Vice President, Conducting Officer – Portfolio Management
About the opportunity
We are mandated by a leading global private markets investment manager, who is establishing a new Luxembourg AIFM, as part of its next phase of European growth. The firm manages capital for a blue-chip institutional client base worldwide and is expanding its European platform to support the rollout of evergreen and ELTIF solutions.
The Luxembourg entity will launch with a meaningful seeded portfolio (circa EUR 1.5bn of closed-end AIF assets) and a clear multi-year plan to scale AUM, product capability, and headcount across EMEA.
This is a true build opportunity for a senior Conducting Officer – Portfolio Management, who wants influence, pace, and ownership. You will help shape the governance, operating model, and control framework from day one - working closely with a high-calibre international leadership team and top-tier external counsel.
The Role:
The person:
Must-have:
Nice-to-have:
Your trusted talent partner for careers in Luxembourg.
Independent / Insight-led / Built for the long-term.
Greenfield has been exclusively mandated on this appointment.
Greenfield is a Luxembourg recruitment agency specializing in the Accounting by Controlling, Operational Finance & Banking, Legal and Human Resources sectors. Offering superior results through its modular approach, Greenfield makes the recruitment process faster and easier.
About the opportunity
We are mandated by a leading global private markets investment manager, who is establishing a new Luxembourg AIFM, as part of its next phase of European growth. The firm manages capital for a blue-chip institutional client base worldwide and is expanding its European platform to support the rollout of evergreen and ELTIF solutions.
The Luxembourg entity will launch with a meaningful seeded portfolio (circa EUR 1.5bn of closed-end AIF assets) and a clear multi-year plan to scale AUM, product capability, and headcount across EMEA.
This is a true build opportunity for a senior Conducting Officer – Portfolio Management, who wants influence, pace, and ownership. You will help shape the governance, operating model, and control framework from day one - working closely with a high-calibre international leadership team and top-tier external counsel.
The Role:
- Monitor the portfolio management activities of the US domiciled delegated portfolio management entity in accordance with the Luxembourg domiciled fund’s investment strategy, objectives and regulatory limits.
- Conduct ongoing fund performance analysis, asset allocation reviews, and risk assessments.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements (incl. AIFMD), and CSSF standards.
- Take part in new fund launches (e.g. reviewing AIF investment policies)
- Support the creation and review of investment guidelines for new fund launches, ensuring new portfolios are launched within expected launch timeframes.
- Oversee the ongoing management of investment guidelines and key contract provisions, ensuring proper system documentation and control.
- Develop and manage systematic mechanisms for capturing and monitoring investment guidelines, construction targets, and rationale documentation.
- Prepare and present regular investment reports and performance updates to the AIFM board, investors, and senior management.
- Liaise with external stakeholders including fund administrators, custodians, depositaries, auditors, and legal advisors.
- Participate in global investment committee meetings for investments relating to the company’s Luxembourg funds.
- Monitor liquidity management, capital calls, distributions, and valuation processes in coordination with other internal teams.
- Report accordingly to the other Conducting Officers, as appropriate.
- Build a sustainable competitive advantage to the Company by fully integrating compliance management in daily business activities, through effective risk analysis and mapping.
- Champion digital transformation in coordination with internal technology and data strategy teams.
- Institutionalize workflows to reduce key person risk, expand system capabilities, and support the firm's ambitious growth trajectory.
- Participate in change management efforts, education initiatives, and training to drive adoption of standardized processes and emerging best practices.
- Monitor the regulatory, contractual and internal limits and measures for the funds managed by the AIFM entity.
The person:
Must-have:
- Between 8-10 years of experience in private markets or portfolio management with exposure to private market asset classes.
- Have an Excellent knowledge of the Luxembourg regulatory environment for investment funds & firms as well as relevant European regulation (such as AIFMD, MiFID II, GDPR, AML directives etc.).
- Excellent understanding of private markets and the developments within this space.
- Technical and commercial skills to navigate complex situations and manage senior stakeholders internally and externally.
- Highly professional, self-motivated, self-responsible, high integrity, and good analytical, influence and communication skills.
- Understanding of working within a global organization and ability to be flexible in terms of hours in order to coordinate with team members across time zones
- Bachelor or master degree in finance, economics, or a related field
- Languages: English required, French and German desirable.
Nice-to-have:
- Certifications: CFA, CAIA or CQF desirable.
- Experience in people management and leadership.
- New product development.
Your trusted talent partner for careers in Luxembourg.
Independent / Insight-led / Built for the long-term.
Greenfield has been exclusively mandated on this appointment.
Greenfield is a Luxembourg recruitment agency specializing in the Accounting by Controlling, Operational Finance & Banking, Legal and Human Resources sectors. Offering superior results through its modular approach, Greenfield makes the recruitment process faster and easier.
Greenfield is a specialist talent advisory firm supporting leadership teams across Luxembourg’s financial, professional services, and corporate ecosystem, addressing complex hiring challenges through judgement, execution, and long-term partnership.
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