Full job description London (Mayfair) | Contract (Outside IR35) | 6 Months Initially
A boutique private credit investment manager is seeking an experienced operations leader to join on an interim basis during a key phase of transformation and growth.
This is a senior, broad-ranging mandate working directly with executive leadership, offering genuine influence over the firm’s operating model across investment operations, finance, and technology/vendor management .
The Opportunity The firm is a lean, high-performing alternative asset manager undergoing strategic change – including fund rationalisation, new product launches, and infrastructure evolution. This role will provide hands-on leadership and oversight , ensuring operational stability while helping shape a scalable platform for future growth.
Key Responsibilities Investment Operations
*Oversee a small in-house operations team across middle/back office
*Enhance processes, controls, and scalability
*Review the current operating model, including potential outsourcing
*Act as senior escalation point and manage external service providers
Technology & IT Oversight
*Own the relationship with outsourced IT vendors
*Evaluate systems and technology strategy from a commercial perspective
*Ensure infrastructure supports ongoing business evolution
Finance Oversight
*Supervise existing finance resource and outputs
*Assess capability vs. fund finance and investor reporting requirements
*Ensure robust, timely financial and regulatory reporting processes
Wider Operational Leadership
*Provide broad COO-style support across the business
*Lead key operational initiatives (e.g. office relocation)
*Act as a stabilising senior presence during organisational change
Candidate Profile *Senior operations generalist from private markets, private credit, or alternatives
*Experience operating in small, entrepreneurial asset managers
*Strong exposure to outsourced providers / fund administrators
*Proven ability to manage teams and vendors effectively
*Commercial, pragmatic decision-maker with strong stakeholder communication skills
*Sufficient technical awareness to oversee IT vendors (non-hands-on)
*Comfortable operating in a dynamic, evolving environment
Additional Information *Immediate start preferred
*Direct exposure to senior leadership
*Significant scope to shape operating model and infrastructure