SyndicatedFractional ExecutiveNew York, New York, United States
Full-time Head of AI, Data & Process & Transformation, Gen II Fund Services
FULL-TIME EXEC JOB · FINANCIAL_SERVICES SECTOR · NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES

Full-time Head of AI, Data & Process & Transformation at Gen II Fund Services, based in New York. Full posting below, with the day rate stated or estimated with its basis.
Full-time Head of AI, Data & Process & Transformation — the posting in full
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What the posting asks · quoted from the listing
- Must-have
Proven track record of driving process improvement and strategic delivery in
- Must-have
a complex, regulated financial services environment
- Must-have
Strong understanding of operational workflows — ideally within fund
- Must-have
administration, asset management, or PE/alternative investments
- Must-have
Demonstrable experience working with or deploying AI / automation tools in an
- Must-have
enterprise setting (not just theoretical interest)
- Must-have
Comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels — equally capable
- Must-have
f presenting to a board and rolling up sleeves to get something shipped
- Must-have
Excellent stakeholder management across senior leadership, operations, and
Head of AI, Data and Process Transformation
- Who is Gen II?
- Gen II is a leading fund administration provider focused entirely on serving
- private capital asset managers and investors with a best-in-class combination of
people, process, and technology. Gen II has more than $2 trillion in private
fund capital assets under administration.
With offices in the US and Europe, we’re looking for do-ers, problem-solvers,
and entrepreneurs like you who want to make an impact in our industry, grow with
us, and create a community where everyone thrives.
Careers mean more at Gen II – more opportunity, more innovation, and more ideas!
You’ll have the opportunity to grow in ways that are meaningful to you and work
alongside some of the best people in their field. You’ll also receive training
which will advance your skill set, both technically and personally allowing you
to achieve your career aspirations with us. Be part of our community that
recognizes achievements, promotes from within, and receive meaningful benefits
which focus on your physical, mental and financial well-being.
www.gen2fund.com [http://www.gen2fund.com]
Position Overview
We are in the midst of a significant technology and AI-led transformation,
moving from a traditional services model to an AI-native, platform-first
operating company.
This role sits at the heart of that transformation. The role will drive tangible
impact across multiple workstreams — from process re-engineering and strategic
delivery through to the practical application of AI and automation across
operations. This is not a strategy-on-paper role. It’s about doing the work,
moving things forward, and making measurable change happen.
You’ll report directly to the Chief Transformation Officer and work closely with
technology, operations, data, and commercial leadership across all regions.
Key Responsibilities
Process & Operational Improvement
Working with selected partners:
- Own and drive the enterprise process improvement agenda adopting an AI / Tech
- First approach — identifying, prioritizing, and delivering changes that
- reduce cost, improve quality, or accelerate delivery
- Lead a team of BA’s to map, challenge, and redesign end-to-end workflows
- across fund operations by priority – e.g., onboarding, client services and
- other service lines
- Partner with platform and project teams to ensure that they are adopting a AI
- / Tech first approach to streamline processes while maintaining adequate
- levels of control in line with our SOC controls and regulatory requirements
- Create and maintain a process catalogue as a living asset that underpins
- automation and AI deployment decisions & prioritization
- Work with tech, platform and operational teams to quantify inefficiencies,
- agree benefits and to drive the adoption of new ways of working
Strategy & Delivery
- Working alongside strategic project team and platform owners to support the
- translation of strategic priorities into structured delivery plans
- Challenge the ‘status quo’ driving a culture of continuous improvement across
- CX, Productivity and Service Quality.
- Design and present target state processes, highlighting the benefits the
- changes will bring and introducing appropriate KPIs that evidence this impact
AI Integration & Enablement
- Support the identification, qualification and prioritization of AI use cases
- across the business, working with the AI Committee and technology teams to
- move from concept to deployment
- Support the governance framework for AI adoption, including use case approval
- processes, risk assessment, and benefit tracking
- Champion practical AI adoption across operational teams — driving awareness,
- building confidence, and ensuring tools are used effectively
- Monitor emerging AI capabilities and assess their applicability to fund
- administration workflows
- Track and report on AI deployment outcomes, ensuring initiatives deliver
- against stated ROI and operational targets
- Collaborate with technology and data leadership to create and maintain data
- ontologies, taxonomies and product catalogues as encoded assets that underpin
- agentic AI and process automation.
- Collaborate with technology and data leadership to design and build AI-ready
- integrations needed to support secure, safe, auditable and insightful AI
- access to enterprise data assets.
- Participate in governance frameworks for enterprise data, ensuring data
- products and architecture design decisions will support an AI-native,
- platform-first operating company.
Required Qualifications
Essential
- Proven track record of driving process improvement and strategic delivery in
- a complex, regulated financial services environment
- Strong understanding of operational workflows — ideally within fund
- administration, asset management, or PE/alternative investments
- Demonstrable experience working with or deploying AI / automation tools in an
- enterprise setting (not just theoretical interest)
- Comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels — equally capable
- of presenting to a board and rolling up sleeves to get something shipped
- Excellent stakeholder management across senior leadership, operations, and
- technology functions
- Strong analytical and communication skills — able to turn complex problems
- into clear recommendations and actionable plans
- Self-starter with high accountability — takes ownership, follows through, and
- doesn’t wait to be told what to do
Desirable
- Experience with enterprise AI platforms (e.g., Claude Enterprise, document
- intelligence tools, workflow automation)
- Background in management consulting, transformation, or operational
- excellence within financial services
- Familiarity with fund administration platforms and ecosystems
Why This Role
- Direct impact — you’ll work at the centre of a transformation that is
- genuinely reshaping how a global financial services business operates
- Breadth — process, strategy, AI, vendor management, board engagement — no two
- weeks will look the same
- Autonomy — you’ll own your workstreams with real decision-making authority,
- reporting directly to the CTrO
- Growth — this is a platform role for someone who wants to build a career at
- the intersection of operations, technology, and AI in private equity
- The salary range for this position is $260,000 - $300,000, in addition to a
discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits package. Please note that the
actual salary offered within that range will depend on the candidate’s
experience level.
Work Arrangement
- All applicants applying to Gen II Fund Services, LLC must be legally authorized
to work in the United States. Please note that all US employees are required to
work a hybrid schedule, comprised of three (3) days a week in our office and two
(2) days remotely.
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