# Senior Operations Manager

Let's Write Africa's Story Together! Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this. Job Description Symmetry is looking for an experienced Senior Operations Manager to lead and continuously improve the operational capability supporting our DFM business.This senior, hands-on role sits at the intersection of investment management, implementation, platforms, data, technology, governance and client service. You will ensure that approved portfolio decisions are implemented accurately, efficiently and within a robust control framework, while helping us build a scalable operating model for future growth. Key responsibilities Own the end-to-end implementation of approved portfolio changes, rebalances, transitions and new model portfolios across investment platforms. Manage platform and service-provider relationships, including portfolio setup, fund availability, issue resolution and service standards. Maintain strong operational governance, maker-checker controls, reconciliations, audit trails and exception management. Oversee portfolio, holdings, AUM and implementation data, including target-versus-actual monitoring and operational dashboard

- **Id**: 3943813
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/old-mutual-limited-senior-operations-manager>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-08T17:54:42Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-08
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T22:00:52Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3884
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Commercial & Retail Banks, Property & Casualty Insurance, Asset Management & Funds, Life Insurance & Annuities

## Company

- **Id**: 5366
- **Name**: Old Mutual Limited
- **Domain**: oldmutual.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/oldmutual>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 89
- **Open postings**: 50
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.6
- **Repost share**: 0.04
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 12
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-08T17:54:42Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 12
- **Reasons**: conf:5, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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