Consultant - Chief Operating Officer

Arootah; New York (NY); Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic consulting firm as a Chief Operating Officer, where you will leverage your extensive experience to guide Hedge Funds and Family Offices towards operational excellence. In this role, you will be pivotal in developing actionable strategies, managing key relationships, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. This opportunity offers the flexibility to work remotely and choose your assignments, making it an ideal position for seasoned professionals looking to make a significant impact in the financial services sector. Embrace the chance to collaborate with top-tier clients and drive organizational success in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Flexible Hours

Remote Work Options

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience as a COO at a Hedge Fund or Family Office.
• Extensive knowledge of investment management and compliance regulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement operational strategies for clients.
• Manage vendor relationships and oversee compliance.

Skills

Leadership in Operations

Financial Acumen

Strategic Planning

Negotiation Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

MBA or Juris Doctor

Job description

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

Base pay range

$300.00/hr - $550.00/hr

JOB TITLE:

Hedge Fund/Family Office Consultant – Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Join our experienced roster of consultants that support Hedge Funds and Family Offices. Arootah is a personal and professional development leader in the Investment and Financial Services industry. Our mission is to provide top business advisory services to our hedge fund client base. We focus our Business Consulting on the multi-faceted needs of Hedge Funds and Family Offices. Arootah was founded by Rich Bello, the Co-Founder and COO of the industry-leading $10 billion hedge fund, Blue Ridge Capital. Rich brings more than 30 years of experience, including leadership positions at Morgan Stanley, Tiger Management, and Ernst & Young.

Visit us at https://arootah.com/hedge-fund-advisory/ for more information.

WHO WE NEED:

Arootah is searching for experienced Chief Operating Officers to consult to our highly prestigious client base. As a consultant, you will work with our Hedge Fund and Family Office clients to provide expert advice. Having previously served in this leadership role, you have specific, hands-on experience developing, implementing, and managing the day-to-day operations for a leading Hedge Fund or Family Office.

WHAT YOU WILL DO AS A CONSULTANT:

What You'll Do

• Best practice reviews.
• Developing realistic and effective action plans.
• Breaking apart goals into actionable steps.
• Advising on vendor selection and oversight.
• Creating and implementing policies, procedures, and control measures.
• Evaluating each client’s advancement toward goal actualization through key performance indicators (KPIs) and scoring matrices.
• Special projects or other areas of need.
  
  
  
  
  

Who You Are

• Act as the right-hand person to the Principal/Founder, responsible for all the non-investment decision-making areas of the firm. This includes negotiating and handling contracts with outside counsel and fund services like prime brokerage, fund accounting, and administration, managing internal legal and compliance, accounting, performance measurement, and establishing processes and procedures for all functional areas of the business.
• Establish the policies and procedures for the investment accounting function to ensure accurate and timely investment data, compliance with statutory accounting policies, and compliance with all other applicable regulations, including, but not limited to, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933, and Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
• Create and manage the appropriate infrastructure for all business functions including Human Resources, Accounting, Operations, IT, Compliance, Marketing, Client Services, and other related functions including driving organizational vision, business strategy and hiring levels.
• Collaborate with CEO/Founder in translating strategy into actionable steps for growth, implementing organization-wide goal setting, performance management, and annual operations planning.
• Oversee company operations and employee productivity, building a highly inclusive culture that ensures team members can thrive and organizational outcomes are met.
• Analyze internal operations and identify areas for process enhancement, risk mitigation, and cost-savings to achieve targets for growth and profitability.
• Build and maintain trusting relationships with key customers, clients, partners, and stakeholders.
• Develop and ensure the implementation of actionable business strategies and plans that ensure alignment with short-term and long-term objectives developed in tandem with Founder, aggressively managing and exercising control over resources, capital investment budgets, policy formulation and planning.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstratingconsideration for the firm's reputation its clients, and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, adhering to company policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct, and business practices.
• Escalate, manage, and report control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail tomaintain these standards.
  
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Operations, or a related field.
• MBA, Juris Doctor, M.S. in Operations, or advanced degree is a plus.
• 12+ years of specific experience as a Chief Operating Officer at a Hedge Fund or Family Office.
• Extensive knowledge of the investment management industry and technology with at least 8+ years experience in leadership roles within Operations, Accounting, Compliance, or related function.
• Proven financial acumen, critical thinker with ability to provide an impartial, consultative, and solutions-oriented approach.
• Strategically minded with a record of accomplishment of execution excellence, with a particularly strong knowledge of developing policies, procedures, and control measures within the investment management industry.
• Executive management skills including high performing team leadership, demonstrated ability to set up internal processes to communicate and resolve issues.
• Outstanding communication, presentation and influencing skills, including demonstrated mentoring, and marketing skills.
• Hands-on, proven experience with negotiating deals, contracts, joint ventures and managing all aspects of relationships with vendors, service providers, and regulators.
• Prior success in establishing and achieving key performance indicators, short- and long-termprioritiesand ability to both “triage” and shift direction in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  
  
  
  
  

Become part of a well-funded disruptor in the finance and technology space.

The ability to work remotely.

Flexible hours and ability to choose your assignments.

The hourly consulting rate of pay is expected to be a minimum of $300 and a maximum of $550, per hour. The hourly rate will be determined by several factors which may include, but are not limited to, the length of the individual engagement, level of difficulty, level of specialization required, professional designations, skills, and years of experience.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitality, Food and Beverage Services, and Retail

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