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Job Summary

The Senior Manager – Fund and Corporate is responsible for supporting the implementation, growth and day-to-day operation of the firm's UK Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) Operator activities and broader regulated fund services business within the London office, including support for the firm's Small UK AIFM and host AIFM arrangements where applicable.

The role will play a key part in the delivery and continued development of the Operator/AIFM/Fund service offering, helping to maintain effective governance, operational processes and regulatory compliance frameworks across the business.

The role is responsible for supporting and enhancing the operational, governance and service delivery framework across a range of UK, Channel Islands and international fund and corporate structures. The primary focus is the provision of Operator services to unregulated and specialist collective investment structures, together with associated governance, oversight and regulatory support services. The role will also contribute to the growth and delivery of AIFM services where required by clients and fund structures.

This is a client-facing role and will act as a key relationship contact for fund sponsors, investment managers, professional advisers and other intermediaries. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing client engagements, supporting service delivery under client mandates, identifying business development opportunities and contributing to the commercial success of the regulated fund services proposition.

Working closely with senior management, compliance and operational teams across the Group, the role will support the ongoing development of the business while helping to ensure services are delivered in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.

This is a newly created role and candidates should be entrepreneurial, commercially minded and comfortable working within a growing business. The successful candidate will be expected to help develop the Operator proposition, support the expansion of associated AIFM capabilities, build strong introducer and client relationships and contribute to the long-term growth of the business.

Job accountabilities:

Fund Oversight

> Support oversight of delegated portfolio management and risk management arrangements, including review of delegation frameworks.

> Support valuation governance processes and challenge of third-party valuers where appropriate.

> Support oversight of liquidity management frameworks, where applicable.

> Support the production, review and timely submission of UK AIFMD Annex IV reporting.

> Support oversight of COLL/FUND rule compliance for operator-led structures.

> Support oversight of conflicts of interest identification, management and disclosure within operator-led structures.

Implementation & Growth

> Contribute to the development and enhancement of regulated fund service propositions and operating models.

> Support development of proposition tiers (e.g. start-up, emerging manager and established manager).

> Contribute to pricing discussions and service enhancements for hosted and operator-led fund structures.

> Ownership of onboarding frameworks and implementation processes for first-time and emerging managers.

> Monitor market, regulatory and competitive developments impacting UK regulated fund structures and platform propositions.

> Keep abreast of product and service developments that may enhance and add value to existing and potential client relationships.

> Support the development of scalable operational processes and service delivery models.

Business Management

> Support business development initiatives through engagement with intermediaries, stakeholders, existing and prospective clients.

> Develop and maintain a pipeline of new business opportunities and support conversion into new mandates.

> Build and maintain strong relationships with asset managers, sponsors, promoters and professional advisers.

> Develop expertise in UK regulated fund structures and support clients, intermediaries and colleagues.

> Support manager onboarding, due diligence and oversight for hosted and operator-led structures.

> Attend and support Praxis representation at regulatory, industry and client-facing events.

> Contribute to thought leadership on UK fund structuring, governance and regulated fund services.

Regulator, Risk & Compliance Oversight

> Support the ongoing operation and enhancement of the operational risk framework for regulated activities.

> Identify, assess and escalate regulatory risks in accordance with governance policies and procedures.

> Support FCA engagements, regulatory submissions and supervisory information requests.

> Monitor regulatory developments impacting AIFMs, CIS Operators and UK fund structures.

> Work closely with Compliance and Risk functions to ensure regulatory obligations are met.

Operational Resilience and Outsourcing

> Support oversight of critical outsourced providers, including administrators, depositaries, portfolio managers and other service providers.

> Support operational resilience mapping, testing and ongoing monitoring activities.

> Assist with oversight of service provider performance, due diligence and exit planning.

> Maintain oversight records, reporting and monitoring frameworks for key outsourced relationships.

> Work in close partnership with Compliance and Risk functions while supporting first-line responsibilities for regulated activities.

Financial Management

> Support achievement of financial performance and business development objectives.

> Contribute to the profitability and sustainable growth of the regulated fund services business.

> Assist with monitoring client profitability, work in progress, debtors and recoverability.

> Balance client service requirements with the Group's commercial objectives.

> Support delivery of the Group's financial benchmarks and growth targets.

Corporate Governance & Leadership

> Support the growth and development of the UK AIFM and Operator service lines and contribute to future team development.

> Embed a culture of accountability, challenge and regulatory awareness.

> Provide coaching and support to junior team members where appropriate.

> Support succession planning and capability development within regulated functions.

> Contribute to continuous improvement of governance, oversight and service delivery standards.

Skills, Experience & Knowledge

Essential or Strongly Preferred:

> 5+ years' experience within UK fund services, AIFM, ACD, Operator, fund administration, depositary, governance or regulatory hosting environments.

> Experience supporting FCA regulatory interactions, submissions, authorisations or supervisory requests.

> Strong understanding of delegation, oversight and governance frameworks.

> Experience supporting the launch, onboarding or ongoing servicing of UK fund structures.

> Experience supporting first-time or emerging fund managers, sponsors or promoters.

> Strong organisational, stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.

> A demonstrated ability to build, grow and maintain long-term client and intermediary relationships.

> Commercial awareness and an interest in supporting business growth initiatives.

Role Outcomes (12 to 24 months):

> Successful contribution to the launch, delivery and growth of UK AIFM and Operator services.

> Successful onboarding and implementation of new client mandates and fund structures.

> Establishment of robust onboarding, governance and delegated oversight processes.

> Positive regulatory engagement and absence of material findings.

> Development of strong intermediary and client relationships that support future growth.

> Sustainable pipeline of new business opportunities and fund launches.

> Strong client satisfaction, retention and service delivery standards.

> Contribution to the development of a scalable and profitable regulated fund services platform.

Additional information

In addition, all our team members are expected to be committed to our core values:

> We inspire

> We listen

> We trust

> We succeed together