Senior Investment Support Analyst – Total Return Swaps / Synthetic Strategies
Global Asset Manager – London, Hybrid
The Opportunity
A leading global investment manager is looking to hire a Senior Investment Operations Analyst to provide specialist support to its equity investment platform, with a particular focus on Total Return Swaps (TRS), synthetic strategies and complex investment instruments.
This is a senior-level role sitting at the intersection of investment operations, portfolio implementation and investment data, working closely with Portfolio Managers, Traders and a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
The successful candidate will become a key subject matter expert across the lifecycle of derivative and synthetic investments, supporting areas including trade execution and capture, portfolio implementation, collateral, reconciliations, settlements, investment data and fund oversight.
The role will suit someone who enjoys operating in a complex investment environment, solving problems and working closely with investment professionals. There is also significant scope to improve processes, strengthen controls and contribute to wider strategic initiatives across the investment platform.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a senior point of contact for investment teams and operational stakeholders, providing expertise across investment operations, data and portfolio activity.
- Provide specialist support and oversight across Total Return Swaps and synthetic investment strategies, covering trade capture, lifecycle events, collateral, reconciliations, settlements and ongoing monitoring.
- Work closely with Portfolio Managers, Traders, counterparties, custodians, fund administrators and internal operations teams to ensure investment activity is implemented accurately and efficiently.
- Investigate and resolve complex trade, data and operational issues, identifying root causes and implementing appropriate solutions.
- Monitor key operational processes and controls, acting as a senior escalation point for issues that could impact portfolios, investment teams or fund outcomes.
- Support the end-to-end investment lifecycle, developing a detailed understanding of how trading activity, corporate actions, market events and derivative lifecycle events flow through the operating environment.
- Identify opportunities to automate, simplify and improve operational processes, strengthening controls and improving data quality and overall efficiency.
- Build strong working relationships across Investment Management, Trading, Risk, Technology, Fund Accounting, Operations and external service providers.
- Support new product launches and strategic investment initiatives, including assessing operational requirements, coordinating stakeholders and ensuring implementation readiness.
- Contribute to the development of procedures, controls, governance frameworks and operating models as the investment platform evolves.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced colleagues, sharing knowledge and best practice across the team.
- Maintain awareness of developments across investment products, market infrastructure, regulation and industry practices, applying this knowledge to enhance the firm's operational capabilities.
Experience & Skills
The ideal candidate will have:
- Significant experience within investment operations, investment management or asset servicing, ideally supporting equity strategies and/or derivatives.
- Strong practical knowledge of Total Return Swaps, synthetic replication or similar derivative-based investment strategies.
- Experience across the derivative lifecycle, including trade capture, confirmations, lifecycle events, collateral, reconciliations and settlement.
- A strong understanding of the front-to-back investment process and how investment decisions translate into operational activity.
- Experience working closely with Portfolio Managers, Traders and investment teams, as well as custodians, counterparties, fund administrators and other service providers.
- Demonstrable experience investigating complex operational or data issues and driving them through to resolution.
- A track record of delivering process improvements, automation and control enhancements.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with the ability to understand complex investment products and operational processes.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to work across a large, global and matrixed organisation.
- The ability to operate independently, take ownership of complex issues and act as a trusted subject matter expert.
Senior Investment Support Analyst in London employer: Bruin
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