Overview of Walkers

We are an international firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to the global financial services community. Fluent in multiple jurisdictions and with offices across geographies and time zones, we combine deep expertise with a determination to give our clients the best.

Walkers treat everyone as the intelligent grown-ups they are. We take a grown-up approach to getting the job done – trusting and empowering our people to deliver consistently, and enabling them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it’s the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world we operate in.

WPS sets a “best in class” standard in the provision of corporate services to aircraft leasing and structured finance special purpose vehicles in Ireland. WPS is led by a team of highly skilled professionals drawn from the accounting, audit, company secretarial, compliance and legal fields. The team combines a depth of specialised experience with a focus on consistently delivering high quality results to clients at all times.

The Role

We are currently seeking an experienced senior Fiduciary professional to join our dynamic and growing transaction management team in Dublin where we focus on serving the structured finance and aviation finance industry. In this role, you will help lead a busy, client facing and professionally qualified team. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in a highly regarded and expanding organisation which places huge emphasis on continuous professional development and career development within a collegiate team-based environment.

Duties & Responsibilities

You will have a broad range of responsibilities including:

Manage a number of transaction managers and junior administrators to ensure the delivery of high-quality client services to a wide range of structured finance and aviation finance special purpose vehicle (SPV) clients;
Act as lead transaction manager for a more complex portfolio of structured finance and aircraft leasing SPVs;
Serve as director to a portfolio of SPVs, being the primary point of contact for all fiduciary and transaction management issues;
Demonstrate complex problem-solving skills, anticipate issues, lead client board meetings and effectively manage a busy portfolio of clients and team members with competing deadlines and deliverables;
Build and maintain strong client relationships ensuring a high quality, responsive and professional service to our clients at all times;
Lead and manage the delivery of internal regulatory, operational and ad hoc projects and initiatives as required;
Demonstrate awareness and understanding of legal or regulatory developments and proactively seek to ensure that the team is positioned to address those challenges; and
Ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures, while actively contributing to process improvements within the team.

Knowledge & Experience

A minimum of ten years' experience in a relevant legal, financial services or corporate administration role is essential, having already progressed into a management role;
Strong academic credentials with a preference for a professional qualification in either the accounting, law or company secretarial profession;
Strong inter-personal skills and excellent people management skills. An ability to manage, develop and motivate both junior and mid-level team members is a critical skill for this role;
Energy, enthusiasm and a proactive and solution-driven attitude;
Understand the intricacies of financial, business and people management;
Ability to think on your feet, show attention to detail and be able to plan and organise work effectively;
Strong organisational, analytical and decision-making skills with excellent attention to detail; and
A desire to work in a fast-paced client-facing environment where delivery of a professional service to both clients and other counterparties is of key importance.

Our Benefits

We offer excellent progression opportunities along with a competitive remuneration package and benefits including:

Discretionary annual bonus scheme
25 days annual leave
Hybrid Working Policy – 3 days in the office
Health insurance cover
Pension scheme
Life Assurance
Income Protection
Taxsaver and Bike to Work schemes
Professional Membership Fees
Social Committee
Employee Assistance Programme
Wellness programme

Vice President (Fiduciary Services)

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