Investment Solutions & Governance Manager - Superannuation

• Highly regarded superannuation fund
• Lead investment governance and drive investment infrastructure solutions
• Permanent full-time | Sydney

About The Company

An established and growing super fund with a growing internal capability across multiple asset classes. The business is continuing to evolve its superannuation investment governance and investment solutions model and is committed to delivering strong outcomes for members through robust investment governance, strong partnership with front office investment teams, deep investment and enterprise risk management, and enhanced business and internal investment operations

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative team and play a key role in strengthening investment governance frameworks while working closely with senior stakeholders across investments, risk, legal and operations.

About the Role:

This is not a BAU investment governance role. It is seeking someone who can provide insight and innovative ideas. Designing fit-for-purpose investment governance structures of the function internally while linking the architecture to their outsourced and third-party providers. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and enhance the investment governance framework across the entire business, ensuring it remains effective, practical and aligned with regulatory expectations;
• Oversee investment monitoring activities, including performance, risk, liquidity, stress testing and external manager due diligence;
• Review investment strategies,  options and portfolio arrangements, considering market conditions, investment risks and member outcomes;
• Translate complex investment, portfolio and manager information into clear insights and recommendations for senior stakeholders;
• Provide insight and innovative ideas to design fit-for-purpose investment governance structures of the function internally;
• Act as a senior escalation point for significant investment issues, risks and governance matters;
• Lead governance improvement and transformation initiatives, including regulatory change and enhancements to processes, controls and regulatory reviews and reporting;
• Work closely with the trustee, board, investment managers, custodians, consultants and internal stakeholders to strengthen investment data, reporting and governance practices; AND
• Identify opportunities to improve the use of analytics, automation and technology across investment governance;

Key Requirements:

• 5 or more years' experience in investment governance with a background in investments, asset management, investment consulting, custody, superannuation or another institutional investment environment.
• Strong understanding of investment analysis, with the ability to assess portfolio performance, risk, benchmarks, attribution and manager information;
• Experience across investment research, manager due diligence, portfolio monitoring or performance analysis, with the ability to turn analysis into practical recommendations.
• Strong transformation skills and an interest in uplifting data, processes and overall fund operations by utilising innovative solutions, technology and AI tools to improve investment governance and reporting;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex investment matters clearly to senior and executive stakeholders as well as non-investment specialists;
• Strong judgement and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to constructively challenge and influence across multiple teams.

If you have a broad background in investment research and/or consulting, investment solutions, portfolio management and investment operations with strong funds management/ superannuation regulatory compliance and governance depth, this is a great role for you. 

If you are interested in learning more about this position, please contact Amanda Chisholm at Kaizen Recruitment on 0412 123 726 / amanda@kaizenrecruitment.com.au
  
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