Business Manager, Alpha Tech

Job Profile Summary:

The Business Manager will provide support with business development and strategic planning initiatives and will interact with the business to understand their requirements and work with them to give proposed solutions. Manage the business' research providers and associated commercial negotiations.

Responsibilities:

• Translate the strategic objectives of the business into defined project plans
• Conduct regular meetings with research, technology and other team leads and stakeholders to evaluate the status of projects and assess a new project's impact on resource allocation
• Provide monthly reporting in relation to the status of projects to enable prioritisation discussions, identify and escalate issues when required
• Work with team leads to provide guidance on project prioritisation
• Support business and financial planning

Research Services

• Relationship manage third party research services in the UK, NY & HK. Point person internally & externally
• Setting up new agreements & monitoring existing agreements
• Negotiating fees & terms of agreements
• Tracking existing agreements and spend to keep in line with our annual budget, and ensure there is no overlap in service
• Rationalising providers and reducing costs where possible
• Liaising with compliance, commercial management & legal regularly
• Coding all research invoices and approving for the business

Key Skills & Experience:

• Strong academic record with a degree from a leading university
• Relevant work experience
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Proven experience engaging with senior management
• Experience of leading projects or workstreams
• Strong analytical ability
• Advanced skills in MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint)
• Strong work ethic, self-starter with ability to multi-task

Man Alpha Technology

Alpha Technology is a wholly front-office aligned business unit, responsible for all of the technology in Man Group that drives trading decision making. It numbers approximately 170 engineers who help drive technical innovation across the firm's investment managers by application of a strong technology platform. It is structured into a number of distinct teams, some cross-cutting building technology and others aligned to an individual investment manager building specific quant or portfolio management tools, or systematic trading systems:

• Alpha Platform Technology - responsible for the common front-office platform, comprising Data Engineering, Python Research and Development Infrastructure and Linux High Performance Compute.
• Execution Technology - responsible for all Electronic Execution Technology and Trader facing tools.
• Risk Technology - responsible for front office Risk Technology and Risk Reporting.
• AHL Technology - responsible for technology specific to Man AHL, a quant systematic investment manager.
• GLG Technology - responsible for technology specific to Man GLG, a fundamental discretionary investment manager.
• Numeric Technology - responsible for technology specific to Man Numeric, a quant systematic investment manager.
• GPM Technology - responsible for technology specific to Man GPM, a private markets business focused on real-estate assets.

Work-Life Balance 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 equality of opportunity. 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. We run a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and encourage diversity and inclusion across our firm and industry. https://www.man.com/diversity. Man Group is also a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter.

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.