Associate Business Manager, Numeric

Purpose of the Role

As an Associate Business Manager on the Numeric COO team, you will be working hand-in-hand with our COO and team to support the various functions of the business unit. This team helps to organize the Investment engine objectives and collaborate with all stakeholders in Numeric and the broader Man organization. The daily tasks will vary but largely involve project management, coordinating meetings and materials, organizing current business/strategic initiatives, and ensuring the general needs of the business are being met. Having an understanding of investment management and how an investment management organization operates would greatly set the stage for success in this role.

The role and responsibilities will include:

• Project management – leading projects of varying size, difficulty and expertise. Projects will span departments and largely support technology and investment related initiatives but will certainly overlap with the broader central teams
• Process management – as part of the COO team it is important to take note and identify areas where business process improvements can be made and have the ability to suggest and coordinate appropriately, building an understanding of operational risk and supporting needs within that area
• Data entry and organization – including but not limited to terms and agreement support with legal, operational risk tracking, and project tracking
• Meeting preparation, coordination, support and follow ups – along with leading projects there will be additional meetings and committees requiring support and coordination to help the ongoing initiatives
• Ad-hoc requests that come across the COO team function – in a fast changing environment priorities and objectives for the business will evolve, must have willingness to jump in and embrace these challenges

Project Management & Communication

• Proven project management skills
• Experience with process improvement
• Able to set timelines and requirements, delegate tasks and stay on top of deliverables
• Excellent communication & people skills
• Ability to identify needs of teams and communicate to management
• Quickly gain understanding of organizational structure and build relationships with key stakeholders

General Capabilities

• Self-starter and strong ability to self-prioritize and multi-task
• Capability to produce a variety of raw materials – Power Point, Excel, Visio
• Manage multiple priorities and projects at a time
• Can support functions that may not be clearly defined and can take initiative
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of Numeric and the broader Man organization  
• Strong communication across a wide variety of teams and broader organization
• Bonus – strong technical skills; understanding of development life cycles; investment product structuring

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Business Management or other related fields
• Proven experience in project management or a similar expertise
• Outstanding leadership abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrable analytical thinking & business insight
• Advanced time management and analytical skills

About Man Numeric

Man Numeric is a fundamentally-driven systematic investment manager. It takes a bottom-up approach to research and security selection and distils its findings into systematic processes that are applied across regions, styles and capitalisations. It offers long-only and alternative investment strategies that invest in both equity and credit markets.

The firm’s research-driven culture, which is underpinned by advanced technology and data science techniques, focuses on innovation and enhancement across alpha generation, risk management, portfolio construction and implementation.

Man Numeric has capabilities in systematic responsible investing, offering dedicated quantitative strategies and incorporating proprietary ESG and Climate alpha signals across a diverse range of strategies.

Founded in 1989 and becoming part of Man Group in 2014, Man Numeric’s assets under management were $45.4 billion at 31 March 2024. Further information can be found at www.man.com/numeric.

Our Culture, Values and Benefits at Man

Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equal opportunities. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business and this is embedded in our culture and values. There are a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and that encourage inclusion and diversity across our firm and the industry. Man Group is a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter and the Race at Work Charter.  Man Group is also a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact Peopleoperations@man.com.  https://www.man.com/diversity

Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working. Employees are also offered two 'Mankind' days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust's community volunteering programme.

We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave.  Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.

Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact Peopleoperations@man.com.