Head of Private Markets and Alternatives (Boston)

Overview

Job Title: Head of Private Markets and Alternatives

Head of Private Markets and Alternatives
This senior leader will be responsible for managing a range of strategy and execution activities for the business, including planning, execution and delivery of application and technology solutions in Hedge Fund Services and Private Markets. This role requires a strategic thinker with proven success for also ensuring the implementation of risk, regulatory and compliance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Refining and executing growth strategy for a substantial, market-leading offering through driving strategic and business development initiatives
• Driving strategic and operating planning processes in partnership with other leaders
• Identifying and developing relationships with clients and other third parties, and engaging c-suites of target clients
• Defining the development roadmap for the Alternative Investment Services and Private Markets program
• Overseeing end to end application development lifecycle including testing, deployment and L4 support
• Partnering with the business leadership to support the planned business growth and client onboarding
• Implementing application modernization strategy to transform legacy applications to modern scalable cloud-based solutions
• Building strong relationships with Product and Operations to understand their business requirements and deliver technology solutions
• Communicating with senior executives on technology strategies and program status
• Establishing talent development strategies and foster a culture of innovation and accountability

Keys to success

• Deep expertise and proven track record in leading and delivering enterprise scale application development, tools and technologies
• Experience in Financial Services industry in the area of Alternative Investment Services and Private Markets required
• Proven experience in aligning the technology solutions with various complex business strategies and processes
• Experience leading large multifunctional application transformation workstreams delivering measurable outcomes and business value including risk reduction, resiliency, simplification, reduced total cost of ownership.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability drive alignment across diverse teams and stakeholders, both internal and external

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field
• 20+ years of experience in application development with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role
• Ability to manage a large team globally