Structuring Adviser

Job Description

At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.

Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Structuring Advisor to join our Investments team, reporting to the Head of Structuring & Transaction Management. This is a permanent role and can be based in Edinburgh or London.

The Department

The Role- Support product innovation and development and other life-cycle activity, certain investment activity and commercialisation across Real Assets.- Enhance investment capability, offer a world class enabling function focused on delivery of fund and asset structuring and efficient transaction structuring to deploy capital into Real Asset opportunities.- Engage, and establish strong relationships, with the investment teams to support our growth and delivery of mandates and investment performance and with other key stakeholders across the product and investment lifecycle.

**Responsibilities**:
- Generate and support product innovation and development across Real Assets- Efficiently coordinate Real Assets transactions across the investment lifecycle- Contribute to a global centre to service all end-to-end investment management strategies across Real Asset activity- Enhance investment returns by enhancing and protecting alpha- Adherence to house policy, investment policy, specific regulatory restrictions and building collaborative working relationships with central support functions including Operations, Tax and Legal to ensure ongoing compliance-
- Provide legal risk management oversight which ensures that all material legal risks arising during the fund lifecycle are identified (timeously), monitored and controlled through the development of appropriate processes and procedures) and any necessary restructuring solutions are implemented- Develop strong working relationships with the wider Real Assets teams and key stakeholders to the Real Assets business to ensure effective delivery of fund and asset level transactions and structuring solutions, working closely and proactively with fund managers, portfolio managers, Global Product (including Product Development), Investment Specialists, Private Markets Operations teams, Finance, Tax, Legal, Risk & Compliance and other internal and external partners and service providers.- Where required, provide transactional management support to Real Assets investment activity in line with commercial and legal objectives- Contribute to the design, maintenance and development of the Real Assets business model and function as a hub of in-depth knowledge in relation to Real Assets business operations, worldwide. As a specialist role it will use the detailed knowledge and experience of the Real Assets business to mitigate commercial risk through the provision of integrated support from a transactional, management and broader Real Assets business perspective.- Practical knowledge of fund and asset structuring solutions- Knowledge of applicable laws, regulations and Corporate Governance- Knowledge of the commercial and legal aspects of Real Assets transactions- Understanding of good corporate governance- Technical expertise in relevant areas and ability to explain technical concepts in understandable terms- Energetic, flexible, collaborative, and productive; a strong teammate and leader who works well with others and is able to work under pressure- Project management skills- Risk awareness- Strong negotiation and problem solving skills- A quick learner capable of assimilating and commercialising technical knowledge and information- Strong written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

Qualifications:
- Qualified Lawyer or other relevant qualification- At least 3 years PQE- Exposure to Financial Services Industry- Knowledge of structuring unregulated funds

Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits - including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas - our vectors of growth - focused on our clients’ changing needs.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you.

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