Investment Manager
Job Ref: LF
41497
Take a leading role in the management and development of international wealth and investment services. You'll provide local leadership, oversee operational and regulatory requirements and take responsibility for the commercial performance of investment products across multiple markets. It's a varied opportunity for someone with significant financial services experience and strong stakeholder management skills.
Location
Duties for this role include, but are not limited to:
- Provide senior business leadership and local management oversight for Guernsey-based operations.
- Ensure appropriate governance arrangements are maintained in accordance with GFSC regulatory expectations.
- Oversee operational activities, including third-party administrator and binder-holder relationships.
- Coordinate relevant operational committees and ensure effective governance and reporting.
- Take commercial responsibility for international investment and endowment products across multiple markets.
- Monitor product performance and identify opportunities to support commercial objectives.
- Act as a senior coordination point across product, legal, compliance, risk and operational teams.
- Resolve complex cross-functional challenges and support the delivery of business objectives.
- Ensure compliance with applicable Guernsey and South African regulatory requirements.
- Maintain oversight of relevant insurance, investment, data protection and exchange control obligations.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with senior internal stakeholders and external service providers.
- Support the effective management of outsourcing arrangements and associated operational risks.
- Provide guidance on cross-border investment and insurance product structures.
- Identify and address governance, regulatory and commercial risks.
- Support strategic initiatives and contribute to the ongoing development of international wealth and investment services.
Skills / Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have significant senior-level experience within life assurance, cross-border wealth management or international financial services, including commercial responsibility for investment products or a business unit. You'll have a strong understanding of corporate governance, regulatory compliance and operational oversight, with the ability to work across complex international business structures. Experience managing offshore operations, outsourcing arrangements and relationships with regulators such as the GFSC or South African regulatory authorities would be particularly valuable. Excellent stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills are essential, alongside strong commercial judgement and the confidence to influence senior colleagues across multiple jurisdictions. A relevant qualification in finance, law, actuarial science or commerce is required, while a postgraduate qualification or CFP designation would be advantageous.
How To Apply
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