Specialist - Fund Admin US - Hybrid

 The Private Markets Operations Specialist plays a key role in supporting the full investment lifecycle of Private Debt funds and mandates. This position ensures operational excellence across fund administration, deal closings, investor servicing, and reporting processes, while driving workflow optimization and automation. The role serves as an operational interface between internal investment teams, external service providers, and clients to ensure accurate, efficient, and compliant execution of all business-as-usual (BAU) and change activities.

What you do:

• Fund Administration and Investment Support
  • Coordinate and oversee fund administration activities, including cash management, investor reporting, and reconciliation.
  • Support the Investment Team throughout the deal closing process by preparing funding documentation and ensuring timely and accurate execution.
  • Supervise closing and funding operations, ensuring adherence to internal controls and regulatory requirements.
  • Ensure accuracy and completeness of interest and principal payments.
  • Liaise with clients and custodians on operational, tax, and reporting matters.
• Business-as-Usual (BAU) Operations
  • Manage data handling and reporting activities for the Direct Debt strategy, ensuring accuracy and consistency across systems and reports.
  • Monitor daily operations, identify and resolve issues impacting data quality, payments, or settlements.
  • Maintain close coordination with Fund Accounting and other stakeholders to ensure integrity of financial and operational data.
  • Support periodic and ad-hoc reporting to investors and senior management.
• Quality Control and Rating Distribution
  • Manage the distribution and validation of private ratings and associated data across systems and stakeholders.
  • Conduct quality assurance checks to ensure data accuracy and compliance with internal standards.
  • Utilization of artificial intelligence tools and resources (e.g. generative AI).

What you bring:

• Proven experience in Private Markets, ideally within Private Debt fund operations or fund accounting.
• Strong analytical and structured working approach, with attention to detail and process discipline.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience working in an international, cross-functional environment preferred.
• You must be legally authorized to work in the US without requiring immigration sponsorship now or in the future.  This includes holders of H-1B, H4, L-1, L-2, TN, OPT, CPT and other nonimmigrant visas.

 Education and Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• Fluent in English, German beneficial

Job posting range $125,000.00 - $145,000.00

Note the job posting range is exclusive of company benefits or other compensation. This role is also eligible for an annual incentive program. If you are hired, your final base salary will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, competencies, and/or education. In addition to those factors, we will also consider internal equity of our current employees. Please keep in mind that the range provided is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at or near the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth.

95266 | Operations | Professional | n.a. | Allianz Global Investors | Full-Time | Permanent

What we offer:

Allianz Global Investors is a leading active asset manager, managing assets for individuals, families, and institutions worldwide. Our shared goal to shape a future of opportunity for our clients is foundational to our culture and our values. We look to attract, and actively nurture, individuals with the drive to achieve excellence at every stage of the investment experience. 

We believe an inclusive culture is key to a flourishing workforce. Not only do we celebrate the broad range of experiences, backgrounds, and attributes that our workforce brings, but we support our people to live and work in a way that promotes their own wellbeing.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges is what makes us a unique employer.  

We are united by a shared commitment: to put our clients first and at the center of everything we do. Their needs inspire our thinking and guide our actions.  

Together, we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and confident to explore, grow and shape a better future – for our clients and for the world around us. At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. The foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and where integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust are at the heart of our culture.  

We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations. 

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