Global Head of Fund Accounting, Fund Manager
Working closely with the Global COO and wider leadership team, the mandate was to identify and attract a diverse slate of talent to fill a key global role based out of Dublin.
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A complex matrix of requirements included experience working globally, deep domain knowledge in fund accounting and a proven ability to fundamentally transform a function on a global scale.
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This role sat within a global leadership team of a fund manager going through significant change across all areas from front to back office.
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Identifying the right mix of skills among a seemingly broad talent pool required knowledge and network.
The Client
Our client is a global, top tier, fund manager with operations across Europe and Asia predominantly.
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As a business, they had embarked on a significant transformation journey with all parts of the business being impacted creating a number of key open positions, of which this was one.
Market Conditions
To place this role in Dublin, on the surface, seemed like it would be tapping into a broad talent pool - Ireland being home to a large number of administrators with global operations.
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The reality was different however. The number of people at the right level with truly global experience is only a fraction of this talent pool. This is a skillset that is deeply valued, likely part of succession plans and typically identified as key talent within their current organisation.
The Search
A cursory search on LinkedIn would identify a high number of potential people yet a deeper look would not reflect the depth that might have been initially expected.
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This was a search that seemed straightforward but was a lot more complex and actually came down to network and thorough initial interviews.
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Although there were a number of potentially suitable people identified through traditional search methods, tapping into a network developed over 20 years produced three candidates ticking all boxes.
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None of these would have been identifiable without introductions - their external professional profile was minimal at best and none were actively looking.
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The opportunity was attractive enough to lead to a formal interview process yet if our network was not thoroughly activated, the shortlist would not have been as strong.
Outcomes
All of the presented candidates were brought forward to a first interview and all progressed to a second round.
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After second rounds, the difficult decision was made to bring only two forward to interviews and presentations with the global leadership team.
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The successful candidate was offered and accepted the role.
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They have since gone on to make a significant impact globally across the organisation, thoroughly reimagining how fund accounting is seen and delivered on a harmonised global scale.