Business Analyst - Fund Launches

We are AMS. We are a global total workforce solutions firm; we enable organisations to thrive in an age of constant change by building, re–shaping, and optimising workforces. Our Contingent Workforce Solutions (CWS) is one of our service offerings; we act as an extension of our clients' recruitment team and provide professional interim and temporary resources.

We are AMS. We are a global total workforce solutions firm; we enable organisations to thrive in an age of constant change by building, re–shaping, and optimising workforces. Our Contingent Workforce Solutions (CWS) is one of our service offerings; we act as an extension of our clients' recruitment team and provide professional interim and temporary resources.

We are currently working with our client, M&G.

At M&G our vision is: to become the best loved and most successful savings and investment business and we're looking for people who are excited about joining us on our journey. We're digitally transforming and investing heavily in technology and innovation to develop new and improved customer propositions that really raise the bar for our customers. To help us achieve our vision we're looking for exceptional people who live our values and behaviours and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliver results and keep it simple.

On behalf of M&G, AMS are looking for a Business Analyst for a 6 month contract based in London (currently remote).

Purpose of the Role:

To work on product related projects (which could entail a fund launch, a new mandate or a change to an existing product).

Responsible for low–level design of operating model impacts working with the Design Lead through feasibility and ensuring that implementation runs according to any new operating models.

Accountable for the safe and efficient set–up of Operations according to their assigned product event.

This is a pivotal role that is able to contribute to feasibility and assessment activities and translate to implementation to ensure that their design is implementable.

As a Business Analyst you will be responsible for:

• Owns the end–to–end Operational Model analysis and impact to support the mandate/fund and responsibility for complex transition events. Ensures that scalability, operational risk and regulatory compliance are considered in the definition of the support model for any new mandate/fund launch
• Responsible for ensuring that the Fund Manager's requirements for running the mandate are captured, understood by the Transition Analysts and are in an implementation plan
• Responsible for ensuring that the client's requirements are properly understood and incorporated in the target operating model
• Facilitates and supports set–up of complex configuration and requirements gather e.g. legal and compliance requirements as well as operational set–up across other areas of the business (e.g. Tax). Responsibility for ensuring appropriate handover of new processes or operating model to Investment Operations for complex transition events. Responsibility for Client / TPA interaction around onboarding activities for complex transition events
• Perform end–to–end set–up and complete operational readiness (configuration) activities associated with product events (e.g. product launch, product maintenance and enhancement, and closures)
• Work with external parties (Custodians, Third Party Administrators) to define and implement operating models
• Conduct testing of successful transition set–up and any new processes
• Responsibility for ensuring appropriate level of engagement with Investment Operations senior management covering status updates, capacity constraints, decisions on operating model changes.
• Maintains template library and up–to–date proformas, template, playbooks and blueprints, and works with Transition Analysts to keep track of new processes and codify these in the proformas / blueprints / playbooks
• Develops specialist knowledge and experience of complex product management events
• Ensure procedures and risk / controls frameworks are complied with and kept up–to–date. Additionally, responsible for maintaining and version controlling static / referential data

What we require from the candidate:

• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Strong understanding of Product Launches
• Investment Management background

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

The IR35 status of this assignment will be assessed following the selection process and prior to confirmation of assignment offer.

At M&G Diversity and Inclusion is a strategic objective. We know that an inclusive environment makes us more accessible and ensures we attract, engage, promote and retain exceptional people. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity/nationally, disability, or military service and welcome those who have taken career breaks. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles.

Alexander Mann Solutions, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business.