Investment Operations Senior Manager in Sheffield

Investment Operations Senior Manager role in Sheffield with hybrid working.

Salary up to £66,950 depending on experience. Permanent contract with full-time 37.5 hours per week. Comprehensive benefits package including flexible working and pension contributions.

Leading a team to manage a portfolio of £6bn across Equity, Debt Funds, and Direct Investments. Expected to attend office 2 days per week. Role requires substantial experience in investment operations or financial services.

THE ROLE

This is an opportunity to play an important role in how the Bank manages and supports its growing investment portfolio. As Investment Operations Senior Manager, you’ll lead a team providing operational support across Equity, Debt Funds and Direct Investments, covering a portfolio of around 380 funds and 660 direct investments with a total value of approximately £6bn.

You’ll work closely with colleagues across Investment Operations, Product, Finance, Business Intelligence and Treasury to ensure our operational processes, controls and reporting are effective, consistent and responsive to changing needs. You’ll also contribute to the development and implementation of new programmes, bringing operational insight to help shape practical and sustainable solutions.

You’ll lead continuous improvement across the portfolio, using data and management information to identify opportunities, improve processes and support informed decision-making. You’ll oversee performance reporting, financial transactions and cash flows, investment data and operational systems, while helping to manage risks and resolve complex operational issues.

As a people manager, you’ll create an inclusive and supportive environment where colleagues can develop, contribute ideas and deliver high-quality outcomes together. You’ll be comfortable coordinating competing priorities, building constructive relationships and communicating complex information clearly to a range of stakeholders.

You’ll bring substantial experience from investment operations, fund management or financial services, alongside experience of operational change, process improvement, controls and performance reporting. A relevant degree, or substantial equivalent experience gained in a comparable role, is required.

About British Business Bank: The British Business Bank is an established and influential institution with a key mission of driving sustainable growth and prosperity throughout the United Kingdom. It plays a vital role in supporting access to finance for smaller businesses, facilitating their development and contributing to the transition towards a net zero economy.

Since its inception in 2014, the British Business Bank has functioned as a government-owned economic development bank, operating independently to fulfil its objectives. It collaborates with over 200 delivery partners, including high street, digital, specialist, and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds, as well as fintech platforms, to implement its programs effectively.

With offices in Sheffield and London, the British Business Bank currently employs approximately 550 individuals. As an organisation that values flexibility, wellbeing and collaboration, the British Business Bank introduced a hybrid-working model in 2020. Our colleagues typically spend an average of 2 days per week working in our offices, striking a balance between the advantages of remote work and the benefits of in-person collaboration.

The successful candidate for this role should be able to commute to our office (unless specified). At the British Business Bank, we aim to represent the communities we serve, firmly believing that different perspectives make us stronger. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident employer, we commit ourselves to having an inclusive, equitable and accessible recruitment process supporting applicants and employees, making reasonable adjustments whenever it is feasible.