Investment Director

Fund Investment Associate Director

Location: London (City) | Hybrid (3 days office, 2 days remote)

Salary: £100,000 – £120,000 base + Bonus + 12% pension + private medical + extensive additional benefits

Robert Half are exclusively partnering with a leading global alternative asset manager to recruit a Fund Associate Director. This is an outstanding opportunity to join an elite investment business during an exciting phase of growth, offering direct exposure to a wide variety of private strategies, fund launches, and complex deal executions. You’ll work closely with front-office teams and play a critical role in the management and execution of high-value transactions across private markets.

The Role:

As Associate Director within Investment Operations, you will be responsible for supporting the smooth execution of deals and fund activity across multiple private market strategies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing transaction execution, including documentation review, banking arrangements, and regulatory compliance
• Coordinating with fund boards, deal teams, and fund administrators to ensure seamless transaction closing
• Supporting fund lifecycle events including new fund launches, LP partner transfers, liquidations, and terminations
• Ensuring compliance with fund structures, financing agreements, and local regulatory requirements
• Working closely with internal tax, legal, and structuring teams across jurisdictions
• Driving process improvements, enhancing operational controls, and building scalable, robust frameworks
• Supporting wider operational initiatives and knowledge sharing across the Investment Operations team

About You:

• Audit trained (ACA/ACCA qualified) + PQE experience in a commercial/fund position
• Significant experience within Private Markets operations, private equity, or Private M&A (ideally with exposure to European fund structures)
• Deep understanding of deal closing mechanics, fund governance, and banking facilities
• Excellent organisational and stakeholder management skills, with a proactive and solutions-oriented mindset
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively
• European language skills are a plus

What's on Offer:

• £100,000–£120,000 base salary
• Bonus
• 12% employer pension contribution
• Private medical insurance, travel insurance, wellness allowances, and other benefits
• Outstanding opportunity for long-term career development within a prestigious, high-performing investment group