Head of External Asset Management Asia

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A career at Lombard Odier means working for a renowned global wealth and asset manager, with a strong focus on sustainable investing. An innovative bank of choice for private and institutional clients, our independently owned Firm is one of the best-capitalized banking groups in the world, managing close to CHF 300 billion and operating from over 25 offices across 4 continents.

With a history spanning over 225 years, Lombard Odier is an investment house providing a comprehensive offering of discretionary and advisory portfolio management, wealth services and custody. We also offer asset management services and investment strategies through Lombard Odier Investment Managers and provide advanced banking technology to other financial institutions.

"Rethink Everything" is our philosophy – it is at the heart of everything we do. We have grown stronger through more than 40 financial crises by rethinking the world around us to provide a fresh investment perspective for our clients.

Within this context and given our fast growing business in Asia, we are looking for a Head of EAM Asia to be based in Singapore:

YOUR ROLE

We are seeking a senior professional to lead and grow Lombard Odier External Asset Management franchise in Asia. This role is both strategic and hands on combining team leadership, business development, and client coverage. The mandate is to lead the External Asset Manager (EAM) Singapore Desk and expand our EAM presence in Asia, strengthen partnerships and deliver consistent sustainable growth while ensuring operational excellence .

This is a great opportunity to shape and expand Lombard Odier's EAM business in Asia, with both strategic responsibility and commercial impact.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Execute direct responsibility in Management of EAM Team : Manage, coach and motivate staff in the local EAM Desk and ensure excellence of service provided by the desk to its clients.
• Ensure strong collaboration across functions, compliance, credit, trading, onboarding, operations.
• Uphold regulatory standards, risk management and operational discipline.
• Represent the team locally and internationally liaising with senior management and global EAM desks.

Client Coverage

• Act as the primary point of contact for selected EAM relationships.
• Manage your own client book : answering EAM inquiries, trading, administrative tasks.
• Work closely with internal specialists to deliver seamless and differentiated client experiences.

Business growth

• Expand Lombard Odier's EAM business in Asia by deepening relationships with existing managers and selectively onboarding new high quality partners.
• Strengthen Lombard Odier visibility and reputation in the EAM community through relationship-building, thought leadership and presence in key industry events
• Leverage Lombard Odier's full suite of capabilities - access to financial publication and Investment solution specialists, structural solutions, credit, private assets and sustainability expertise - to create value for external managers and their clients

YOUR PROFILE

• Strong understanding of the EAM landscape in Asia including key players, client needs and competitive positioning.
• Capacity to build and deepen long term partnerships with EAM leveraging both personal and institutional relationships.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements, onboarding process and operational frameworks in regional markets.
• University education with minimum 10 years' experience in similar function in a EAM environment.
• Able to work across cultures and regions; fluent in English (additional Asian languages a plus)
• Comfortable in a leadership role with a hands-on, proactive approach.

Our Maison's DNA is defined by five core values. Excellence drives us to be the best at what we do, while Innovation fuels our progress. Respect underpins every interaction, and Integrity shapes our actions. Together, we are One Team , united in serving our clients with unwavering dedication.

As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote a diverse and inclusive work environment for our employees and candidates. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are woven into the fabric of our Maison's DNA, and we strive to ensure that our employees can fulfill both their personal and professional aspirations by encouraging internal mobility and individual upskilling programs. We firmly believe that building Diverse Teams contributes to our successes and to deliver on this, we actively embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our business strategy.

It is an exciting time to join our Teams. All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance
• Industries
• Banking

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