Investment Oversight Manager - FTC

At Smart, our mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world.

THE ROLE

We are looking to hire an Investment Oversight Manager who will be responsible for leading the investment governance, risk management and reporting for the in-house investment team.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract, reporting into the Chief Investment Officer, and will be responsible for owning the end-to-end investment risk and governance framework for the Scheme. In particular it will provide oversight of investment strategy, managers, and risks, as well as delivering reporting to various stakeholders to support timely decision making.

This role will require close collaboration with our investment platform partner, asset managers, project, operational and compliance teams, as well as Scheme Strategist, Investment Sub-Committee and Trustee Board.

Responsibilities:

• Own the delivery and development of the investment governance and risk frameworks.

• Oversee our investment managers and providers, both on a day to day basis as well as undertaking regular in depth reviews and due diligence in line with the governance framework.

• Co-ordinate with the Scheme’s investment advisers on delivery of ongoing work and key projects.

• Support onboarding of new investment managers and providers, ensuring adherence to the mandates and objectives set.

• Oversee and deliver all investment reporting, including performance reporting, governance and risk reporting as well as ESG reporting (e.g. TCFD reporting and Stewardship Code reporting).

• Lead on the investment requirements for the upcoming Value for Money (VFM) framework.

• Ensure fee transparency across our various service providers and monitor investment costs.

• Present to various stakeholders, including our Investment Sub-Committee and Trustee Board, on investment governance and risk management on a regular basis.

• Drive innovation and continuous improvement on governance and risk oversight, including for new propositional initiatives (e.g. private markets). This includes improving data quality, automation and reporting efficiency, and enhancing our governance and risk framework as we grow.

• Establish and develop strong relationships with key internal and wider stakeholders, including fund managers, advisers, internal teams, the Trustee Board and its various

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The skills, experience, and aptitudes we are looking for are listed below but please don’t be discouraged from applying if you don’t meet every single one of these criteria – having a ‘can do’ attitude is sometimes more important than being able to tick every box:

• Must have knowledge of the UK DC investment market.

• Experience in investment governance and oversight, including of investment managers, required.

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as stakeholder management required.

• Excellent presentation and analytical skills.

• A strong team player.

WHO WE ARE

We work in partnerships with governments and financial institutions in the UK and internationally. Our cloud-native digital platform is revolutionising how people around the world think about, and save for, their retirement.

At heart, we’re a financial technology business. What we do is all about innovation, and using the power of digital change to put the customer first. Our Engineers will tell you that working at Smart gives you the opportunity to play your part in developing world-class technological solutions, working with – and learning from – like-minded people.

You’ll also find that, across our business, our colleagues love Smart’s culture, and how what we do means better financial outcomes for savers. That feels worthwhile, and it means that what we do, collectively, goes way beyond the nine to five of a typical working day.

Don’t just take our word for it – you can see what our colleagues say about working at Smart on LinkedIn Life and Glassdoor .

BENEFITS

At Smart, one of the eight principles we work to is “We want happy and good people in our team”. We created a list of benefits that helps us achieve this goal:

• 25 days’ holiday per year, increasing with length of service.

• £500 annual training budget to spend on your professional development

• Extensive private healthcare, including dental, eyecare and EAP

• Enhanced sick leave (three months’ pay per year)

• Enhanced maternity and paternity (maternity – 6 months fully paid/paternity – 3 weeks fully paid)

• Death in service insurance cover

• Fully-paid five-week sabbatical after five years of employment

• In office wellbeing, such as manicures, massages and barbers.

• Smart employees also enjoy a 50% discount on orders from our sister company Arena Flowers, Britain's most ethical florist. They offer unique hand-tied bouquets, luxury flowers, letterbox flowers, plants and gifts to spend on friends and loved ones or even for yourself.

At Smart, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to do their best work.

We believe that diverse perspectives help us lead the way in transforming retirement, savings, and financial wellbeing. We welcome differences in background, experience, thinking, and identity, and we recognise that innovation is strongest when it is built on inclusion and fairness. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace, we encourage you to let us know - we are committed to supporting you.

We think Smart is an awesome place to work. If it sounds like somewhere you’d like to work, too, and if you’re ready to play your part in our continued success in the future, then naturally we’d love to meet you.