Title: Vice President, Operational Strategy
Department: Finance Operations
Firm: Alternative Asset Manager >$50 billion AUM
Location: Hybrid, 3X a week, Los Angeles
Range: 175-210K Base USD
+ A rare progressive, collaborative and family-friendly work culture with a focus on diversity and inclusion
+ Tight-knit, communicative team with a responsive team lead
+ Meal & transport benefits, 401 K match, team (and firm) building opportunities
+ Relocation provided for qualified candidates
The Role:
Your scope will cover a broad range of initiatives supporting the CFO Organization - inclusive of business, technology and organizational change efforts. You will ensure each initiative has clear outcomes, and is setup (e.g. resources, methodology, governance) optimally for success. You will successfully navigate a complex environment with leadership, business partners, project teams, vendors and other stakeholders to deliver on business priorities.
Description:
- Serve as the main point of contact and quarterback for initiatives involving operational efficiency for the CFO organization
- Utilize knowledge of Investment Operations processes and tools in order to identify best practices and usher in change adoption
- Gather requirements, documentation, and develop use cases, comprehensive process workflows / diagrams and presentations
- Execute all aspects of projects assigned with follow through including developing training plans and user acceptance
- Advise and present to senior executive and C-suite level stakeholders on a regular basis
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience managing transformation initiatives for the Investment Operations, Accounting, or Technology group within an Alternative Asset Manager, Big 4 or similar financial services consulting
- Previous senior management experience leading complex business and technology initiatives.
- Experience with strategic and/or operational project delivery experience (business strategy, process improvement, change management, etc.)Ability to understand upstream and downstream impact on technological and process changes
- Ability to work independently, apply and lead flexible delivery models to execute the work.
- Domain knowledge of Private/Public Credit, Real Estate, and/or Private Equity a plus
- Skilled communicator with an emphasis on being authentic, respectful and engaging
