Associate Director, Business Transformation

at  IFM Investors

ABOUT US

Owned by pension funds. Inspired by their members. Our purpose is to invest, protect and grow the long-term retirement savings of working people. We prioritise the interests of like-minded investors worldwide who aim to build a real and lasting impact by focusing on assets that combine excellent long-term risk/reward characteristics with broad economic, environmental and social benefits to the community. Operating globally from offices in Melbourne, Sydney, London, Berlin, Zurich, Amsterdam, New York, Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo, IFM manages investments across infrastructure, debt, listed equities and private equity assets. For more information, visit ifminvestors.com.

YOUR BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE

• 10+ years’ experience and knowledge of applying project management and continuous improvement principles in Fund, Wealth, Asset Management and investment banking or in a consulting firm performing equivalent duties.
• Experience in leading diverse teams of internal and external resources, including vendor and consultant firms.
• Experience within asset/funds management or other financial services.
• Facilitation of collaborative co-design workshops.
• Skilled in the use of data analytics and visualization tools to manipulate and analyse large, complex data sets.
• Tertiary qualifications in Finance or related study.
• Knowledge or qualifications in in process improvement (Lean, Six Sigma), project / change management and governance (Prince2, PMBOK, Agile / Scrum certification) would be well regarded.
• Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills, demonstrating the ability to develop and lead successful teams.
• Strong commercial acumen that facilitates the translation of a complex program into a clear change plan.
• Related experience and/or a working knowledge of developing a continuous improvement and innovation approach.
• Extensive experience within funds, wealth or asset management or experience working for a leading consulting firm.
• Experience in developing and delivering project and transformation frameworks, supporting transition of services in a controlled way that minuses risks and disruption.
• Deep understanding of relevant legal and procurement documentation and concepts.
• Considerable experience in delivering initiatives using continuous improvement methodologies.
• Considerable experience with project and change delivery frameworks.

The Business Transformation team supports IFM in driving efficiency and growth, while simplifying the experience of change and reducing risk. The team is responsible for delivering strategic initiatives to support delivery of IFM’s strategy. This role is critical in promoting a culture of innovation and continuous improvement at IFM. The role will define and deliver initiatives across IFM by identifying areas of improvement, then designing and implementing effective solutions. This requires knowledge and experience of private market investments including, but not limited to, product structures, operating models, investment and operational processes, as well as data structures and relevant systems.

Responsibilities include:

• Build collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across business units to drive effective assessment, management and communication of transformation impacts.
• Drive the application of continuous improvement and innovation frameworks with a focus on the identification and delivery of measurably successful change.
• Provide expert-level guidance and consulting to help business users interpret data insights and leverage them for process improvement initiatives. .
• Support the assessment of new or amended investment solutions and business improvement opportunities in the context of IFM’s strategic, operational and risk management frameworks.
• Utilise existing knowledge of private markets business processes, data structures and technology to design appropriate business solutions.
• Develop business cases define implementation plans to achieve the intended outcomes.
• Lead or be a member of business streams and working groups involved in analysing systems and processes, articulating the transformations required to achieve measurable business outcomes.