DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY

At White Star Capital, we have backed a number of leading start-ups at the Series A and Series B stages globally, including Freshly, Tier Mobility, Vention, Dialogue, Dollar Shave Club, Clark Insurance, Seyna, 900.Care, and Butternut Box.

Being a venture capital fund puts us in a unique position regarding ESG. As early investors, we play a critical role in shaping the future of our portfolio companies, and we remain convinced that companies making a strong impact on Environmental, Social and Governance matters will become the global success stories of tomorrow.

In this respect, we have already taken a number of initiatives within the firm:

• We have decided to prioritize our investments into four verticals: Care (Health & Well Being), Move (Mobility), Work (Future of Work), Earn (Future of Finance)
• We are signatories of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and work alongside a sustainability consultancy to review our portfolio against the UNPRI Goals each year
• We have put in place a number of ESG processes which are summarised in an annual ESG report distributed to our stakeholders
• We have built our team with a constant search for diversity, which has resulted in a diverse group of 22 different nationalities, driven by a passion for investing responsibly while generating returns for our investors

Today, we are delighted to affirm our willingness to go further and reinforce our team with the recruitment of a Director of Sustainability (DoS), who will have a number of key roles within our organization:

• During the investment process, the DoS will help the investment team assess companies we are reviewing from an ESG perspective
• Once an investment has been made, the DoS will work together with our portfolio companies to put in place the most appropriate strategies and KPIs to help track and improve the company’s performance from a non-financial perspective
• In the context of our relationships with our Limited Partners (LPs), the DoS will be in charge of providing them with the appropriate information to build their ESG reporting requirements, both in the context of the reporting for our existing LPs as well as during due diligence processes with potential LPs

What we are looking for in a candidate:

• Strong academic background
• Demonstrated passion for entrepreneurship, technology, private equity, and venture capital investment environments
• International experience a must
• 4–6 years minimum experience in an ESG-related role
• Familiarity with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and the EU taxonomy requisites
• A high level of intellectual curiosity and self-starter mindset
• A demonstrable passion for start-ups, venture capital or entrepreneurship
• Collaborative and communicative
• English and French bilingualism is a must, other languages such as German, Spanish, and Portuguese would be welcomed but not required

If this sounds like you, and you are excited about being part of a global investment fund, then please apply here.

Building diverse teams is one of our core values at White Star Capital. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, religion, gender and sexual orientation.

White Star Capital is a global technology investment platform with over €1bn under management, partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs who are building the iconic companies of tomorrow. With offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, our presence, perspective and deep operational expertise enables us to partner with founders to help them scale globally from Series A onwards.

Senior client relationship Manager

Reports to Associate Director

The purpose of this role is to provide fund administration expertise, technical guidance and training in conjunction with the Associate Director to one of our Private Equity teams based in Guernsey.  The team in question is responsible for the relationship of one of the Group’s largest clients running the day-to-day operations of a substantial portfolio of fund structures. 

The successful candidate will be a senior hire, responsible for leading the delivery of the client relationship through effectively managing dedicated Client Relationship Managers and the administration teams to deliver a superior standard of service in the marketplace.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the service delivery for the PE business along with the Associate Director
• Maintain and build client relationships ensuring that the delivery of client service meets agreed service levels
• Maintain and build relationships with Intermediaries (Law firms, auditors, banks etc)
• Act as a mentor to Client Relationship Managers and supervise and assist in the training and development of staff. Motivate, nurture and develop engaged employees
• Manage the administration of clients’ affairs within a team, ensuring that all requirements of the service level agreement are adhered
• Act as a higher authority on day-to-day queries and as “A” level 4-eyes signatory on administration matters, ensuring that company policy and professional and regulatory guidelines are adhered to and that a professional quality service is provided to clients and outside contacts
• Ensure that the Operational Procedures Manuals and ISAE checklist templates are reviewed and are fully complied with
• Contribute towards the business-as-a-whole, for instance, in identifying improvements in policies and procedures that apply across the business; create a holistic approach to administration
• Maximise revenue earning by reviewing WIP incurred and team utilisation and identifying extra billing opportunities and taking appropriate action
• Actively manage the appraisal process for reporting lines
• Act as an “A” level Authorised Signatory
• Oversee and Manage ad-hoc projects with the client aligned to their growth plans.

