Executive Director Guernsey

What it's about

As a key part of the Guernsey senior leadership team, the Executive Director (ED) plays a crucial leadership role, ensuring effective management, compliance, and operational oversight of our fund management and administration business in Guernsey. This position requires a strategic thinker based in Guernsey who excels in a dynamic regulatory environment, capable of managing a substantial volume of board meetings and resolutions while proactively addressing operational escalations and compliance challenges. The Executive Director is responsible for risk management and enabling commercial growth.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic & Governance Leadership

• Act as the designated local Guernsey CEO in compliance with Licensees (Conduct of Business) Rules and Guidance, 2021, ensuring that the organization adheres to the highest governance standards.
• Key member of the Risk, Control & Audit (RC&A) Committee and the Anti-Money Laundering Committee (AMLC), leading effective decision making whilst ensuring that compliance and operational risks are managed properly and proactively communicated to the board.
• Oversee the scheduling, preparation, and execution of meetings where you act as Chair and any required ad hoc meetings, ensuring that all resolutions are handled efficiently and effectively by the company secretary.

Risk & Compliance Management

• Maintain a deep understanding of the operational landscape to guide and make board decisions, particularly regarding the responsibilities associated with investor/client-side operations.
• Ensure structures, processes, and setups comply with applicable laws and regulations while proactively managing operational escalations to protect regulatory licenses.
• Adopt a pragmatic, risk-based approach to compliance that enables commercial needs while minimizing the risk of legal breaches, reputational damage, and financial penalties, including potential license restrictions.

Decision-Making & Operational Oversight

• Be empowered to make decisive and timely decisions, often with imperfect information, to navigate complex operational and regulatory challenges.
• Ensure the organization’s processes are structured to avert potential risks and proactively address client or regulator concerns, demonstrating exceptional judgment in managing risks and compliance.
• Develop effective relationships with GFSC and other regulatory bodies, acting as the primary liaison to enhance the organization's standing and compliance.

Financial Oversight & Reporting

• Oversee product and corporate account signoffs and document execution responsibilities as a director signatory, ensuring attention to detail and compliance with all legal and regulatory frameworks.
• Manage structuring, closure, and legal/tax/compliance queries associated with investments, working closely with service providers to monitor performance and risk exposure.

Key Tasks:

• Leadership for global operational initiatives in the area of fund administration.
• Board meeting participation and management reporting: Attend and actively participate in all quarterly and ad hoc transactional board meetings for both licensed and unregulated entities. Provide comprehensive management reporting to the broader board, ensuring operational oversight of committees and facilitating effective governance of daily activities.
• RC&A Committee member: Contribute meaningfully to RC&A meetings, ensuring appropriate oversight of compliance and risk-related activities with particular focus on service provider outsourcing.
• AMLC member: Contribute meaningfully to AMLC meetings, with a focus on compliance and risk mitigation strategies as well as effective decision making on client onboardings and periodic reviews.
• Committee Deputy: Assist in other committee functions, particularly relating to product and single mandate account investor closings and corporate actions such as product terminations or extensions.
• Culture carrier to support the local office head and wider board in fostering employee performance and organisational stability.

What we offer

Partners Group is a global financial institution that retains the culture, pace and agility of a start-up. As a growing firm, we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best talent, by offering a workplace where results are truly recognized and rewarded.

We offer a fantastic opportunity for you to grow:

• Professional, international working environment
• Challenging, rewarding career within a growing company
• Collaborative environment, with on-the-job training and mentorship opportunities
• Competitive compensation package, including performance based annual bonus
• Lunch allowance
• One-month fully paid sabbatical after every five years of employment

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