Senior Associate In Portfolio Management

About the Role:

As a Senior Associate in Portfolio Management (L2), you play a critical role in our digital-native fund operations, leading efforts to optimise investment strategies in collaboration with third-party investment advisors. This position requires a strategic mindset, advanced analytical capabilities, and the ability to make informed decisions that influence our portfolio management direction. You oversee the entire investment process, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and serve as a key advisor to senior leadership, enhancing the firm’s investment governance framework.

This position is based in Luxembourg and reports directly to the Conducting Officer in charge of Portfolio Management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor investment compliance by setting up and reviewing investment restriction rules, including internal triggers, to prevent breaches as positions change.
• Ensure all transactions align with the fund’s risk profile, fund documentation (LPA/PPM), and regulatory requirements (e.g., CSSF 18/698).
• Oversee and coordinate the investment process, ensuring necessary documentation is collected and reviewed before payments (e.g., submit to Depositary Bank 48 hours in advance).
• Organise and lead Investment Committee (IC) meetings, presenting strategic analyses and ensuring alignment with the fund’s objectives.
• Review static data points of portfolio companies, financial information, and valuation data quarterly at the target fund level to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Ensure the assets of the funds align with their portfolio of investments and maintain updates based on IC decisions.
• Assess and prepare the CSSF Art. 25 Form for reporting major holdings in private companies, coordinating submission via EDesk.
• Conduct initial assessments of fund setups, ensuring alignment with fund objectives and compliance with relevant regulations.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Ability to read, synthesise, and critically analyse complex legal documentation related to fund operations and investments.
• Strong understanding of valuation models applicable to Private Equity (PE), Venture Capital (VC), and Fund of Funds (FoF) assets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with proficiency in German, French, or Spanish considered an asset. Ability to present complex topics clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical capabilities with a focus on data-driven decision-making. Ability to navigate complex financial markets and understand emerging products and trends.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities effectively. A commitment to rigorous standards of work.
• Proactive and enthusiastic approach, fostering a collaborative environment and encouraging innovative thinking.

Why Join Us:

• Join a culture that celebrates creativity and welcomes innovative, disruptive ideas, empowering you to make a real impact.
• Immerse yourself in a fast-paced, diverse workplace where you'll have the chance to collaborate and learn from specialists across various fields, fostering personal and professional growth.
Embrace automation and seamless tech integration in your workflows
• , while our platform boosts operations through tech leverage, ensuring you stay ahead of the curve and updated with new technologies.
• Work in a comfortable, ergonomic environment within our spacious, modern offices where you can enjoy daily fresh fruit and coffee!
• Monthly afterworks organised by the company to unwind and strengthen team connections.

About the Company:

Join the exciting journey at fundcraft, where we're revolutionising the fund industry providing digital-native fund operations. Our mission is clear: be our client's digital native partner, providing simple, transparent and integrated fund operations ensuring alternative investment managers to focus on their core business.As a fully CSSF-licensed AIFM and central administrator, fundcraft is uniquely positioned to meet the diverse fund operations needs of private equity, venture capital, and funds of funds.

Be part of our dedicated team of financial experts, lawyers, product managers, tech developers, and corporate professionals who are committed to disrupting the financial industry with our unique product and innovative tech-led approach. We're proud to stand out from competition and be the first product based company to offer such a comprehensive solution.

Founded in 2020, fundcraft has grown rapidly, already employing over 90 professionals across two countries, Spain and Luxembourg. If you're passionate about driving change and making a difference in the financial world, join us and be part of our success story.