Skills, knowledge, expertise:

• Considerable practical fund or strong administration experience ideally supported by a relevant professional qualification (ICSA or equivalent)
• The candidate is required to have 8+ years’ financial services experience
• Strong technical financial services knowledge (to be supported through the Aztec Academy)
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues, clients and business contacts
• Strong people management experience and experience in leading teams
• Team leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and develop others
• Experience and track record of day-to-day management and supervision of a team
• Evidence of managing a major client relationship
• Experience in onboarding new structures and the regulatory process.

We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also for professional qualifications to enhance your ability to provide sound managerial services. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

Job Description

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Legal Counsel, Mourant Governance Services, Location flexible

Looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting new opportunity for a qualified lawyer (NQ to 6 PQE) to join our in-house legal team within our growing Mourant Governance Services business.

In this role, you'll be working with an ambitious team providing first class legal advice and governance support to a wide range of companies, the directors and senior management of those companies and internal stakeholders. In return, we can offer you an exciting and progressive place to work with exposure to varied and challenging work.

Our international governance services team is based in the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey and London. We're flexible about the location of this role, so if you're looking for a rewarding role with an award winning firm, we'd love to hear from.

Main duties and responsibilities

This is a wide-ranging role with training and support provided as required

• Draft, review and negotiate contracts including client terms of business, engagement letters, NDAs and other third party contracts
• Draft and maintain various intra-group agreements including outsourcing agreements, service agreements and fee letters
• Identify, analyse and propose mitigation for legal, reputational and operational risks arising from Mourant Governance Services client mandates
• Promote best practice corporate governance in Mourant Governance Services in line with our voluntary adoption of the UK Corporate Governance Code
• Draft minutes for board and committee meetings and committee terms of reference and reporting frameworks
• Advise on a wide range of data protection issues; sanctions issues; conflicts of interest and related mitigation measures
• Advise on obligations arising under applicable codes of practice and other codes and guidance notes published by regulators
• Assist with a project to review and update the corporate and trust precedents used by client facing teams in all our locations and draft new precedents to cover any identified gaps
• Advise on specific projects affecting Mourant Governance Services including new products, entries into new jurisdictions, office moves, acquisitions and disposals
• Advise on automatic exchange of information laws and regulations including FATCA, CRS, DAC6 and MDR
• Update colleagues on relevant changes in law and regulation and deliver training and presentations where necessary to ensure understanding, awareness and compliance
• Manage requests to external counsel for legal advice on issues affecting the Mourant Governance Services business
• Assist client facing teams in maintaining confidentiality and legal privilege where appropriate
• Assist client facing teams in all our locations with ad hoc legal queries on company law, trust law, contractual and other matters
• Provide legal input on policies, procedures and guidance notes

Experience, skills & technical knowledge required

• Enthusiastic, willing to learn and keen to expand comfort zone
• Ability to rapidly build close working relationships
• A self-starter, proactive and the ability to manage and take ownership of your own workload
• An approachable, calm and confident manner
• Highly organised and deadline orientated with completer/finisher skills
• Able to handle the pressure of prioritising competing demands in a fast paced working environment
• Adaptable to change
• Diligent with strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and listening skills
• A trustworthy person who is able to maintain high levels of confidentiality and discretion
• A passion for technology and always looking for new and innovative ways of doing things (for example, coding and automation)
• Advanced MS Office skills particularly Outlook, Word and Excel
• Knowledge of entity administration databases like Viewpoint or other platforms like Contract Express and HighQ is beneficial.

At Mourant, we nurture a culture of inclusivity and mutual respect, where people of all backgrounds and experience are equally empowered to reach their full potential. We believe in attracting, developing and enabling a diverse workforce. If you understand the importance of exceptional client service and share the same passion for our values, we'd really like to hear from you.

Trust Relationship Manager #210650

Guernsey-Guernsey-Guernsey | Full-time (FT) | Wealth Management |

English

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL CANDIDATES: Everyone working in Guernsey must hold a Guernsey Employment Certificate or Permit. The Right to Work in the United Kingdom does not equate to a Guernsey Employment Permit. A Guernsey Employment Permit is not available for this job.

Rest of the World/UK/Russia and Emerging Europe Market Desks in TM ‘Tailored’ Department within Credit Suisse Trust Limited - Guernsey, responsible for the administration, risk control and service quality standards of an existing client portfolio and future new business, including UHNWI relationships.

Your future colleagues

Our team is dedicated, results oriented, hardworking, proactive, collaborative, and forward-looking.

