Consultant - Director of Operations (Fractional / Contract Role)

Job Description

Job Description

Arootah is a rapidly growing advisory and coaching firm specializing in Alternative Investment & Family Office Advisory, Executive & Leadership Coaching, and Talent Acquisition & Development. Founded by Rich Bello, co-founder and COO of Blue Ridge Capital, Arootah leverages deep industry expertise to drive peak performance for executives, teams, and firms across the alternative investments landscape.

Join Arootah’s Network of Business Advisors serving Arootah’s clients on a project basis in the alternative investment industry, including hedge funds, private equity firms, and family offices. Our mission is to deliver top-tier business advisory services tailored to the multifaceted needs of the alternative investments landscape. As part of the network, you will take on project-based assignments that let you apply your expertise directly to our client initiatives. These consulting roles provide the opportunity to work on varied and impactful projects across the alternative investments industry.

Our Services Include :

Advising alternative investment managers with front-to-back office services, including but not limited to operations, business development strategy, due diligence, human resources, and compliance

Providing fractional expert advisors in key operational areas for emerging and established investment firms

Offering executive, life, health, and career coaching for individuals

Delivering talent acquisition and leadership development solutions

Developing SaaS applications for enterprise and consumer use

Visit us at  https : / / arootah.com / advisory /  for more information.

WHO WE NEED :

Arootah is searching for experienced Directors of Operations to consult to our client base.  As a consultant, you will work with our Alternative Asset Firm and Family Office clients to provide expert advice. Having previously served in this role, you have specific, hands-on experience managing and overseeing the daily Operations of a leading Alternative Asset Firm or Family Office.

What You'll Do

• Best practice reviews.
• Developing realistic and effective action plans.
• Breaking apart goals into actionable steps.
• Advising on vendor selection and oversight.
• Creating and implementing policies, procedures, and control measures.
• Evaluating each client’s advancement toward goal actualization through key performance indicators (KPIs) and scoring matrices.
• Special projects or other areas of need.
• Lead all aspects of the day-to-day management and oversight of managing the Operations team and overseeing the full life cycle of a trade including proper accounting, recordkeeping, trade settlement, and problem resolution.
• Hire, manage, mentor, conduct performance reviews and make compensation recommendations for assigned staff, helping to develop staff on industry knowledge, general business skills, and professional growth.
• Define individual performance objectives and development plans and ensure alignment with project and unit objectives. Focus on improvements in execution that result in scalable, efficient processes while shifting the operational focus to value functions and analytics.
• Responsible for the operations control environment and provide recommendations to senior management focused on reducing operational risk.
• Stay up to date on changing technology and investing environment within company in order to help set team objectives, plan for appropriate resources, and help execute strategic initiatives.
• Lead all aspects of attestation and audit processes for respective operations group, ensuring that internal controls are working appropriately, tested as required, and issues are remediated timely.
• Ensure that all company policies and procedures are carried out consistently, are in compliance with local, state, and federal securities laws and regulations, and that any incidents are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Act as the subject matter expert on fund accounting and performance, as well as associated systems, policies, processes, and procedures.
• Oversee the daily / monthly / quarterly sign-off of various reconciliations to third parties including administrators and prime brokers.
• Assist the COO in managing vendor and service provider relationships, including auditors, tax preparers, legal counsel, regulators, and effectively communicate and elevate issues as needed.

Qualifications

The hourly consulting rate of pay is expected to be a minimum of $175 and a maximum of $350, per hour. The hourly rate will be determined by several factors which may include, but are not limited to, the length of the individual engagement, level of difficulty, level of specialization required, professional designations, skills, and years of experience.

Join a well-funded disruptor in finance and technology.

Enjoy the flexibility of remote work and choosing your assignments.

Be part of a dynamic, high-energy company in its expansion stage. Now is the time to join!

For more information, visit us at Arootah.com.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.