Director – Operating Model Design

PwC

Director in Asset Management leading Operating Model Design and Implementation within PwC's Consulting practice. Responsible for engaging with global clients and delivering high quality work and innovative solutions.

Posted 4/18/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supporting the CEO and COO of a global Asset Manager to achieve 20% cost reduction across their global operations
Review of current and design of future operating model to support the ambitions of the business strategy of a large pension fund manager
Scaling-for-growth review of the current state operating model and design of the future state of a large US-based asset manager
Design of an operating model for a new Fund Services business, bringing together a leading UK Depositary and Luxembourg-based ManCo business
Design of the operating model to support the launch of a new sovereign wealth fund targeted to replace fossil fuel incomes
Design and implementation of an operating model to support the pan-european legal entity structure of one of Italy’s biggest asset managers
Design of the operating model of a new Southeast Asian state investment fund targeted to provide capital for future infrastructure investment

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience of operating model design and large change projects preferably within a consulting environment or leading asset management focused business
In depth experience with asset servicing solutions and services provided incl. State Street, BNY, NT and BNP Securities Services
Understanding of the core investment management platforms and solutions incl. BRS Aladdin, SimCorp Dimension, CRD/State Street Alpha
Excellent business knowledge within the whole Asset Management value chain - Front Office, Middle Office as well as Back Office
Experience as a solutions architect and is able to ‘own’ the new business architecture vision on behalf of stakeholders
Experience designing future state asset management operating models resulting from a variety of change catalysts such as: core platform change, new product, merger/acquisition, start up, cost reduction, outsourcing, globalisation
Excellent track record in the field of the Asset Management value chain, from both internal and outsourced perspective
Excellent track record of Target Operating Model Design and Implementation, including structured business analysis, functional decomposition, sourcing model, data model, organisational model as well as high level technical architecture
Excellent track record of Programme/Project Manager for large complex asset management projects as well as Stakeholder Management
Very strong knowledge of the PMO function, for example, planning, status reporting, SteerCo reporting

Benefits

Comp & perks

empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site
private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP
six volunteering days a year and much more

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Hard Skills & Tools

operating model designchange managementsolutions architecturebusiness analysisfunctional decompositiondata modelingorganizational modelingtechnical architectureproject managementstakeholder management

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsanalytical thinkingproblem-solving