Vacant Jobs at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

Job Summary

• Allan Gray is seeking a seasoned IT Delivery Lead to oversee the Fund Operations and Middle office domain within our Institutional IT division. This is a strategic contract opportunity for a senior professional who thrives in complex environments, enjoys leading cross-functional teams, and has deep experience in asset management IT delivery.
• Internally, this role is referred to as a Domain Owner – a title that reflects the breadth of responsibility across delivery, leadership, and strategic alignment within a business-aligned technology domain.
• You’ll be joining a high-performing team of 65+ professionals, including Developers (.NET & SQL), Business Analysts, Test Analysts, Architects, and IT Operations specialists. The Institutional IT team is structured into four domains: Front Office, Middle Office, Fund Operations, and Client Servicing – each aligned to core business functions.

Job Responsibilities

Delivery Leadership

• Own the delivery roadmap for the Fund Operations domain and Middle Office domains
• Prioritize backlog items and manage competing demands across initiatives.
• Collaborate with Tech Leads, Architects, Scrum Masters, and QA to ensure alignment and execution.
• Drive implementation of key initiatives with measurable outcomes.
• Ensure adherence to IT governance, release processes, and risk mitigation protocols.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders and internal teams.
• Translate business needs into actionable delivery plans.
• Manage expectations and proactively address delivery risks.

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor a team of Business Analysts.
• Ensure capacity planning, skills development, and succession pipeline.
• Foster team engagement, diversity, and transformation.
• Contribute to talent management and performance coaching.

Strategic Contribution

• Align domain delivery with broader Institutional IT strategy.
• Collaborate with other domain leads to ensure end-to-end solution integrity.
• Provide input into enterprise-level IT objectives and governance.

Requirements

• 8+ years in IT delivery or program management, within asset management or financial services.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional Agile teams.
• Strong background in business analysis, stakeholder management, and solution delivery.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Comfortable navigating complex environments and making strategic decisions.
• Experience with SCRUM, SDLC, and enterprise IT governance.
• Relevant tertiary qualification (e.g., BCom, BSc, B Bus Sci).

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Description

• The Investment Service Consultant role is a permanent position suitable for recent graduates with less than 2 years of work experience. 

Purpose of the role

• Our Client Service Centre is integral to our service offering for clients and independent financial advisers. As an Investment Service Consultant, your purpose will be to build clients’ and advisers’ trust and confidence through providing world-class service.
• Our consultants do impactful work by empowering our clients on their investment journey. You will gain in-depth knowledge of Allan Gray's range of products and develop the necessary skills to confidently communicate with and educate our clients.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide excellent service to investors, potential investors and independent financial advisers via our various servicing channels, i.e. inbound calls and emails, face-to-face interactions.
• Build trust and confidence by explaining our investment philosophy and long-term approach to investing.
• Educate clients by sharing product and fund knowledge and empower them to make informed investment decisions.
• Take end-to-end ownership of transactions and ensure accurate record-keeping.
• Actively participate in the organisation’s drive towards continuous improvement by contributing to solutions to client problems.

Skills and Competencies

• This role is suited to individuals who are highly performance driven and seek new challenges.
• A growth mindset and resilience are key attributes to successfully navigate the ever-changing needs of clients and the financial services industry.
• The role requires high adaptability, vigour and agility.
• Our consultants need to be empathetic and client focused.  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• The ability to deal with complexity in a high-pressure environment, analytical thinking, attention to detail and problem-solving ability are crucial to ensure we always do what is best for clients.
• A genuine passion for people and a commitment to service excellence are vital to building long-term and meaningful relationships with our clients.
• Consistently strong academic record. 

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Commerce or Business Science, specialising in (but not limited to) Finance, Economics, Statistics or Business Management.

Closing Date

• 31 December 2025

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Job summary

• This role will be responsible for ensuring the organization’s adherence to applicable legislation and regulatory requirements, with primary focus on Anti-Money Laundering, CRS, FATCA compliance and Data Protection. The role will report to and work closely with the Head of Compliance, managing a small team in our Cape Town office.

