Global Evolution is a premiere international asset management boutique specialized in emerging and frontier markets. The company manages assets worth US$10 billion, primarily on behalf of professional, international clients. Global Evolution is head office in Denmark and employs approximately 65 people. The present Head of Middle Office is moving on to new challenges, thus we are looking for a new colleague to head a broad range of tasks related to Middle Office and Risk Management activities.
You will be heading a dedicated team of 5 people – 1 is situated in Singapore – that is responsible for Middle Office and Risk Management in an international set-up. Referring to the COO/CFO, you will have the responsibility of overseeing the company’s business activities mainly related to the mandates operated on behalf of clients. Acting as “2. line of defence”, you will be responsible for securing business operation within specific guidelines while at the same time develop the company’s Middle Office and Risk Management framework. Furthermore, you will be responsible for handling tasks within Risk Management and reporting performance reviews. And finally, you will have several tasks in supporting the organization and the management team in running daily business and you will be responsible for managing the fair-value and risk committee meetings.
As the right candidate, you have 5-7 years+ of experience in a comparable role in a financial institution – preferably from an internationally involved company. You have excellent knowledge of financial markets, products and operations and you are experienced in overseeing Portfolio and Risk Management. You are familiar with the legislation of financial institutions and Mifid II. You have an educational background as cand. merc. Fin.., cand. Oecon., or an otherwise qualifying degree. And lastly, you are fluent in English both in speaking and in writing.
You are an analytical and logical person with great business acumen. You are ambitious, focused on your goals, and a result-orientated self-starter with high drive. You can work both individually and as a member of a team, and in doing so, you are professional and set high expectations for yourself. You have a good personal appearance and excellent communicative skills, and your leadership is characterized as being a skilled people manager.
This role offers an exciting opportunity with high potential for personal and professional development in a strong, growing business with far-reaching ambitions. The company has an informal and relaxed, international corporate culture. The company offers a competitive compensation and benefit package.
If you are looking for new challenges and have what it takes to succeed in this role, apply by email to job@comentum.dk and indicate “HOM-0623” in the subject line. If you have questions about the role, you are more than welcome to contact us by phone at +45 30 46 28 58. Your application will be handled with utmost confidentiality and solely be forwarded to our customer with your express agreement.