Senior Applications Associate - Investment Technology

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

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. Profile 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.

Job Offer Ownership of a critical enterprise application portfolio within an FS organisation. High exposure to business stakeholders and senior technology leadership. Skills Investran, efront #J-18808-Ljbffr. Compensation: 150 - 200.