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Director, Family Office – Trustee - Stonehage Fleming

 

Director, Family Office – Trustee - Stonehage Fleming

This role involves close and regular interaction with clients, advisors, co-trustees and other divisions and business units within the Stonehage Fleming Group.

Stonehage Fleming is one of the world’s leading independently owned multi-family offices and the largest in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), as measured by its breadth of services, geographic reach and by assets under management, advice and administration. Stonehage Fleming provides a range of services from long-term strategic planning and investments to day-to-day advice and administration to over 250 families of wealth. The Group employs over 500 people in 11 offices in 8 jurisdictions around the world.

The Role

This position reports to the Head of the Family Office Jersey and involves close and regular interaction with clients, advisors, co-trustees and other divisions and business units within the Stonehage Fleming Group.  The successful incumbent will be a member of the boards of corporate trustee and corporate director companies in a number of jurisdictions and will be responsible for the smooth running of sometimes complex structures, seeking advice where necessary and ensuring that the entities within the structure are administered to the highest standards whilst complying with the relevant laws and local regulations.

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

•  Understanding and managing the risk involved in a structure’s operations
• Analysing and understanding the transactions / activities involving the fiduciary and corporate structures administered by the Group
• Proactively managing client structures
• Developing relationships with clients so that the Group ultimately becomes the client’s trusted advisor and maintaining knowledge of client’s circumstances, background and structures
• Providing the wider team with technical assistance on complex documentation and specifically supporting Senior Management on complex transactions
• Identifying opportunities for business development
• Assisting with product development and strategy in regard to offerings to clients
• Actively participating in the management and continuous development of the Family Office division as a separate profit centre within the Group
• Mentoring junior and trainee members of staff and management, providing job training and guidance.
• Maintaining an exceptional knowledge of legislation and regulation as applied to activities in relevant jurisdictions

 Application Details

You will ideally hold relevant, proven and professional experience in a similar capacity, within a fiduciary services environment in the financial services industry, and a practical knowledge of trust and company Legislation. Confidence to deliver practical trustee solutions, balancing risk management, legal responsibilities and commercial considerations is essential.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please forward your CV to / or contact: jersey.recruitment@stonehagefleming.com

To apply for this role, please send your application details to jersey.recruitment@stonehagefleming.com

Further Information

Further information  or questions in relation to the role should be directed to Hollie Dougan, Senior Associate Human Resources Manager (jersey.recruitment@stonehagefleming.com / T:01534 823159)

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Interested..?

For more information or to apply for this job please contact:

Hollie Dougan (01534 823159)
jersey.recruitment@stonehagefleming.com