R HIGHLY NEGOTIABLE PLUS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUS
Our client began as a small start-up based in South Africa offering domestic investment strategies. They offer distinctive investment strategies spanning equities, fixed income, multi-asset, alternatives and sustainability to help institutional investors, those advising others and individuals navigate an ever-changing world. All the employees have the opportunity to own part of the firm. They also have their founding leadership in place. The distinctive owner culture allows them to commit to building a long-term, inter-generational business. It supports a business fully aligned with their clients’ long-term investment objectives. The company is a global investment manager driven by people who value the power of performance and relationships. They are looking for like-minded people to join them – strong performers who create strong relationships. They are active investors. At the company they say they are investing for a world of change. They started in South Africa in a time of global upheaval. Their experience lets them adapt and grow, in markets of all kinds. From one office in Cape Town, they are now present on five continents and manage R2.8 trillion for clients globally. They are aligned behind a common purpose, which is to invest for a better tomorrow. They want to achieve better outcomes for their clients, their firm and the world they inhabit. This means they are optimistic and act with conviction. They offer their people opportunity, trust and the freedom to operate. At the company they are committed to providing equal employment opportunities. They have a strong belief in giving individuals the freedom to be themselves and ensuring all diverse perspectives are heard. Their culture provides all of the people, no matter what their background, with the opportunity to build a rewarding career.
They now seek a private markets product solutions specialist to join their team.
The team is building private markets capabilities that will define the next decade of active asset management, not only incrementally improving what exists, but rearchitecting how private credit operates in an AI-native, automation-enabled environment. This role sits at the core of the company’s alternatives transformation. You’ll help define the next-generation private credit product suite, while embedding technology and intelligence into how these products are built, launched, governed and scaled. You’ll join a cross-functional team tasked with building the future-state operating model for private markets. This is not a “support function”—it is a design-and-build opportunity for those ready to reimagine. This high-impact role is ideal for a self-starter with a solutions mindset and strong analytical, legal, or structuring expertise. The individual will help shape investment strategies into executable vehicles, driving documentation, governance, and cross-functional execution. The role is dynamic, global and collaborative—perfect for someone eager to shape the next generation of private markets. The team operates as a global business unit with members based in both London and Cape Town. It is small, focused and highly effective—delivering high-quality client and product solutions across a growing suite of private markets capabilities. They work closely with other teams across the company’s global platform, including investments, technology, operations, legal, compliance, and distribution. While this role is based in Cape Town, its scope spans the company’s full global private product range and related activities. The culture insists on results, commitment, excellence and ambition but not at the expense of decency or humanity. They believe in being both high-performing and grounded and they hold each other to these values. For creative problem solvers and keen innovators, the opportunity for challenge and growth here is significant.
JOB DESCRIPTION WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
- Product design and launch:
- You will be required to own the end-to-end development of private credit strategies such as direct lending, asset-based finance, infrastructure debt—from concept to implementation;
- You will be required to partner with investment, legal, compliance, operations and distribution teams to develop business and investment strategies into executable structures aligned with portfolio characteristics, regulatory considerations, tax and investor expectations;
- You will be required to present and seek approval for product-related proposals to senior management, fund board directors and other internal committees;
- Data-enabled product innovation:
- You will be required to integrate intelligent workflows and automation capabilities into everything we do – from fund onboarding, investor servicing and reporting processes;
- You will be required to shape the technical architecture around capital call automation, investor dashboards and structured data capture from day one;
- You will be required to contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, including applying AI or automation where relevant;
- Project management and execution:
- You will be required to lead fund launches and closings, managing timelines, cross-functional dependencies and coordination with internal teams and external providers across jurisdictions;
- You will be required to assist with LP due diligence and responses to investor requests on product mechanics;
- You will be required to ensure products evolve to meet client demands, regulatory changes, product governance responsibilities and commercial requirements.
CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
- You have a client focused and collaborative approach;
- You have intellectual curiosity;
- You have the ability to ‘approach and own’ and continuously look for opportunities to develop;
- You are driven by results.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- You have a relevant degree;
- You have a minimum of 5 years’ current, relevant experience ideally in private credit, alternatives product development, fund legal, structuring or private capital operations;
- You are a self-starter with a solution mindset, comfortable working independently, prioritising initiatives and proactively identifying inefficiencies or risks;
- You have excellent drafting, analysis and coordination skills; comfort managing complexity across jurisdictions;
- You have experience and comfort working with a variety of stakeholder including investment teams, legal counsel, and service providers;
- You are proficient in leveraging AI tools.
Amazing role – HUGE visibility – report to COO in London – dynamic keen to make this the winning division in the business -and has the backing of the Exco to deliver! Join at this exciting time!