Front Office Systems Specialist

Front Office Systems Specialist

Location: London (hybrid – 3 days in office) Contract Type: Contract (c.6 months to start) | Potential Temp to Perm following

Day Rate: £550-650

The Opportunity

A well-established, independent specialist asset manager with circa £25bn AUM is looking to bring on a Front Office Systems Specialist to join a small, high-impact team embedded directly within the investment floor.

This is a rare support-focused role — not implementation — offering genuine day-to-day proximity to senior portfolio managers and a chance to become a true subject matter expert within a lean, trusted team. The firm runs a focused Aladdin implementation and needs someone who can own it, not just configure it.

The right person will thrive in a fast-paced front office environment, be comfortable engaging directly with fund managers, and bring both the technical depth and the interpersonal confidence to make an immediate impact.

What You’ll Be Doing

Providing first- and second-line application support across the firm’s core investment management platforms, with BlackRock Aladdin at the centre

• Supporting portfolio managers across order generation, order management workflows, and the 4-eyes checking process
• Managing pre- and post-trade compliance processes within the platform
• Maintaining system configuration, user access, entitlements and security models
• Supporting and troubleshooting the integration between Aladdin and the firm’s outsourced execution desk
• Liaising with third-party vendors including BlackRock and BNY to manage incidents, releases and service issues
• Contributing to change delivery, UAT and process improvement initiatives
• Maintaining clear documentation, audit trails and control records
• Building trusted relationships across portfolio management, dealing, operations, compliance and technology

Essential Requirements

• Hands-on Aladdin experience across the 5 core modules: PFC, PFM, Dashboard, Aladdin View and T-1
• Proven experience in a support capacity within a front office or investment management environment (not purely implementation)
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end order management process including compliance workflows (pre and post trade)
• Confident, proactive stakeholder management — comfortable engaging directly with senior fund managers on the floor
• Solid business analysis skills — able to ask the right questions, gather requirements and articulate solutions clearly
• Circa 15 years’ experience in asset management / front office systems
• Right to work in the UK
• Able to commit to 3 days per week in a Central London office

Desirable Experience

• Familiarity with Bloomberg and/or FactSet
• Exposure to outsourced execution platforms (e.g. FlexTrade) and end-to-end order flow
• Experience supporting a large fund manager population across a sizeable AUM base
• Prior experience on a focused/core Aladdin implementation (rather than full suite)
• Background in incident, problem and change management with strong root-cause analysis skills

Why This Role?

• Embedded within the investment floor — genuine front office exposure, not a back-office support desk
• Small, close-knit team where your contribution is visible and valued
• Contract with a clear path to a permanent position
• Competitive day rate with flexibility for the right candidate
• Immediate requirement — interviews moving quickly, target start before August