Project Manager | Fund Dealing Service

Descriptif du poste

Performing Fund Dealing Service fund events projects (fund launches, mergers, migrations...).

Client facing, select servicing model appropriate to client needs, request set up, monitor E2E project tasks for Fund Dealing Service team.

Manage for the Fund Dealing Services (FDS) implementation of client onboarding projects allocated, these may include new client launches, new client migration in, fund merger, fund liquidation, insurance policy activity and other events.

Key Responsibilities

• Organise or participate in regular project conference calls/meetings with clients and external/internal stakeholders to the project.

• Carry out a detailed gap analysis of client requirements to design the operating model in line with a leading financial services company FDS target operating model, explore solutions with business change management team for any deviation to the operating model.

• Manage the negotiation and signature of the FDS Operating Memorandum and other operational documentation with clients.

• Develop a close working and structured relationship with the FDS Luxembourg teams and service provider to ensure operational set ups and flows are in place and correct, for a seamless transition to 'business as usual' mode, ensuring mitigation of any underlying risk.

• Lead and coordinate the migration of assets (mutual and hedge funds and cash) relating to the client event where applicable (in the case of a migration in/out) including the drafting of operational documentation on roles and responsibilities between stakeholders relating to the migration.

• Work closely with other members of the 'project team' (Global Custody, Fund Administration, Transfer Agency, Depository & Fiduciary Services, Market & Financing Services), ensuring transversal subjects, set ups and dependencies are addressed.

• Ensure the 'client event pipeline' is regularly updated with quality information regarding upcoming implementation projects with regular monitoring of the events in your project portfolio pipeline anticipating any potential capacity issues you may have in managing your projects.

• Organise and coordinate the connectivity (SWIFT, Internal company platform) with the Client and/or delegates, including testing to ensure day one readiness for transaction flows.

• Actively participate in the continuous improvement of the on-boarding process by proposing concrete and pragmatic solutions and leading, as necessary, Post Implementation Reviews.

Profil recherché

Required Skills and Experience

• In depth Mutual/Hedge fund business knowledge

• Excellent client facing and negotiation skills

• Excellent organisation/project management skills

Languages

• French / English plus any other language would be considered an advantage