VP, Asset Management

Job title – Vice President, Performance & Analytics Location – London

About Federated Hermes;
Federated Hermes, Inc. is a global leader in active, responsible investment management, with $839.8 billion in assets under management, as of March 31st, 2025. We deliver investment solutions that help investors target a broad range of outcomes and provide equity, fixed-income, alternative/private markets, multi-asset, and liquidity management strategies to more than 11,000 institutions and intermediaries worldwide.

Our clients include corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, banks, and broker/dealers. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Federated Hermes has more than 2,000 employees in London, New York and offices worldwide. We are looking to recruit a Performance & Analytics Vice President into a high performing team whose mandate is to service the demands of internal and external stakeholders across private equity and the parent company. They will be confident to liaise with people at all levels across the business with direct access to senior management and will be excited by the opportunity of take ownership and responsibility.

Engaging in commercial workflows with senior leadership team from fundraising to client focused outputs
Oversight and control over day-to-day handling of performance calculations by junior team members
Manage and sign off the direct reports output related to client reporting, which includes the quantitative aspects of the quarterly investor reporting process across Private Equity, covering multiple strategies/geographies
Oversight of the tracking and answering of investor queries on performance and reporting by junior team members, liaising with appropriate stakeholders as required
Oversight of administrator’s provision of data for inclusion in investor reports as applicable
Support and input into the Private Equity valuation process
Drive technology led projects to reduce manual processes where possible
Understand and explain industry performance metrics and benchmarks
Achieve a detailed understanding of the fund’s partnership agreements, operations, portfolio investments and fund performance models to deliver accountabilities.
Mentorship and management of direct reports

Educated to degree level (or equivalent) min: 2:1 obtained
Qualified chartered financial analyst / chartered accountant / equivalent financial qualification with a minimum of 5 years PQE
Management experience with a track record of successfully supporting direct reports
Significant experience working with fund accounting, audit, analysis, or administration background within Private Equity
Highly analytical with prowess for working with high volumes of numerical data and transforming this into information helpful for decision making
Report writing skills – including fluent command of business level English
Advanced IT literacy with advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Ability to be flexible to meet tight deadlines

Forward thinking, and good at planning and effective at prioritising
Hands-on approach and a willing and flexible attitude.

Flexible attitude to work profile; Able to prioritise to meet tight deadlines through excellent time management
Modelling – advanced user of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Bloomberg, Investran, eFront and Salesforce experience is desirable

Diversity, Inclusion and Flexible Working

We believe in genuine opportunity, fairness, and respect for all applicants and aim to ensure that no current or prospective employee is subject to discrimination or treated less favourably on the basis of their disability, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sex, or sexual orientation, or disability.

We understand that applicants may have different needs and expectations related to their working arrangements and are committed to a discussion on flexible working. We welcome applications from all eligible candidates, and we particularly encourage applications from qualified candidates who identify as women and/or are from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background, as these groups are underrepresented throughout the financial services sector.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and participate in the “Offer of Interview” scheme, intended to actively encourage applications from people with a disability or long-term condition and offer an interview to those who meet the minimum criteria set out within this job description. You do not need to share details of your disability or long-term condition.