The department values Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) and is committed to realizing the firm’s D&I ambition which is an integral part of our global cultural values.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills including authenticity, an ability to leverage diversity of thinking, creating followership, creating a positive personal impact within Credit Suisse and a significant contribution on the success of the organization as a whole
• Ability to establish a network across divisions and support the further enhancement of the Credit Suisse culture
• Strong demonstrable knowledge of fiduciary administration and the role of the Trustee
• Evidence of excellent communication skills
• Ability to establish a network across divisions of the Credit Suisse Group and to manage a portfolio of clients with minimal supervision
• Experience in providing high quality service across multiple client relationships
• Demonstrate the ability to work accurately, reliably and with attention to detail whilst working to short deadlines and ambitious objectives
• Ability to foster teamwork by establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with peers, management and clients
• Be performance/customer-oriented, motivated and able to work under tight deadlines
• The ability to manage a portfolio of clients with minimal supervision
• Experienced in identifying and analysing problems and opportunities
• Commitment to ongoing learning and implementing new knowledge into practice
• You understand the importance, and have demonstrated awareness, of compliance and risk control
• Understands the value of diversity in the workplace and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture in all aspects of working life so that people from all backgrounds receive equal treatment, realize their full potential and can bring their full, authentic selves to work

Trust Relationship Manager #210650

Guernsey-Guernsey-Guernsey | Full-time (FT) | Wealth Management |

English

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL CANDIDATES: Everyone working in Guernsey must hold a Guernsey Employment Certificate or Permit. The Right to Work in the United Kingdom does not equate to a Guernsey Employment Permit. A Guernsey Employment Permit is not available for this job.

Rest of the World/UK/Russia and Emerging Europe Market Desks in TM ‘Tailored’ Department within Credit Suisse Trust Limited - Guernsey, responsible for the administration, risk control and service quality standards of an existing client portfolio and future new business, including UHNWI relationships.

Your future colleagues

Our team is dedicated, results oriented, hardworking, proactive, collaborative, and forward-looking.

The department values Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) and is committed to realizing the firm’s D&I ambition which is an integral part of our global cultural values.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills including authenticity, an ability to leverage diversity of thinking, creating followership, creating a positive personal impact within Credit Suisse and a significant contribution on the success of the organization as a whole
• Ability to establish a network across divisions and support the further enhancement of the Credit Suisse culture
• Strong demonstrable knowledge of fiduciary administration and the role of the Trustee
• Evidence of excellent communication skills
• Ability to establish a network across divisions of the Credit Suisse Group and to manage a portfolio of clients with minimal supervision
• Experience in providing high quality service across multiple client relationships
• Demonstrate the ability to work accurately, reliably and with attention to detail whilst working to short deadlines and ambitious objectives
• Ability to foster teamwork by establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with peers, management and clients
• Be performance/customer-oriented, motivated and able to work under tight deadlines
• The ability to manage a portfolio of clients with minimal supervision
• Experienced in identifying and analysing problems and opportunities
• Commitment to ongoing learning and implementing new knowledge into practice
• You understand the importance, and have demonstrated awareness, of compliance and risk control
• Understands the value of diversity in the workplace and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture in all aspects of working life so that people from all backgrounds receive equal treatment, realize their full potential and can bring their full, authentic selves to work

Director – Corporate Services – Southampton

Reports to Head of Corporate Services, UK

Aztec Group provides a range of services in line with its core business. The purpose of this position is to work with the team to deliver and proactively develop the corporate services customer proposition in a manner that is aligned to the Aztec Group brand values and strategic business goals.

The candidate will be a key member of the UK Corporate Services team and will work closely with the Head of Corporate Services, UK to achieve strategic and financial success; helping to drive performance and managing the associated challenges of a dynamic and fast-growing business.

The individual will play an important role in helping the business to deliver excellent client service and meet its real potential. As a director of client service teams, the individual will be required to manage client relationships through effective leadership in order to deliver a superior standard of service in the market place.

In supporting a planned growth strategy, the individual will be expected to have an active awareness of and involvement in the business development strategy for Corporate Services. They will be instrumental in developing the teams and mentoring individuals within those teams, and in the ongoing development of Corporate Services systems and processes.

