Hedge Fund Implementation Lead

Columbia Threadneedle Investments; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Threadneedle Investments in New York is seeking a Hedge Fund Implementation Director to lead the business management function for our hedge fund franchise. The successful candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, coordinates complex transactions, and guides a team of Portfolio Implementation Specialists to translate PM instructions into accurate trade orders.

You will collaborate with Compliance, Legal, Operations, Products and Finance on cross‑functional initiatives, participate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Experience in the asset management industry, including equities and derivatives; equity hedge fund experience preferred.
• Experience using investment technology systems, preferably as SME or system administrator.
• Experience leading high-performing teams.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with business partners at all levels to drive results.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the trade order entry process for hedge fund and affiliated strategies, including developing and maintaining procedures to ensure that clean orders are received by the trading desk.
• Coordinate the implementation of complex transactions across internal and external parties, including private equity transactions and complex derivatives trades.
• Lead a team of 3 to 5 Portfolio Implementation Specialists/Portfolio Management Assistants who are responsible for creating trade orders in the order management system based on portfolio manager instructions.
• Represent the investment team in cross-functional change initiatives, including client onboarding/offboarding/maintenance, product implementations and system implementations.
• Face off with key business partners (e.g. Compliance, Legal, Middle Office Operations, Products, Tax, Accounting, Reporting, and Performance) on behalf of the investment team.
• Lead or participate in ad-hoc projects supporting the portfolio management and portfolio implementation processes, including projects related to process automation.

Skills

Team leadership

Influence stakeholders

Analytical skills

Project management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Bloomberg

Aladdin

Accounting systems

Attribution systems

Job description

Columbia Threadneedle Investments in New York is seeking a Hedge Fund Implementation Director to lead the business management function for our hedge fund franchise. The successful candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, coordinates complex transactions, and guides a team of Portfolio Implementation Specialists to translate PM instructions into accurate trade orders.

You will collaborate with Compliance, Legal, Operations, Products and Finance on cross‑functional initiatives, participate