
Operations Manager - Investments
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead and manage an integrated operations department covering investment operations, client reporting, fee collection, and supplier oversight.
- Design, implement, and maintain robust operational workflows and controls to ensure accuracy, efficiency, compliance, and scalability.
- Provide operational leadership on strategic initiatives and cross-functional projects.
- Oversee the implementation and management of new products across structures such as CIS, UCITS, PCCs, Hedge Funds, and segregated mandates.
- Manage supplier relationships, ensuring adherence to service-level agreements and overseeing onboarding and contractual arrangements.
- Supervise trading and settlement of local and offshore instruments, including equities, fixed income, derivatives, unlisted instruments, funds, and cash.
- Oversee corporate actions, proxy voting, risk reporting, and ensure operational risk monitoring, reporting, and mitigation.
- Maintain business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
- Lead, mentor, and develop operational staff while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Honour’s degree in Finance, Investments, or a related field.
- Minimum 6 years’ experience in asset management operations, including at least 2 years in a leadership role.
- Strong knowledge of investment products, operational processes, and regulatory frameworks.
- Thorough understanding of CISCA, Financial Markets Act, Pension Fund Act, FAIS, and the trade lifecycle for Equity, Fixed Income, FX, Derivatives, Cash, and Money Market products.
- Proven experience in operational leadership, risk and compliance management, and people development.
Angelique Jardim
Specialist Recruitment Consultant
ExecutivePlacements.com