Chief of Staff

Company description:

Pictet is an investment-led service company, offering wealth management, asset management and related services. We are a partnership of seven owner managers and our principles of succession and transmission of ownership have remained unchanged since foundation in 1805.

Our purpose is to build responsible partnerships with our clients, communities, and the companies in which we invest, in order to safeguard and transmit wealth, of all kinds, in the service of the real economy.

With more than CHF 576 billion in assets under management or custody at 31 December 2019, Pictet is today one of the leading Europe-based independent wealth and asset managers.

Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded there, Pictet today employs more than 4,200 people. It has 28 offices in: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Basel, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, Lausanne, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Monaco, Montreal, Munich, Nassau, Osaka, Paris, Rome, Singapore, Stuttgart, Taipei, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Turin, Verona and Zurich.

Job description:

Your team

• To assist the deputy CEO with all managerial, commercial and operational matters.
• To deliver strategic and tactical impact to FPS Europe by facilitating awareness of bottom-up needs, implementation of top-down initiatives and horizontal functional coordination.

Your role

Management

• Coordinating senior-management committees:
  • On Fund Operations matters by coordinating the operational platforms.
  • On FPS Europe governance by liaising between Fund Operations teams and other FPS Europe departments (Domiciliation, Investment Management Oversight, Risk Management, Compliance, etc.).
• Coordinating HR-related matters in Fund Operations as required, as well as with the other FPS Europe departments to ensure consistency and a harmonised approach.

Clients, products, markets

• Identifying and assisting with business development opportunities for FPS Europe.
• Acting as the entry point to FPS for business lines (PAM, PAA, PWM and PAS).

Operational expertise

• Helping to escalate concerns and questions raised by the Fund Operations management committee.
• Serving as a sounding board for Operations arbitrage and priorities.

Finance

• Assisting with financial activities of FPS Europe: P&L monitoring and the budget process (e.g. IT investment needs).
• Identification and monitoring of actions aimed at optimising FPS Europe's P&L.

Cross-disciplinary projects

• Assisting with key cross-disciplinary projects such as the operating model review and regulatory compliance, with a specific focus on cross-team coordination both within and outside of FPS Europe.
• Acting as the point of contact with Tech teams.

Audit, Risk & Compliance

• Coordinating audit reviews and due diligence exercises with Fund Operations.
• Ensuring that all audit recommendations assigned to the Deputy CEO / COO are handled within the stipulated deadlines.
• Acting as a representative of the deputy CEO for various roles (e.g. supervision of delegated activities, quality).

Your profile

• High-impact project management skills.
• Leadership qualities with the ability to create strong, trust-based relationships with stakeholders, establishing yourself as a credible and effective sparring partner.
• Highly energetic and resourceful problem-solver with a strong desire to "make a difference" and engage others.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, sense of diplomacy and tact in conveying information about sensitive issues.
• Proven analytical and numerical skills.
• Transparency to all parties, excellence in delivery, mutual trust.
• Strong sense of ethics, aligned with Pictet's values and partnership culture.
• Minimum of five years' experience in project management or management consulting, ideally within the industry.
• Operational experience in funds would be a plus.
• Post-graduate degree such as a Master's, MBA or CFA.
• Fluency in English and French.

Note
We will not accept any CVs via agencies