Sr Applications Associate - Investment Technology - 1 Year FTC

International Temporary View Job Description
This is a hands on applications ownership role focused across a private investments environment. You will act as the bridge between business and technology, working closely with stakeholders across investments, finance, and operations, while managing vendors and driving continuous system improvement.
  • Key hire within a growing Investment Technology function
  • Ownership of business critical applications supporting private markets investing

About Our Client

A leading investment organisation based in Abu Dhabi, undergoing significant growth across its private markets platform and technology capabilities.

Job Description

  • Own and manage the lifecycle of core investment platforms, including enhancements, integrations, and roadmap development
  • Partner with stakeholders across Investments, Finance, Fund Operations, and Investor Relations to gather and translate business requirements
  • Act as the SME for investment applications, ensuring systems effectively support the investment lifecycle
  • Lead delivery of system changes and improvements, coordinating with vendors and internal teams
  • Provide hands-on support, troubleshooting issues and ensuring operational continuity
  • Manage external vendors, ensuring delivery against SLAs and overseeing change, release, and deployment processes
  • Drive continuous improvement across applications, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual processes
  • Support the evaluation, selection, and onboarding of new applications where required
  • Ensure systems meet governance, regulatory, and data control requirements

The Successful Applicant

  • Strong experience managing or supporting enterprise applications within asset management, private equity, or investment environments
  • Solid understanding of fund operations and fund accounting, including investment lifecycle processes
  • Experience working with investment platforms such as eFront, Investran, SimCorp, or similar
  • Background combining application ownership, business analysis, and delivery/project execution
  • Hands on mindset, comfortable operating in lean teams and taking ownership across multiple areas
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work closely with business users and senior stakeholders
  • Experience managing vendors and working in outsourced delivery environments
  • Technically competent with a good understanding of system architecture, integrations, and data flows
  • Comfortable working in a fast paced, evolving environment with multiple priorities

What's on Offer

  • Ownership of a critical enterprise application portfolio within an FS organisation
  • High exposure to business stakeholders and senior technology leadership
Contact
Ruwise Sheriff
Quote job ref
JN-052026-7021443

Job summary

Sector
Technology
Subsector
Senior Technical
Industry
Financial Services
Location
International
Contract type
Temporary
Consultant name
Ruwise Sheriff
Job reference
JN-052026-7021443