Senior Vice President, Transfer Agency Oversight
Hybrid · Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Job Summary
Senior Vice President, Transfer Agency Oversight to lead the creation and scale of HarbourVest’s standalone transfer agency oversight function across evergreen and closed-ended drawdown products. Defines vision, governance, and operating model for end-to-end transfer agency activities, including management of third-party transfer agents, investor onboarding, NAV validation, fund distributions, and investor reporting. Drives operational excellence, governance frameworks, and scalable processes; collaborates with Operations, Product, Legal, Compliance, Finance, and Transformation to deliver a high-impact, globally distributed transfer agency platform. Lead a senior, cross-functional team to elevate governance, SLAs, issue management, and provider reviews while guiding strategic direction for future capabilities and product pipelines.
Required Qualifications
- Significant leadership experience in transfer agency, fund administration, or related asset management operations
- Experience overseeing third-party service providers
- Deep expertise in international transfer agency operating models and regulatory requirements
- Proven ability to coordinate large transfer agents or strategic service providers
- Experience in onboarding, transaction processing, NAV validation, and investor reporting within a regulated environment
- Strong governance, controls, and issue-management capabilities
- Demonstrated success leading geographically distributed teams and influencing senior stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to translate complex topics for senior leadership
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (BA/BS) preferred
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