VP, Operating Model & Product Solutions Lead

The Citco Group Limited; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 147,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Citco Group Limited seeks a Vice President, Operating Model, Product & Client Solutions in Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid). You will lead end-to-end operating model and product changes, from problem framing through deployment and adoption, partnering with IT, Transformation Office and client-facing teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in private assets accounting or operations, hands-on process improvement, project delivery and strong client-facing communication.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in private assets accounting or operations.
• Hands‑on experience of process improvement, system implementation or project delivery.
• Strong technical knowledge of private assets processes — general ledger, capital activity, fee and waterfall calculations, financial statements and investor reporting.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interrogate data and evidence a recommendation.
• Confident in front of a client, and comfortable explaining operational constraints clearly.
• Project management skills with attention to detail and a proven ability to multi‑task.
• Confident engaging both operational teams and technology partners.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced computer skills (Microsoft Excel); familiarity with reporting, workflow or automation tooling an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Deliver operating model and product change from the problem, through testing, to deployment and adoption.
• Document current state end to end, identify root causes, and design the target state process.
• Write and agree business requirements with IT, the Transformation Office and the relevant focus areas, and support them through build and delivery.
• Design, plan and execute testing, including UAT, and manage defect resolution through to sign-off.
• Contribute operational input to client pitches, POCs and presentations, and translate client requirements into an operational design that can be built and run.
• Support implementation of fund structures, new client setups, complex client transitions and onboarding on our accounting platforms, alongside Client Integration.
• Work directly with Operations teams to make sure change is understood, trained out and genuinely adopted.
• Produce project documentation, status reporting and ad hoc analysis as required.

Skills

Experience in private assets ops

Process improvement

Project management

Analytical skills

Client-facing

Communication skills

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Citco Group Limited seeks a Vice President, Operating Model, Product & Client Solutions in Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid). You will lead end-to-end operating model and product changes, from problem framing through deployment and adoption, partnering with IT, Transformation Office and client-facing teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in private assets accounting or operations, hands-on process improvement, project delivery and strong client-facing communication.