Key responsibilities:

Through active participation in Aztec Group’s UK Corporate Services team, support the delivery of the 
corporate strategy by focussing on:

+ Client Management: Ensure effective management of our existing UK Corporate Services clients to deliver a high level of client satisfaction;

+ Team Management: Focus on the ongoing development and growth of individuals within the UK team, ensuring appropriate exposure to challenging work and experiences within a supportive environment, in order to ensure a robust succession plan across the whole team;

+ Team Leadership: Act as an ambassador for the UK Corporate Services team across the Aztec Group, deputising for the Head of Corporate Services, UK at Product and Group level as and when required;

+ Product Delivery: Improve the way we deliver corporate services. Ensure the product is scalable and delivered efficiently. Drive internal efficiencies and optimise resourcing, ensuring relevant staff are fully up to speed and engaged on the corporate services strategy and delivery;

+ Product Development: Actively participate in the development of our Corporate Services proposition to maintain our leader status in the market. Work with the UK team to develop value adding enhancements with a focus on creating new income opportunities;

+ Business Development: Support the business development programme working closely with the Business Development and Marketing teams to win new business mandates from both existing and new clients;

+ Financials and strategic KPIs: Agree and regularly review financial and strategic KPI data for UK Corporate Services, providing insight for the team on where to focus and how to improve.

Core Director Responsibilities:

Business Development

+ Work in conjunction with the central business development team and Head of Corporate Services, UK to develop and execute a business development strategy that fits in with the strategic aims of the Group and grows the UK business through locally developed leads as well as cross selling to existing Group clients

+ Lead and/or participate in new client proposals and pitches as necessary and manage the integration of new clients into the Group’s procedures

+ Mentor, support and, where appropriate, work alongside those with operational responsibility for alternative offerings in the UK, such as fund and depositary services in order to execute the business development strategy for those products

Relationship Management

+ Work closely with other relationship managers across the Group to strengthen relationships with pre-existing clients

+ Maintain and build client relationships and act as a higher authority client contact in the event of any issues within the client teams

+ Develop and enhance long-term relationships with clients, their advisors, intermediaries and other introducers of work

+ Participate in client fee negotiations and regular reviews of existing client relationships to ensure client satisfaction, proactively identifying and securing new service opportunities and taking appropriate action for any substandard service provision

Operational Responsibility

+ Develop, direct and monitor the implementation of strategic business plans and recommendations to enhance financial performance and new business opportunities, ensuring such growth is managed and sustained

+ Support the development of the Group’s vision and strategy for our corporate services offering in the UK; support tactical initiatives to achieve the mission and growth plan and provide leadership in its implementation

+ Present regular reports on the business to the Board and any relevant Committees

+ Work closely with support teams to ensure systems and operations are developed to support the corporate services strategy, acting as an active sponsor where required and deploying resources on key initiatives to ensure success

+ Contribute towards the business as a whole, for instance, in identifying improvements in policies and procedures that apply across the business and ensuring appropriate information and best practice is shared between designated client services teams

+ Act as highest authority on day to day queries and as a 4-eyes signatory on service delivery, ensuring company policy and professional and regulatory guidelines are adhered to and that a professional quality service is provided to clients and outside contacts

+ Represent the Group and its interests in local industry matters

Performance Management

+ Manage the requirements for a team/number of teams ensuring reporting deadlines are met, with oversight on planning, scheduling, and monitoring of workloads

+ Actively manage the performance and development of all direct reports, including acting as a mentor to senior members of staff

+ Ensure all members of staff receive appropriate training and development in order to nurture their potential and progress as individuals within the business

Skills, knowledge, expertise:

+ Considerable practical business experience in the Financial Services sector with a focus on corporate services

+ A strong relevant professional network in the UK

+ Sound technical professional services knowledge (to be supported through the Aztec Academy)

+ Computer literacy and word processing skills are essential, including advanced proficiency in accounting tools, such as Microsoft Excel

+ Excellent interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues, clients and business contacts

+ Strong demonstrable experience in the day to day supervision of a team(s)

+ Evidence of full responsibility for major client relationship(s)

+ Entrepreneurial spirit and collaborative nature

+ Ability and drive to work independently

+ Solution-orientated critical thinking

+ Ability to make and implement crucial recommendations; strong problem solving and capability to make decisions based on accurate and timely analysis

+ High level of integrity and dependability

+ High level of written and oral communication skills

+ Effective budget management

General information

There is a requirement to travel to various locations for business development purposes, managing client relationships, and building relations with colleagues and teams in other Group jurisdictions.