Senior Director, Head of Fund Administration

SS&C is seeking a Senior Director, Head of Fund Administration for its Bermuda office. This hybrid role involves representing the office with clients and regulators, managing day-to-day operations, ensuring timely fund administration services, and overseeing staff performance and development. The successful candidate will drive business development, collaborate on operational infrastructure, and provide guidance on Bermuda Monetary regulatory items, requiring strong leadership and financial services expertise.

Must Have

• Represent the Bermuda office with clients and regulators.
• Manage day-to-day operations of the Bermuda office, ensuring timely and accurate fund administration services.
• Lead staff training, development, and recruitment.
• Coordinate and drive business development opportunities in Bermuda.
• Provide guidance to internal SS&C teams on Bermuda Monetary regulatory items.
• Prepare company board and management reports.
• At least 8 years’ experience in a leadership role managing a licensed entity within the financial services industry.
• Substantive knowledge of fund administration functions, client operations, fund and insurance structures, and asset classes.
• Proven ability to manage an office and drive strategic initiatives.
• Experience with leading marketing presentations, developing sales strategies, and completing RFPs.
• Experience liaising with the Bermuda Monetary Authority and understanding policies.
• A recognized professional accounting designation (e.g., CA, CPA, ACCA).
• Working knowledge of US and/or International GAAP pronouncements.
• Strong commitment to meeting deadlines in a demanding work environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.

Senior Director, Head of Fund Administration

Locations: Bermuda | Hybrid

Get To Know Us:

SS&C is leading the way. We continue to look for todays and tomorrow’s brightest talent, those that embody a spirit to improve not only their lives, but those around them. From college students to seasoned and experienced professionals, we encourage you to apply. SS&C prides itself on hiring diverse, honest, dynamic individuals, who value collaboration, accountability, and innovation to name a few.

What You Will Get To Do:

• Represent the Bermuda office with clients and regulators
• Liaise with investment managers, insurance managers, investors, brokers, custodians, lawyers, and external auditors
• Ensure a high level of client satisfaction and staff performance
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Bermuda office, ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of fund administration services to all clients
• Monitor staff workloads
• Staff training and development; recruiting new employees
• Working with the management team to set goals and complete annual performance appraisals
• Coordinate and drive business development opportunities primarily in Bermuda and identify cross-sell opportunities for other SS&C product lines
• Collaborate with senior management and other SS&C teams to develop and implement plans for the operational infrastructure of systems, processes and personnel
• Provide guidance to internal SS&C teams on Bermuda Monetary regulatory items related to company’s licenses
• Prepare company board and management reports

What You Will Bring:

• At least 8 years’ experience in a leadership role managing a licensed entity within the financial services industry
• Substantive knowledge of fund administration functions, client operations, fund and insurance structures, an asset classes including hedge, ILS, P/E, and reinsurance
• Proven ability to manage an office and drive strategic initiatives
• Experience with leading marketing presentations, developing sales strategies, and completing RFPs
• Experience liaising with the Bermuda Monetary Authority, managing on-site visits, and a solid understanding of Bermuda fund administrator and insurance manager policies
• A recognized professional accounting designation (e.g. CA, CPA, ACCA)
• Working knowledge of US and/or International GAAP pronouncements
• Proven ability to provide high quality professional service, organized, strong commitment to meeting deadlines in a demanding work environment
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail