This job requires to manage fund event projects involving all the services such as Fund Accounting, Transfer Agency, Custody, Fund Dealing Services, Depositary, Forex desk, Middle Office for listed securities and OTC, Collateral Management, Clearing of Listed Derivatives, Legal Fund... Client facing is a major component of the position which allows to handle a large variety of interesting and challenging topics.
The type of events under the responsibility of the E2E Business Implementation coordinator encompasses - but is not limited to :
Launch of new funds / sub-funds Funds
Funds migrations In or Out
Sub-funds mergers
Funds / sub-funds liquidations
Change of fund / sub-fund related party e.g. : investment manager, middle office, management company...)
Other prospectus changes (e.g. : change of TA cut-off, NAV fund-cycle...)
Involved structures can be under various laws (UCITS, Uci part II, SIF, Raif, Eltif) and involve both traditional and alternative / hybrid structures
Mission description - intervention scope
As part of the Business Implementation Department, the Supplier will provide by the bank SA with the following services :
Be a point of contact for multiple key Clients within the bank and act as the sponsor of the Client internally Build a stable relationship with Clients to support key structuring projects
Manage end to end business operational implementation projects (new (sub-) fund, new share class, migration, merger, liquidation, ...) for new and existing Clients
Maintain an excellent and interactive relationship with internal partners including Client Services, Custody, Product and Transfer Agency
Manage autonomously directly and indirectly a project team of professionals that work within the implementation team (BI ops) and within other work streams.
Gather the requirements for any new business (including participation in regular client calls and / or workshops)
Ensure the completion / execution of all project deliverables (documentation, investigations, actions, ...) in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders
Implement with client the Target Operating Model in collaboration with the project operational team members, and escalate any significant deviation of the Bank's Standard Operating Model
Manage internal and external communications with key stakeholders
Escalate proactively any potential issue to Management
Maintain on-boarding plans and project logs until Go / No go meetings and hand over to Market specialists and Client support teams
Actively participate in the continuous improvement of the onboarding process by proposing concrete and pragmatic solutions
Manage any deviation ("changes") with Business implementation Operation Project Manager, Business Change Manager and IT
Technical description of the mission's environment :
Material : PC Laptop, mobile phone
Software : Pack Microsoft Office, other banking software tools
Results expected / deliverables : The aim will be to successfully deliver the projects allocated within the timeframe agreed between parties
Prerequisites / agreed essential elements
As part of the mission, the non-exhaustive list of prerequisites is as follows :
Business : experience within a financial securities service provider or within a management company
Technical : experience in operational project management, as well as technical knowledge on the underlying products
Functional : significant transversal knowledge in at least one of the following business lines : FA - TA - Custody with ideally exposure to Fund dealing, depositary function, fund distribution, middle office, FX
Language : French & English - German being considered an additional asset
Project Manager • Luxembourg