Our client

Our client is an authorized Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) specialized in building, operating, and distributing AIFs. Based in Luxembourg, our client is a fast-growing premium provider of independent fund management services for institutional investors, asset managers, bank and non-bank lenders.

To support its growth, we are now looking to recruit a

Fund Lifecycle Manager (AIFs)

Your role:

As a key member of the Fund Management team, you will be providing product and portfolio management services for a number of dedicated fund mandates in the alternative sector. Whilst acting as lead contact for clients and key service providers, such as investment advisors, administrators, and depositaries, you will be ensuring customer satisfaction and further develop the client relationship.

The management of the entire life cycle of a fund mandate from set-up to liquidation would include the following main activities:

• On-boarding of new investment fund structures
  • Preparation, review, implementation of relevant agreements in cooperation with external parties
  • Reviewing of fund documentation and offering documents
  • Preparation of regulatory filings
  • Ensuring company and regulatory compliance
  • Setup of operational framework
• Governed by fund documents and internal policies, overseeing and/or supporting all operational processes
  • Performance of investment process for new assets, including ad-hoc assessment of financial information for presented investment opportunities, drafting of investment decisions, and supporting the investment committee
  • Ongoing asset monitoring, including ongoing support of eligibility checks and risk assessments in coordination with the risk management team
  • Processing of capital calls, subscriptions, redemptions, and/or distributions
  • Support of the NAV preparation process, periodic cash-flow and expense monitoring and continuous reconciliation with external fund accountant
  • Initial and ongoing due diligence on service providers and delegates, including performance of KYC-processes and AML-checks
  • Prepare and attend fund board meetings
• First contact for initiators, investment managers, service providers and investors, and facilitator for communication with internal teams
• Ad-hoc and ongoing support for RFP processes, the reporting team (e.g. investor, client, and regulatory reporting) and the yearly audit process
• Participation in related project work

Your profile:

• University degree, preferably in economics, finance, or law
• 5+ years of relevant work experience within the field of alternative investments
• Excellent understanding of alternative asset classes (infrastructure, real estate, loans)
• Proven ability to monitor and reconcile relevant reporting (asset, cash, expense)
• Experience and ability to communicate well with clients and service providers
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, with an ability to work independently and autonomously
• English is mandatory.