Head of Middle Office - Alternatives (Fluent in FR/EN)

• Lead the Middle Office function, overseeing complex, bespoke and exception-based investment operations and controls, with a focus on private markets and hedge funds
  
  
  


• Own fund control and NAV oversight, including fund accounting oversight and coordination with fund administrators and external service providers
  
  
  


• Develop and strengthen investment reporting and performance capabilities, ensuring reliable and consistent insights for internal stakeholders, including board and committee reporting
  
  
  


• Contribute to the development of comparable investment performance analysis across the portfolio
  
  
  


• Drive operational improvement and automation initiatives, strengthening controls and moving towards an oversight-by-exception approach
  
  
  


• Identify mature and standardized operational processes that can progressively be transferred to Investment Operations
  
  
  


• Lead, develop and support a high-performing team, fostering accountability, continuous improvement and professional development
  
  
  


• Strengthen investment data governance and develop business expertise in the firm's investment operations platform
  
  
  


• Collaborate closely with investment teams, Legal, Compliance, Risk and external service providers
  
  
  

Requirements

• Significant relevant experience in investment operations, fund operations or fund control within asset management, with strong expertise in alternative investments, particularly private markets and/or hedge funds
  
  


• Solid knowledge of fund accounting, fund control and NAV oversight, with the ability to manage complex operational matters independently
  
  


• Proven experience developing investment reporting and performance capabilities, establishing reliable processes and delivering meaningful insights to investment stakeholders
  
  


• Demonstrated people management experience, including the ability to develop a team and lead it through operational change
  
  


• A track record of simplifying, improving and automating operational processes, strengthening controls and developing scalable workflows
  
  


• Experience with SimCorp or a comparable investment operations platform is an asset
  
  


• Knowledge of liquid markets, performance measurement and attribution, or data governance is a plus
  
  


• Experience developing cross-asset teams or improving collaboration across operational functions is an advantage
  
  


• University degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related field. Additional qualifications such as CFA, CAIA or an accounting certification are a plus
  
  


• Fluent in both French and English, written and spoken
  
  

Benefits

• A collaborative mindset and strong communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  
  
  


• Demonstrate integrity, humility and respect in your interactions with colleagues and partners
  
  
  


• Take a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement
  
  
  


• Enjoy developing people, driving change and building trusted relationships across teams
  
  
  

• The opportunity to lead and shape an expert Middle Office function within an established investment management firm
  
  
  


• You will combine responsibility for complex alternative investment operations with the opportunity to develop investment reporting and performance capabilities, drive operational transformation and progressively broaden the function's scope as the organization evolves