platform Management to strengthen their private assets division. The role involves business management and derivatives support, with emphasis on efficient processes and project management. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years in private assets management and familiarity with investment systems like Aladdin and Bloomberg.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of business management experience in private assets.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end process flow across private asset classes.
• Ability to manage complex tasks and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement efficient processes and Target Operating Models.
• Drive change management and manage a pipeline of activities.
• Handle derivatives portfolios and assist with hedging requirements.

Skills

Business management

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication skills

Knowledge of derivatives

Tools

Aladdin

Bloomberg

eFront

Job description

Join us as Principal, Product and Platform Management - Private Assets at AIA Investment Management!

We are seeking for a Principal, Product and Platform Management to provide business management and derivatives support for our private assets. This position will be responsible for supporting the Private Assets teams in AIA IM, managing and driving the non-investment related aspect of the businesses to allow the Portfolio Managers to focus on generating performance for the clients.

The incumbent will assist with Target Operating Model implementation, systems implementation and management (such as eFront), drive change management and assist with associated project management and other ad hoc tasks ancillary to the Private Assets business. With an understanding of the private asset investment instruments (namely, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Private Real Estate and Private Credit), this role will also support derivatives management for Private Assets funds/portfolios.

Responsibilities

Private Assets Business Management:

1. Assist to design, develop and implement robust efficient processes and Target Operating Model (TOMs) around the investment teams to maximize financial returns, mitigate risks and ensure clear deliverables and priorities for the teams.
2. Manage pipeline of activities and drive change management (around new accounts, clients, portfolios, instruments, tools, process flow changes, systems changes) for the Private Assets business working alongside the Private Assets Services team
   • Maintaining frequent and open communication with Private Assets investment teams, clients and other internal stakeholders to assess change delivery capacity and timelines.
   • Working with internal stakeholders and to identify areas which require modification to the design of existing products and infrastructure, to drive such design and implementation to ensure robust optimal solutions.
   • Managing the end-to-end implementation and co-ordinating across functions to on-board new mandates and ensure operational readiness sign-off.
3. Drive transaction management around investments, implement and manage system changes, operational readiness for key transaction execution. This includes collaboration with internal teams, such as finance, legal, and operations, to ensure smooth execution of investment processes for key transactions.
4. Assists with systems implementation and management

Private Assets Derivatives Portfolio Management support:

• Handle derivatives portfolios across private asset classes to ensure that they are in line with portfolio mandates, fund benchmarks and key risk metrics.
• Working closely with Portfolio Managers and Derivatives team to assist with hedging requirements, validate hedging strategy and execute and manage derivative positions
• To efficiently manage resources (cash, collateral, risk limits) that are ancillary to the derivatives portfolios.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of business management experience especially around private assets so there is a strong understanding of the end-to-end process flow across different private asset classes
• Strong knowledge of Aladdin/Bloomberg/eFront and other investment systems and tools is an advantage.
• Strong project management, communication and influencing skills to be able to deliver on complex tasks
• Solid stakeholder management skills to work across multiple departments

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