The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.
Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.
That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.
Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.
For our business, for clients, and for you
Country Head, FranceDescription
The Country Head, France is the senior executive leader for Apex Group's operations in France, responsible for setting the strategic direction of the business, driving growth, strengthening client relationships, and ensuring strong commercial and operational performance. The role provides senior leadership across the French platform, working closely with regional and global stakeholders to deliver sustainable growth, effective governance, and high-quality client service.
Reporting to the Regional Head, South & East Europe, the Country Head will focus on strategic oversight, business development, financial performance, client growth, and the alignment of the French business with Apex Group's regional and global priorities.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Governance
- Provide senior leadership for Apex Group's French business, ensuring clear strategic direction, effective execution and alignment with Group priorities.
- Develop and execute the France strategic plan, with a strong focus on growth, market positioning, client retention and commercial opportunities.
- Ensure effective governance, risk oversight and operational control frameworks across the French business, working with relevant functional specialists as required.
- Build a high-performance, commercially focused and client-centric culture aligned with Group strategy.
Strategic & Operational Oversight
- Oversee the delivery of services across the French platform, ensuring operational resilience, high standards of client service and effective collaboration across business lines.
- Ensure appropriate oversight of client acceptance, risk management, AML, regulatory obligations and technical matters through the relevant qualified specialists and internal control functions.
- Act as the senior country sponsor for strategic initiatives, operational priorities, client escalations and cross-functional coordination in France.
Commercial & Financial Performance
- Lead the France growth strategy, identifying market opportunities, developing the commercial pipeline and supporting new business initiatives.
- Build and maintain senior relationships with key clients, prospects, intermediaries, advisers and strategic partners to enhance Apex Group's market presence in France.
- Hold overall responsibility for budget delivery, revenue growth, profitability, margin management and financial performance of the French business.
Candidate Profile
- Senior leadership experience in financial services, corporate services, fund administration, professional services or a related commercial environment.
- Proven track record of leading a business or country platform, with accountability for strategy, growth, client service, people leadership and financial performance.
- Strong commercial acumen, with demonstrated ability to develop client relationships, originate opportunities, support sales activity and convert growth plans into measurable results.
- Good understanding of French financial services, corporate governance, fund administration, AML and regulatory frameworks, with the ability to work effectively with technical specialists.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to balance growth, profitability, governance, operational delivery and risk oversight.
- Fluent in French and English.
Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.
Skills Required
- Senior leadership experience in financial services, corporate services, fund administration, professional services, or a related commercial environment
- Proven experience leading a business or country platform
- Accountability for strategy, growth, client service, people leadership, and financial performance
- Strong commercial acumen and experience developing client relationships, originating opportunities, supporting sales, and delivering measurable growth
- Understanding of French financial services, corporate governance, fund administration, AML, and regulatory frameworks
- Ability to balance growth, profitability, governance, operational delivery, and risk oversight
- Fluency in French and English
Apex Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Apex Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Apex Group.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible benefits are positioned as being tailored by country, with localized packages and perks that can differ by jurisdiction. Mobility options such as the JUMP program add a non-cash element that can increase the perceived total rewards value for those who can access it.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support is described as including EAPs, mental-health workshops, mentoring support, and local lifestyle perks like gym or cycle-to-work schemes. These offerings broaden the benefits mix beyond purely financial rewards.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is described in at least one jurisdiction as including an employer match structure and an additional automatic contribution after tenure. This can strengthen the non-salary portion of total compensation where offered.
Apex Group Insights
What We Do
We are a single-source financial solutions provider dedicated to driving positive change while supporting the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices around the world. Established in Bermuda in 2003, we have continually disrupted the industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in fund and asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. As a pioneering data and fintech-enabled company, we are a disruptor driving digital tools into fund and asset servicing. However, our vision to drive positive change extends beyond the industry. The Apex Foundation, a not-for-profit entity, is our passionate commitment to empower sustainable change
