Waystone is a leading global provider of institutional governance, administration, risk and compliance services to the asset management industry.
Partnering with institutional investors, investment funds and asset managers, Waystone builds, supports and protects investment structures and strategies worldwide.
With over 20 years’ experience and a comprehensive range of specialist services to its name, Waystone provides its clients with the guidance and tools to allow them to focus on managing their investment goals with confidence.

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Waystone is a leading provider of specialized services to the global asset management industry, particularly focusing on fund management and administrative solutions. They offer a comprehensive range of services, including risk management, regulatory compliance, and investment servicing tailored to meet complex client needs. Waystone operates as an authorized corporate director and provides ESG solutions, ensuring that their clients can navigate the evolving regulatory landscape effectively.

Waystone is a leading global provider of institutional governance, administration, risk and compliance services to the asset management industry. Partnering with institutional investors, investment funds and asset managers, Waystone builds, supports and protects investment structures and strategies worldwide. With over 20 years’ experience and a comprehensive range of specialist services to its name, Waystone provides its clients with the guidance and tools to allow them to focus on managing their investment goals with confidence.

• Responsible for holding the business to account for delivery of defined agreed project scope, objectives, budget, project actions and synergy delivery across the Program.
• Establishes, obtains approval for, executes, and continually improves a standardised Program Playbook ensuring a defined, structured approach to project delivery across the Program.
• Leads initial discovery sessions to produce a defined, cross functionally agreed Program Playbook per project.
• Collaborates with Manager - Performance & Analysis to determine, measure, monitor, report on and oversee delivery of individual and consolidated budgets (including financial KPIs (savings, costs) and non-financial KPIs) across the Program.
• Develop robust criteria and budget to facilitate Proof of Concept analysis for project for approval.
• Creates and nurtures professional relationships in IT to ensure delivery across the Program of: IT infrastructure requirements are in place in a timely manner, aligned to the Playbook.
• Business Applications are in place in a timely manner, aligned to the Playbook.
• Identify and recommend re-alignment of projects within Program, to assure timely delivery of stated benefits are met where necessary.
• Establish robust Project Governance Model to facilitate collaboration with project each workstream owners to drive accountability for agreed budgets, hold workstream leads responsible for delivering against budget across the Program.
• Agree ownership, track, monitor and evidence budget delivery including synergies (savings) and dis-synergies (cost) across the Program.
• Ensure project managers and stakeholders clearly define and agree the scope and objectives of each Program project.
• Regularly assess and report on resource performance against project goals and budget.

Program Director – Strategic Transformation

Program Director overseeing strategic transformation initiatives at Waystone, ensuring project deliverables and managing stakeholder relationships effectively.

