Compliance & Fund Operations Associate

About the role

Airtree, a venture capital firm investing in Australian and New Zealand technology companies, is creating a new Compliance & Fund Operations Associate role. It is a generalist position covering compliance, risk, investor operations, vendors, security and projects, reporting to the Compliance & Operations Lead. The firm manages over $2bn across five fund vintages and is open to candidates from fund operations or compliance, or from business, finance or technology backgrounds.

Key responsibilities

• Keep the firm compliant: run the compliance calendar so lodgements, reports and licence conditions are met on time, and manage the obligations register and conduct records
• Manage the investment operations process so each investment meets fund obligations before closing
• Run the AML/CTF program day to day: due diligence, screening, monitoring and record keeping
• Onboard new investors, from subscription documents to KYC, and coordinate responses to investor due diligence
• Support the investment close process and keep investor records accurate
• Own IT and security providers: raise tickets, run monthly reviews and chase findings to closure
• Run vendor due diligence on new tools and AI assistants, and keep SaaS and AI registers current
• Run access reviews and joiner and leaver provisioning with the Office Manager
• Deliver operations projects, bring workflows onto the in-house operations platform, document how things run and measure improvements

Required profile

• About 2 years in fund operations, compliance or operational risk at a fund manager, AFSL holder, fund administrator or professional services firm, or a business, finance or technology graduate with about 2 years of operational work
• Track record of running a process or project end to end
• Very organised, comfortable with technology, clear writing and sound judgement with sensitive information
• Nice to have: knowledge of AFSL, AML/CTF and fund obligations, investor onboarding experience, exposure to frameworks such as the Essential Eight, ISO 27001 or SOC 2, and study in compliance, governance or AML

What we offer

• In-office on average three days a week, with 5 weeks of leave (4 weeks annual leave plus a bonus week)
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave and a flexible return to work program
• An annual budget for training and self-development
• Health and wellness benefits including EAP, mental health first aid training, skin checks and flu vaccines