Job responsibilities

• The successful applicant will be part of the Compliance Team within the Assurance function. There is high engagement with senior stakeholders, advising on, monitoring, and reporting compliance related issues to the business and the relevant Board committees and Boards where applicable. 
• The role requires proficient knowledge of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, Guidance Notes and Public Compliance Communications (PCCs) issued by the FIC), and the ability to apply foreign AML legislation.
• Working knowledge of legislation relating to CRS, FATCA and POPIA is also required. Exposure to FAIS, Long-Term Insurance Act, Insurance Act, CISCA and the Pension Funds Act is advantageous. 

Key focus areas:

• Function as the Money-Laundering Reporting Officer for Allan Gray across the South African and Bermuda entities 
• Ensure compliance with and advise on local and international financial crime regulations including AML, CFT, sanctions, anti-bribery laws within the South African and applicable foreign regulatory landscape, CRS, FATCA and Data Protection, working closely with key stakeholders across Allan Gray.
• Provide expert advisory to the business on compliance risks and obligations to ensure alignment with FSCA, PA, Information Regulato rand FIC expectations.
• Monitor and interpret legislation and regulatory changes related to AML, Data Protection, FATCA/CRS in the main, and advise relevant business areas accordingly.
• Pro-actively assists the business in implementing new and/or amended regulatory requirements. 
• Lead a small team, overseeing and driving deliverables and development of the team
• Maintain and update the RMCP where necessary
• Drafting, maintaining and enhancing Compliance Monitoring Plans (“CMPs”) 
• Determining the amount, frequency and type of monitoring needed to satisfy the CMPs.
• Draft, maintain and enhance Compliance Risk Management Plans including, but not limited to, relevant to AML, CRS, FATCA and Data Protection legislation. 
• Monitoring of relevant legislation/ internal rules and/ or policies impacting the business, including wider legislative, regulatory, company and industry standards. 
• Draft and submit status, committee and/ or board reports.
• Track instances of non-compliance and liaise with responsible person(s) to ensure agreed action plans are implemented.
• Interacting with regulators, industry bodies and internal/ external stakeholders.
• Review the training register to check whether comprehensive training programs have been implemented, and whether all the relevant personnel have been trained.
• Active participation in consultative and lobbying structures regarding legislative and regulatory developments.
• Responsible for the completion and/or maintenance of Regulatory Universe.
• Cultivates constructive relationships which results in the Business proactively seeking Compliance involvement.

Competencies and attributes

• Effective stakeholder management; negotiation and influencing skills.
• Good management and leadership ability.
• Strong analytical, investigative, problem solving and probing skills.
• Solid report-writing skills and presentation skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including communicating effectively with colleagues and external parties (clients, regulators and industry bodies).
• Methodical, thorough and attentive to detail.
• Passionate, dynamic, proactive and driven.
• Impartial and challenging (independent minded).
• Good ethical judgement.
• Excellent emotional intelligence.
• Ambitious and avid learner. 
• Ability to work efficiently without close supervision.
• Team player.
• Adaptable and resilient.
• Self-motivated, organised and deadline driven.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills - MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint etc.

Qualifications and experience

• A Legal degree (preferably with articles) and/or Commercial undergraduate degree.
• A minimum of 8 years Financial Services experience, specifically Investment Management is preferable of which the past 5 years has been with a focus on anti-money laundering compliance with local and international financial crime regulations including AML, CFT, sanctions and anti-bribery laws. 
• Hands-on knowledge of and experience with CRS, FACTA and Data Protection legislation, together with practical application thereof is highly advantageous. 
• Compliance Professional registered with the Compliance Institute of South Africa is preferable.

Location and closing date

• The role is based at 1 Silo, V&A, Cape Town.
• Please include your transcripts from Matric and University in your application.

Closing date: 5 December 2025