Investment Management Business Manager in Morden

At Rathbones, we help people invest their money well, so they can live well. That means more than financial returns; it's about helping people feel confident in their decisions and supported in their future. We don't just manage money, we guide people through life's big moments, helping them stay on track and focus on what matters most.

We're proud to be one of the UK's leading wealth managers, with £113.6bn in assets under management (as of March 2026) and 20+ offices across the UK and Channel Islands. We're a FTSE 250 company with national reach and a local feel and we're growing.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of Rathbones Investment Management International (RIMI), partnering closely with the Chief Operating Officer and gaining exposure to senior leaders across the business.

Acting as a key link between our Channel Islands business and UK-based teams, including Investment Management, Operations, Finance and Treasury, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting strategic initiatives, driving projects forward and helping deliver RIMI's business objectives.

As part of a growing and evolving business, this role offers excellent visibility, broad exposure across multiple functions and significant opportunities for professional development and career progression.

What you'll be responsible for:

• Partnering closely with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to help deliver RIMI's strategic priorities and long-term business goals.
• Acting as a trusted support to the COO, coordinating key priorities and ensuring critical initiatives are delivered successfully.
• Producing high-quality briefings, presentations and Board papers that help shape senior leadership discussions and decision-making.
• Conducting meaningful research and analysis to provide insights that influence business strategy and drive continuous improvement.
• Tracking progress against strategic objectives, KPIs and action plans, helping to keep the business focused on its key priorities.
• Playing a central role in delivering high-profile projects and strategic initiatives sponsored by the COO.
• Managing project plans, milestones and dependencies to ensure initiatives remain on track and achieve their intended outcomes.
• Proactively identifying challenges and risks, helping to resolve issues and maintain delivery momentum.
• Supporting the successful implementation of business change initiatives, ensuring teams are informed, engaged and ready for change.
• Providing clear and insightful project updates to senior stakeholders, giving visibility of progress and key achievements.
• Building strong relationships across RIMI, the wider Rathbones Group and external partners, developing a broad and influential network.
• Drafting communications and briefing materials on behalf of the COO, helping to engage stakeholders and drive alignment across the business.
• Facilitating cross-functional meetings and workshops, bringing together colleagues from different teams to deliver shared objectives.
• Ensuring actions and decisions are effectively tracked through to completion, helping to drive accountability and results.
• Supporting engagement with regulators, auditors and third-party providers, gaining valuable exposure to the governance and oversight of a regulated investment business.

About you:

If you meet some of these criteria and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply:

• A strong understanding of the financial services regulatory landscape in Jersey and Guernsey.
• Knowledge of corporate governance frameworks, Board reporting and committee structures within a regulated environment.
• Experience of delivering projects and business change initiatives, with knowledge of project management methodologies.
• An appreciation of operational risk management and the importance of robust controls and oversight.
• Knowledge of AML, CFT and CPF requirements, together with the regulatory expectations placed on financial services firms.
• Familiarity with audit, compliance monitoring and regulatory remediation activities.
• An understanding of business continuity, outsourcing arrangements and third-party oversight frameworks.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret business performance reporting, management information and key performance indicators.
• Good commercial awareness and financial literacy, with the ability to understand budgets, financial reports and business performance metrics.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise competing demands and maintain attention to detail.
• Proven project management and delivery capability, combined with strong commercial acumen and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• A confident communicator who can build effective relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

We offer:

We want everyone at Rathbones to fulfil their potential, in an environment where you are proud to work and feel like you belong. We offer a comprehensive remuneration package, which we review regularly, and benefits include:

• A company pension payment of 10% of salary
• Private medical insurance Individual on joining, family after 1 year service
• Life assurance 8 x salary
• Income protection 75 % salary
• Company share scheme
• Flexible holidays purchase up to 5 additional days
• Discretionary bonus
• Green Car Scheme
• Family friendly policies enhanced family leave for parents & carers
• Study support study days and funding for courses and qualifications
• Season travel ticket loans
• Volunteering days
• Gym discounts
• Other voluntary benefits you can choose to suit you

Our employees can choose to take part in various social groups and communities to support their wellbeing, growth, development and sense of community. These include:

• Sports & Social Committees, such as cricket, football, netball, running, yoga, quiz nights, charity bake sales and much more.
• Inclusion Networks that help us drive change within the organisation such as Gender Balance, Multicultural, Abilities Count, Pride, Social Mobility, Generations, Take a moment to pause (Menopause) and Armed Forces.
• The NextGen IM Network, which brings together a community of trainees from across the UK, who are all at the early stages of their careers and offers development opportunities, exposure across the business as well as peer support and connection.

Life at Rathbones:

We aim to become an employer of choice for the wealth management sector, to achieve this we are working hard to build a diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace that motivates, develops and embraces the strengths of all our colleagues. Being part of Rathbones means you will join a team of passionate professionals in a successful culture that cares for its people. At Rathbones, we provide meaningful work, opportunities, and a voice to all.

We are committed to building a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We welcome individuals who share our values.

We're a Level 1 Disability Confident employer under the UK Government scheme. This means we've signed up to a set of commitments around how we recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities. If you feel there are any reasonable adjustments that would make the process easier for you and help you to perform at your best whether that is due to disability, neurodiversity or other protected characteristic, just let us know by emailing us.

Mission:

We believe in playing the long game. That means building consistent results, earning trust and doing the right thing for our clients, our colleagues and the communities we're part of.

Our values shape how we work:

• We aim high
• We get it done
• We show we care
• We do the right thing

These aren't just words on a wall. They guide how we treat each other, how we make decisions and how we build relationships that last.

We will close this advert once we have received enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you don't miss out.