GLOBAL INVESTMET PRODUCT DIRECTOR
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Job Reference Number |
13510230 |
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Posted On: |
Jun 25 2009 |
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LONDON, UK |
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Job Type: |
Permanent
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HIGHLY COMPETITIVE |
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SEI is a leading global provider of outsourced asset management, investment processing and investment operations solutions. We have been challenging the status quo and developing innovative solutions for corporations, financial institutions, financial advisors and affluent families to help them create and manage wealth since the 1960’s.
Our continued success means we now operate out of twenty offices in over a dozen countries and administer and manage $billions in assets. In each of these countries we strive to hire the best people, enlist the best partners and keep them engaged in helping our clients succeed by maintaining an innovative and adaptive business.
Global Investment Platform Director
The SEI Global Funds are comprised of four UCITS (Dublin), a QIF (Dublin), and a PIF (Dublin), and several unitized separate accounts. This dynamic product structure serves the Private Bank, Institutional, and Independent Advisor market units through a complex share class structure that ranges across multiple currencies and pricing models. The Platform Manager/Director will lead a team comprised of a Platform Manager and a Platform Associate in the managing and coordinating the functions that comprise the global investment platform. In coordination with the broader Investment Product Team, the Global Investment Platform Team acts as a central resource for investment product development and implementation. The Platform Director will also take an active role in managing the various internal and external partners employed to provide critical operational functions within the funds.
Responsibilities
- Lead investment product implementation and management efforts for Global fund range including fund/share class activities and sub-advisor hiring.
- Coordinate with Product Managers to determine infrastructure impact of new products and solutions.
- Work with internal and external functional partners to coordinate efficient product implementations
- Maintain and develop detailed cost analysis of investment platform in order to provide business case input to new product and solution initiatives.
- Support broader IMU and market units concerning information with the funds.
- Work with internal and external partners to maintain and improve processes.
- Develop and maintain market knowledge concerning the delivery of global investment products.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will experience with global investment products including UCITS and non-UCITS. An understanding of fund accounting and advanced investment strategies including portable alpha is preferred. The candidate will also have proven project management experience and the ability to coordinate several parallel efforts.
Location
Ideally the candidate will be based in our London office but the position can also be based from our head office in Philadelphia. Therefore we will accept applications from candidates based in the UK or the US. Some travel will be expected.
Please note - Interviews will be taking place in London and you will need to be available to travel for them.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE MADE ONLINE VIA SEI’s WEBSITE. PLEASE GO TO www.seic.com ENTER THE CAREERS SECTION AND SEARCH JOB ID 1051
SEI is an affirmative action employer