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Are you ready to chart your own career path? At SJP we need talented individuals like yourself to support our evolving culture. If you’re seeking an employer that is passionate about excellence, innovation and autonomy, SJP could be the place for you.
At a glance:
Location: London - Lombard Street Office
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Employment Type: Permanent
Seniority: Associate
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing Investment Product team, supporting the implementation of investment product related change. Whilst principally focused on mutual fund products; Unit-Linked funds, DFM and other third party investment services are in scope. You will manage the project lifecycle, manage risks and issues arising, engage with and influence a broad range of stakeholders, and direct tasks in order to deliver projects to required standards of quality, within agreed budgets and timescales.
What you'll be doing:
- Work with colleagues inside and outside the Investment Division to successfully deliver investment product change activity, aligned to the strategy and roadmap.
- Assist with the day to day management of implementation activity, including project plans, risks and issue logs, preparing and presenting progress / issues / budget to the appropriate stakeholders.
- Be aware of any relevant regulatory requirements.
- Assist with the analysis and documentation of business requirements.
- Support with ensuring governance and controls in place to manage execution risk.
Who we're looking for: Essential experience
- Familiarity with investment products in the asset management industry, relevant fund structures and regulations.
- Understanding of project lifecycle management, including planning, execution, monitoring and closing projects efficiently.
- Experience preparing project reporting (including project and programme-level packs), supporting project / workstream meetings (including preparing agendas, minute-taking and communicating outputs), maintaining action logs and RAID logs.
- Awareness and understanding of SJP’s strategy, business drivers and how the investment offering supports the needs of Partners and Clients.
Desirable experience
- Ability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders, and assertively and diplomatically work with stakeholders to achieve the project objective
- Ability to work alone to solve problems and appropriately escalate to seek support of others
- Ability to positively work with others to achieve the right outcomes for the business
- Strong communication skills including communicating technical matters concisely and presenting to build common understanding
What's in it for you?
We reward you for the work you do, whether that’s through our discretionary annual bonus scheme that reflects both personal and company performance, competitive annual leave allowance (28 days plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days), or online rewards platform with a variety of discounts.
We also have benefits to support whatever stage of life you are in, including:
- Competitive parental leave (28 weeks full pay)
- Private medical insurance (optional taxable benefit)
- 10% non-contributory pension (increasing with length of service)
Reasonable Adjustments We're an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at
[email protected]Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career-break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you tick every box.
What's next?
If you're excited about this role and believe you have the skills and experience we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you! Please submit an application by clicking ‘apply’ below and our team will be in touch.
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