• Responsible for holding the business to account for delivery of defined agreed project scope, objectives, budget, project actions and synergy delivery across the Program.
• Establishes, obtains approval for, executes, and continually improves a standardised Program Playbook ensuring a defined, structured approach to project delivery across the Program.
• Leads initial discovery sessions to produce a defined, cross functionally agreed Program Playbook per project.
• Collaborates with Manager - Performance & Analysis to determine, measure, monitor, report on and oversee delivery of individual and consolidated budgets (including financial KPIs (savings, costs) and non-financial KPIs) across the Program.
• Develop robust criteria and budget to facilitate Proof of Concept analysis for project for approval.
• Oversees the execution of Program Playbook and ensures all risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies are known, agreed and monitored and critical milestones are completed fully and on time across the Program.
• Creates and nurtures professional relationships in IT to ensure delivery across the Program of: IT infrastructure requirements are in place in a timely manner, aligned to the Playbook. Business Applications are in place a timely manner, aligned to the Playbook.
• Identifies and recommends re-alignment of projects within Program, to assure timely delivery of stated benefits are met where necessary.
• Establish robust Project Governance Model to facilitate collaboration with project each workstream owners to drive accountability for agreed budgets, hold workstream leads responsible for delivering against budget across the Program.
• Agree ownership, track, monitor and evidence budget delivery including synergies (savings) and dis-synergies (cost) across the Program.
• Responsible for analysing and determining the resourcing requirements for each project within the Program, involving a comprehensive consolidated understanding of project objectives, timelines, connectivity and deliverables.
• Ensure project managers and stakeholders clearly define and agree the scope and objectives of each Program project.
• Ensure specific project objectives and deliverables align type, skills and volume of resources (internal and external) needed and challenge where necessary.
• Responsible for overseeing the performance of all resources deployed to Program, including establishing KPIs, monitoring the performance and reporting results and feedback to Manager – Performance and Analysis.
• Address conflicts or challenges related to resource allocation and performance promptly and diplomatically.
• Consistently creating a positive and collaborative team environment.
• Regularly assess and report on resource performance against project goals and budget.
• Foster open communication channels between Program project teams to ensure shared resource priority, needs and availability is known, measured, and mitigated for.
• Design, implement and execute a Program Communication Plan to ensure information is disseminated efficiently, stakeholders are well-informed, and team members are engaged throughout the Program lifecycle.
• Ensure an appropriate, standardised, commensurate Project Governance Model is in place to oversee, report and escalate matters arising across the Program.
• Communicate set and manage realistic expectations regarding Program deliverables, timelines, and potential challenges at project commencement.
• Communicate clear, timely, appropriate information to all stakeholders on Program objectives, connectivity, progress, deliverables, achievements, and challenges.
• Establish a feedback loop to gather input from stakeholders and team members to foster a culture of continual improvement.
• Provide high-level prompt updates, escalations, and periodic structured reporting to the Head of Strategic Transformation.
• Foster a culture of creativity and innovation within the Program project teams, and across peers in Transformation Office.
• Facilitate brainstorming sessions and workshops to generate innovative ideas, including facilitating an environment where diverse perspectives are welcomed and explored.
• Drive cross functional collaboration to bring diverse expertise to problem-solving, breaking down silos to promote a holistic approach to Transformation.
• Lead diversity embracement, creating an environment where diverse teams can give a broader range of perspectives, ideas, opinions, and are all treated equally.

Program Director overseeing strategic transformation initiatives for financial sector clients. Collaborating with cross-functional teams for project delivery and stakeholder engagement.

• Lead the delivery of Strategic Transformation initiatives (the Program)
• Responsible for holding the business to account for delivery of defined agreed project scope, objectives, budget, project actions and synergy delivery across the Program.
• Establishes, obtains approval for, executes, and continually improves a standardised Program Playbook ensuring a defined, structured approach to project delivery across the Program.
• Collaborates with Manager - Performance & Analysis to determine, measure, monitor, report on and oversee delivery of individual and consolidated budgets (including financial KPIs (savings, costs) and non-financial KPIs) across the Program.
• Creates and nurtures professional relationships in IT to ensure delivery across the Program
• Establish robust Project Governance Model to facilitate collaboration with project each workstream owners

Program Director overseeing Strategic Transformation initiatives for financial sector, collaborating across functions and managing programs. Requires extensive project management experience, especially in integration and budget management.

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• Be part of the senior management of Waystone Continental Europe
• Manage the Legal Department of Waystone Luxembourg
• Ensure the efficiency of the Legal Department and maintain ongoing appropriate level of technical and legal knowledge within the team
• Deal with the different legal and governance aspects related to the different functions of Waystone Continental Europe and especially related to the lifecycle management of investment funds and legal deliverables on strategic projects
• Provide legal advice to other business areas within Waystone Continental Europe
• Contribute to the oversight on the legal developments and ensure participation by a team representative into regulatory projects
• Coordinate and supervise the required approvals and filings with relevant regulatory authorities
• Identify and propose solutions for mitigating the legal risks within Waystone
• Report on legal activities and risks
• Help to draft, vet and negotiate contracts on various legal matters
• Conduct or supervise legal training for Luxembourg staff
• Coordinate, oversee and ensure that the Waystone Continental Europe contracts, legal documents and templates are up to date and compliant with the applicable laws and regulations
• Participate and/or lead to successful completion management’s initiatives and projects
• Participate into external working groups with the fund associations such as ALFI, LPEA, etc.
• Represent and be an ambassador of Waystone in external professional events, conferences, etc.
• Act as a key commercial partner in supporting and advancing Waystone’s strategic expansion.

Head of Legal

Head of Legal managing Waystone Luxembourg's legal operations. Leading legal advisory for investment fund lifecycle and compliance in a diverse, collaborative environment.

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