Who We Are:

AllianceBernstein (AB) is a leading global investment-management firm that offers high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional investors, financial intermediaries and private-wealth clients in major global markets. Our client base includes some of the world’s leading institutions as well as private-wealth clients and retail investors. We maintain research, portfolio-management, wealth-management and client-service offices around the world, reflecting our global capabilities and the needs of our clients. Partnering closely with clients, our research and portfolio management teams collaborate across asset classes, regions, sectors, and investment strategies to spark new thinking and deliver superior outcomes. We foster an inclusive environment that offers opportunities for team members to continually learn, develop their skills and take on new challenges to progress in their careers.

Private Alternatives Infrastructure is responsible for delivering technology & operations designed to enable revenue growth, drive efficiency, and mitigate risk for the Private Alternatives business channel. Private Alternatives investment strategies include Private Credit, US/European Real Estate Debt, Private Placements, and other private market strategies. Critical functions within Private Alternative Infrastructure include Investment & Fund Operations, Product Implementation, Business Analysis, Project Management, 3rd Party Vendor Integration & Management, and Infrastructure Technology Buildout. The Private Alternative Infrastructure Department collaborates closely with business unit heads across the Firm to develop plans in line with business objectives.

What You'll Do:

We are seeking a Nashville based Investment Operations Manager to join our Private Alternative Investment Services team.

This is a people-leadership role responsible for leading and overseeing the investment operations and activities for multiple private alternative business units focused on Commercial Real Estate, Private Placements, and other private market strategies. In this role, the Manager will have day to day management responsibility for a team of approximately five investment operations professionals responsible for all aspects of Investment Operations (Private Deal Settlement, Loan Administration, Treasury Services, Portfolio Operations and systems management, and associated derivative and public security trade and lifecycle events), Product Implementations and Investment Operations Solutions. This role will report to the Head of Private Alternative Investment Services.

The role requires close interaction with various parties including the portfolio management and finance teams, client service support, custodian/trustee banks, fund administrators, legal counsel and credit analysts. This role will involve working in a dynamic team environment and presents opportunities to further develop industry knowledge to provide custom operational support.

Specific responsibilities may include but not be limited to:

• Operational management of internal and external resources responsible for operations processes and procedures to support business activities - deal and trade settlements and ongoing lifecycle events, and reconciliations
• Demonstrate effective decision making and provide insight and advice to research and resolve issues related to transactions or processes, as well as guidance to facilitate matters and process with team members
• Collaborate and build relationships with third party service providers, including custodians, agents, loan servicers and administrators to ensure consistent and high quality service delivery
• Contribute significantly to the development of new concepts, techniques and standards within operations, to support the performance and control of operations
• Demonstrate strong transaction and partnership skills including pro-actively developing solutions to complex problems with ingenuity and innovation

• Partner with Head of Private Alternative Investment Services to develop and execute overall objectives and long-range goals of the teams
• Design and ensure delivery of automation and process improvement projects as relates to loan closings, trade workflow, deal tracking, position reconciliations, and cash management
• Manage day to day responsibilities of the team including maximizing individual and team performance, career development activities of the team including performance reviews and professional development

What is the professional development value of this role, i.e. what learning and professional growth does the role offer the candidate?

The role provides the candidate the opportunity to be a leader in a growing business unit and contribute significantly to investment operation strategy and talent development. The role will also be at the forefront of designing operational model and functions to bring new products and strategy to market.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of relevant work experience in alternative investment management, financial services or similar industry – hedge fund, PE
• Demonstrated understanding of various global financial market products and financing instruments (i.e. private loans, commercial mortgage loans, bonds, derivatives)
• Experience working with senior investment professionals and in understanding investment/fund structures
• Organized, detail-oriented and extremely thorough with strong problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to take initiative
• Strong ability to work in a collaborative environment and to present results to both expert and non-expert audiences.
• Proficiency of Microsoft Office Applications, specifically Excel & PowerBI
• Natural curiosity and strong initiative to learn in a continuously evolving business environment
• Ability to effectively prioritize and manage time to complete deliverables timely and accurately
• Demonstrated initiative in communicating concepts and issues to multiple groups at multiple levels.
• Prior experience managing direct reports and/or leading a team

Our culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration creates an environment where you can thrive and do your best work. Whether you're producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business or providing thoughtful advice to our clients, we are fully invested in you. If you're ready to challenge your limits and empower your career, join us!

People of color, women, and those who identify as LGBTQ people are encouraged to apply. AB does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status or any other basis that is prohibited by applicable law. AB’s policies, as well as practices, seek to ensure that employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants, based solely on job-related criteria.