Public Markets Middle Office- Equity Investment Team Director (AVP)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated day-to-day operational support to equity investment strategies (e.g., long-only, long/short, factor/quant, sector, global/international, small/large cap) across relevant vehicles and accounts.
• Serve as a primary point of contact providing proactive oversight of portfolio-level data quality, controls, and operational readiness for Equity PMs and Trading teams.
• Anticipate equity team needs and proactively resolve front-to-back workflow issues (trade capture, allocations, confirmations, settlement, corporate actions processing, IPO/new issue readiness), ensuring minimal disruption to portfolio rebalances and investment decision-making.
• Monitor start-of-day portfolio readiness (cash/positions, breaks, pricing/valuation flags, settlement fails, upcoming corporate actions) and consult the Equity teams on portfolio cash, positions, and exceptions as needed (including stock loan/short-related exceptions where applicable).
• Drive resolution of equity trade lifecycle and operational issues (allocations, confirmations, settlement fails, broker/SSI issues, corporate actions elections, dividends, IPO allocations, restricted lists and compliance trade blocks), partnering with Middle Office, Custodians, Brokers, Technology, and Compliance.
• Cook up the incident management process for equity operational incidents (e.g., significant breaks, fail spikes, corporate action exceptions), ensuring timely triage, root cause analysis, remediation, and clear communication to front office and operations leadership.
• Produce post-incident summaries and trend analysis to prevent recurrence, strengthen controls, and improve equity servicing outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to streamline equity operational processes, reduce manual touchpoints (e.g., corporate actions processing, exception management), and enhance controls using data and technology.
• Maintain accurate support metrics (e.g., cash/position breaks, settlement fails, corporate action exceptions, incident volumes, turnaround times) and deliver actionable insights to Middle Office leadership and Equity stakeholders.
• Demonstrate ownership of the equity support coverage model for your assigned strategies, driving consistent execution and a strong control environment.
• Document procedures, contribute to playbooks, and help onboard/train teammates and partners to ensure consistent equity processes and effective knowledge transfer.
• Partner on change initiatives (new funds/accounts, new markets, vendor/platform enhancements) and prioritize work based on market activity, business priorities, and risk, escalating where appropriate.
• Build strong relationships with Equity Portfolio Managers, Traders, Trade Support, and Trade Su Experience and Qualifications.

Qualifications

• 6-10+ years of experience in investment operations, trade support, front-office support, or middle office roles at a global asset manager, bank, or financial institution, with meaningful equities exposure.
• Proven experience supporting front-to-back equity workflows, partnering closely with PMs/Traders and downstream operations teams.
• Strong knowledge of equity instruments and lifecycle events (e.g., common/preferred stock, ADRs, rights/warrants; dividends, splits, mergers/tenders, proxies/voluntary elections) and experience supporting pooled funds, institutional mandates, and SMAs (including long/short workflows and stock loan concepts where applicable).
• Hands-on experience with trade management, allocations/confirmations, settlement, fails management, and corporate actions exception handling; familiarity with relevant regulatory and client reporting expectations.
• Strong ability to lead through influence-coordinating across functions and driving outcomes without direct authority.
• Proficiency in Aladdin and/or comparable OMS/IBOR/ABOR platforms, plus market and data tools (e.g., Bloomberg, FactSet) and equity-related trade processing/analytics utilities.
• Strong understanding of global market standards, broker/custodian practices, and control frameworks.
• Data-driven approach to identifying trends, managing performance, and enhancing operational resilience.