Investment Operations Associate

Axon Moore is delighted to be exclusively partnering with an exceptional Financial Services business that has a presence across the UK, and is looking for an Operations Associate to join their high-calibre Operations team. As a key member of the Operations team, your role will be to provide critical operational support across the entire business. The role will involve, but not be limited to, managing the process for a pipeline of new opportunities from initial review on receipt by the organisation, and supervising each opportunity through the company process. The role will require collaboration with all members of the Business Development and Investment Management Team and Finance. The role will also involve individual operational investment support of a growing portfolio of litigation matters, as well as various ongoing operational and administrative tasks.The role will be predominantly based at home, with the organisation seeking to provide flexibility to allow you to achieve your ambitious goals, without compromising your personal aims. However, due to the importance of forging relationships with people across the business, we are looking for someone who can travel to the Central London office roughly once a week.Some key responsibilities include:

• Provide a high-level review and assessment of investment opportunities to ensure they meet company criteria.
• Opening files, documenting, and logging opportunities on the CRM system;
• Documenting and reporting pipeline updates promptly and daily;
• Representing the Operation function by interacting with the Business Development and Investment Management Team, Finance, and our partner firm(s) of solicitors to ensure all information is captured quickly, accurately, and flows through the process efficiently;
• Obtain, analyse, and present key information and data from various sources to support assessments and decision-making across funding opportunities;
• Propose early recommendations supported by factual evidence, using an investigative and a common-sense approach to either reject or proceed with new opportunities; 

Essential criteria:

• A degree-level qualification.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the capability of working with senior stakeholders throughout the business.
• Excellent time management capability, with experience working in fast-paced environments.
• Operational experience ideally within a legal and/or project management environment
• Commercial acumen and experience in a similar role.
• Demonstrable evidence of analysing and documenting complex information.
• Track record of delivering output to strict deadlines.