James George Recruitment Ltd
Investment Operations Manager
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Investment Operations Manager London | Hybrid | 12 month FTC Salary: £70k + Bonus & Excellent Benefits
An established and highly regarded investment management business is looking for an experienced Operations Manager to take ownership of its Client Operations function.
This is a key leadership position, responsible for ensuring the team operates efficiently, processes remain well controlled, clients receive a consistently high level of service, and operational improvements are identified and delivered.
The successful candidate will combine strong people leadership with operational expertise, process improvement, and the ability to manage complex escalations in a regulated financial services environment.
The Role
Reporting into senior operational leadership, you'll oversee teams responsible for investor onboarding and transaction operations, ensuring day-to-day activity is delivered accurately, efficiently, and in line with regulatory and internal requirements.
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex issues
- Provide management information and operational insight to leadership
- Play a leading role in continuous improvement, technology adoption, and operational change
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys being hands-on, solving problems, and making a tangible difference to how an operations function performs.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Investment Operations team, driving performance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee day-to-day operational delivery, ensuring processes are efficient, well-controlled, and compliant.
- Own and enhance end-to-end operational processes, identifying opportunities to improve controls, accuracy, and service.
- Act as the senior escalation point for complex operational issues, leading root-cause analysis and resolution.
- Develop and monitor KPI dashboards and management information, using data to identify risks and capacity trends.
- Lead operational change initiatives, including system enhancements, process improvements, and regulatory projects.
- Ensure operational readiness for new products, systems, and process changes through effective planning and training.
- Champion the adoption of automation and AI tools to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
- Build strong relationships with internal teams, external partners, and senior stakeholders across the business.
- Communicate operational performance, risks, and improvement initiatives clearly to leadership.
- Maintain high standards of regulatory compliance and operational governance across the function.
- Support wider business initiatives and contribute to the ongoing evolution of the operations function.
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About You
We are looking for an experienced operations professional who has worked within financial services, ideally across investment management, wealth management, or commercial lending.
Knowledge & Skills Required:
- Significant experience within a commercial financial services operations environment.
- Proven experience managing and developing a team.
- A strong track record of owning and improving end-to-end operational processes.
- Experience working with operational data, KPIs, and management information.
- Experience managing complex operational escalations and resolving issues under pressure.
- Experience contributing to or leading operational change and transformation projects.
- Good understanding of working within an FCA-regulated environment.
- Strong Salesforce experience is highly advantageous
Please get in touch with Adam Sommerville or Nicola Rouse from James George Recruitment if you would like to discuss this vacancy further.
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