Investment Manager (Leading Insurance Company)

Methods are currently looking for an Investment Manager for a UK leading Insurance Company on a contract basis.

Client: UK Leading Insurance Company
Role: Investment Manager
Start date: 11 November 2024
End date: 30 June 2025
Day rate: TBC
Location: Central London
Hybrid/2 days in the office per week

Expected services and deliverables
Based on her/his experience, the consultant is expected to:

• Support Investment Support team to set-up the full life cycle flow in SFTC tool: loading of the counterparties' characteristics based on agreements and SSI, UAT tests, remediation plan (priority 1)
• Support the other teams as needed (Trading, IG, etc.)
• Lead discussions with internal and external teams (the editor) to challenge and design the target solution (IT and processes)
• Make proposals for remediations plan to deblock pending points
• Anticipate the prerequisites needed to deploy the target solution (data, IT flow, etc.)
• Contribute to the formalization of the new operating model
• Benchmark processes and provide advice on best-in-classes processes (compared to competitors)

Qualified candidate should have:

• Proven operational expertise in securities lending
• Experience with SFTC tool and implementation, or equivalent tooling
• Strong understanding of SFTR and related compliance requirements
• Excellent analytical skills to assess operational processes and compliance gaps.
• Ability to provide hands-on operational support and effective training to internal teams
• Ability to manage interdependencies and provide solutions
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with several teams