Career Opportunity:

We are currently recruiting a Jersey Country Head for our Jersey entity, which is in the process of establishment and obtaining regulatory approval. Partnering with Alternative Asset Managers, Centralis Jersey will provide fund and SPV services. 

Working closely with international colleague, the successful candidate will lead and manage the continued development of our Jersey presence and will be a key contributor to our global strategic priority to become a leading Alternative Asset services provider. 

The Jersey Country Head will establish a high performance; client focused culture and lead a dynamic team that is responsive to a changing environment.  This role has responsibility for the management, regulatory compliance, operations, and service delivery of the Jersey team.

The successful candidate would ideally have experience in managing Real Estate funds and SPvs.

You will have the following responsibilities:

• Handle day-to-day operations of client companies
• Set up the local office (finding a location, providers, etc)
• Develop growth strategies and plans, by researching and identifying business opportunities 

• Operational leadership of change incorporating client requirements. 

• Full-service delivery in line with the SLAs, with due consideration to the area profitability, SLA compliance costs and client driven requests.

• Working with Senior EXCO members on strategic initiatives to grow the Jersey business.

• Business Implementation – including on boarding of new clients, restructures, product development.

• Ensuring implementation of operational risk and legislative requirements in all output.

• Responsibility for ensuring the education, implementation and compliance with Centralis policies.

• Strategic resourcing including growth and succession planning, area morale, staff satisfaction and retention, performance management and measurement

• Development of the team including growing the area’s technical depth and capability in product, process and service delivery.

• Influencing the desired high performance culture of flexibility, accountability and openness to change.

• Timely performance management of the team including goal setting, direction and development of individuals.

• Identification and retention of high potential resources and succession planning.

Your skills:

The ideal candidate for this role will be a seasoned funds/ investment operations professional possessing 15+ years of progressive investment management industry experience. They must be a highly skilled communicator with demonstrated ability to effectively engage stakeholders across all levels of sophistication, as well as have proven experience leading and motivating a geographically-dispersed team. 

Specific requirements include:

• Substantial exposure and experience in a senior level role at a Jersey administrator.
• Proven experience supporting development of a vision through execution and day to day leadership of a dynamic, client-focused organization.
• Experience creating and executing effective change management, leading others through transformational change.
• Broad and deep understanding of technology (e.g., industry platforms, data tools, portals, workflow, automation), digital savvy, and experienced in surfacing technological/digital solutions to solve business issues.
• Proven experience leading, developing, and motivating professional level staff.
• Proven experience in building and maintaining collaborative working relationships with internal clients to understand their business needs.
• Knowledge of business risk, sound working knowledge of robust operating procedures and control.
• Broad understanding of investment operations, thorough knowledge of institutional and retail businesses, regulatory issues, systems, and support procedures and controls.
• Excellent verbal and written communications.
• Education to the degree level, or equivalent qualifications, Master’s degree a plus
• License/Registration/Certification: (minimum requirement to perform job duties)
• CPA, CCA, CA, CMA, or CFA professional designation(s).

What we offer:

At Centralis, we work in a dynamic, human-size, multi-cultural environment. We attach great importance to the personal fulfillment and professional development of our employees. We offer you an interesting and rewarding job, an attractive salary package and a number of benefits, including training support and flexibility.