Manager

Job Description

Title : Manager (Asset & Wealth Management)

Expertise : Investment

Location : France

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha FMC) is the leading global consultancy to the asset and wealth management industry. We are a boutique management consulting firm that offers the world’s top asset and wealth managers a competitive edge through our expertise and industry insight. Our team is of a uniquely high calibre and by focusing on asset and wealth management alone we build deep knowledge and experience within our industry. We work with a blue-chip client base, including 95% of the top 20 global asset management firms, and work with over 660 clients across the globe. We have our headquarters located in the United Kingdom and offices in France as well as other major European financial centres (Luxembourg, Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany) and globally across United States, Canada and Asia-Pacific.

Following a successful London Stock Exchange (AIM) admission in 2017, we are now at a critical turning point in our growth. We are looking to grow the company across all levels. Pivotal to our success in this, we will be assembling the next generation of leaders, responsible for growing, elevating our market position further and nurturing the junior talent through the business. At Alpha, we pride ourselves in fostering a meritocratic environment perfect for building a career and meeting great people, as well as a rewarding place to work.

Role Responsibilities:

Based in France, you will carry out consulting engagements or manage projects for prestigious clients, leaders in Asset Management (Asset Managers, Private Banks, Asset Owners, Investor Services Providers) in areas including:

• Post Merger Integration
• Operating Models Review & Design
• Solutions Selection and Implementation
• Digital Transformation
• Operational Benchmarking
• Change Management

We offer you the opportunity to embark on an exciting career:

Work environment

• Delivering interesting assignments in an international environment (international assignments and teams, possibility of exchanges with other offices of the group). You will be working with high potential employees in a dynamic and diverse environment.
• You will benefit from the Alpha FMC solid knowledge on Asset Management and Wealth Management, thanks to a long experience with many clients and vendors in the past. We have references with the top 100 leaders of the industry!
• You will significantly develop your industry knowledge and best practices by leveraging on our Alpha’s Investments Business Practices

Type of projects

• By covering this position, you will become a Investments Practice expert, ensuring the execution and delivery of transformation projects related to the Investments Management Value Chain: Front Office, Middle Office, Performance and Risk.
• You would work on projects such as:
• Defining client strategy, value proposition and roadmap by sharing industry key trends and best practices (both at technology and services level), assessing maturity and identifying the ‘hot topics’.
• Reviewing or designing the Target Operating Model.
• Assessing target solutions: driving the RFP process and support functional and non-functional assessment with vendors to select the best solution
• Supporting the implementation (project/programme management, design, requirements engineering, training, migration, change management, ...)

Type of responsibility
As a manager, you will be responsible of:

• Developing strategies and driving high-quality work products within expected timeframes on budget
• Developing and enforcing project approach and methodologies in alignment with assignment director
• Managing Project, monitoring progress, managing risks and ensuring key stakeholders are kept informed about progress of project and expected outcomes to ensure client efficiency
• Develop and maintain long-term client relationships and networks
• Developing know-how recognised by the major players in the financial industry and participation in the growth of the leader in Asset Management consulting
• Staying abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business

Specifics to the investment practice

• You will join a highly qualified team with strong expertise on Front Office, Middle Office, Performance and Risk processes. The team is spread across Europe, offering a good opportunity to work in an international context and learn about the country specifics
• You will work on multiple types of projects linked to the Investments Value chain transformation listed in the above section
• You will support the Investment practice growth by:
• organizing events with clients such as peer groups or conferences
• Producing thoughts leadership contents (AI, impact investments, evolution of operating models) or benchmarks of vendors solutions, data providers, or investment products.
• Producing marketing packs to support our growth and develop our client network
• Share expertise within the practice by organizing knowledge sharing session and learning tracks

Role Requirements (Skills, Experience and Qualifications):