Senior Vice President, Head of RIC Product Operations

4 days ago


Boston, Massachusetts, United States Harbourvest Full time
Job Description Summary

HarbourVest is a leading global private markets investment specialist with a commitment to delivering impactful solutions to clients and investing partners. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as Senior Vice President, Head of RIC Product Operations.

About the Role

This is a hybrid work arrangement, with a minimum of 2-3 days per week in the Boston office. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the operational requirements of SEC-registered funds that provide exposure to private markets through regular subscriptions and repurchases for US high net worth and institutional investors.

Key Responsibilities
  • Partner with Product Manager, Portfolio Manager, Private Wealth sales team, and firm operations leaders to ensure effective operational execution and risk management of the Funds.
  • Coordinate with central vendor management team to oversee third-party service providers for the Fund(s), including fund administrators, transfer agents, and custodians.
  • Support Private Wealth sales, Product Management, and other relationship leads in the production and creation of all marketing content, coordination of RFP responses, product development, and distributor onboarding and management.
  • Monitor operational, legal, regulatory, and technological developments within the SEC-registered fund market and develop and drive continuous improvement plans internally.
  • Assess and report internally on the overall health of the SEC-registered fund(s).
Fund Governance

The successful candidate will also serve as an external fund Board of Trustees representative, accountable for the overall management of the board. They will have overall responsibility for all processes and procedures related to the production of accurate and comprehensive Board reporting.

Requirements
  • Strong understanding of the mechanics and inter-dependencies of SEC-registered Funds, outsourcing of service providers, and distributors within the US private wealth channel.
  • Experience working with funds subject to the Investment Company Act, the Investment Advisers Act, Securities Act, and Securities Exchange Act and with corresponding compliance requirements.
  • Proactive self-starter with analytical and organized skills.
  • Meticulous while remaining focused on key goals with good judgment around decision making and issue resolution.
  • Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional and highly matrixed environment with relationship-management skills for internal and external partners.
  • Entrepreneurial with a change-management mentality and comfort working in areas that may not always have established precedents.
  • Keen continuous improvement and efficiency mindset, focused on proactively identifying operational improvements.
  • Strong written and oral English communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Strong academic and professional credentials.
  • Experience with tender offer or interval funds, distribution through high-net-worth channels within the US, and/or illiquid investments.


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