Investment Manager

Investment Manager

Location: Sydney, Melbourne, Australia; Auckland, New Zealand
Job Type: Permanent / Full-Time
Company: Omni Bridgeway

About Omni Bridgeway:

Omni Bridgeway is a publicly listed company on the ASX (Australian Stock Exchange) (ASX:OBL) since 2001 and has professionals around the world managing a global investment portfolio of legal assets. 

We have a highly experienced team of 160+ specialists in law, intelligence, and finance with expertise in civil and common law legal and recovery systems. We work with individual claimants, law firms, corporations, sovereigns, and multilateral institutions.

Our team assesses investments and enforcement opportunities arising in nearly every region, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, the UK and the US. We have funded hundreds of cases to completion, offering disputes financing and judgment enforcement capability and experience that is unsurpassed in the industry. We are currently looking to add a Legal Counsel to our team, based in Sydney, Melbourne or Auckland and welcome candidates who meet our criteria to apply. For more information, see our job overview and criteria below and visit our website at 

About the Role:

The role of Investment Manager is to originate, assess, and manage litigation assets. Responsible for conducting comprehensive case assessments, the Investment Manager collaborates with legal experts to gauge the merits and risks of each case, conducting, with our Pricing and Structuring team, financial analyses to determine economic viability and potential returns on investment.

The Investment Manager is also responsible for negotiating and structuring funding agreements and ensuring compliance with investment budgets. This role demands continuous monitoring of legal landscapes, collaborative efforts with legal teams, and effective communication of investment decisions to internal and external stakeholders, all aimed at optimizing the profitability and risk profile of the funder's investments.

In this role, the Investment Manager will continue to develop an understanding of legal processes, financial analysis, and risk management within the context of litigation funding and the ability to collaborate closely with legal teams, financial analysts and other internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

We are looking for candidates who have:

• PQE years' experience as a legal practitioner and/or in litigation finance;
• The ability to be self-motivated, outcome focused, influential, robust, commercial, passionate, and able to work effectively as part of a team;
• A deep understanding of legal principles, litigation processes, and risk factors associated with litigation and/or litigation funding;
• A strategic and commercial mindset, with the ability to think creatively and develop innovative investment strategies;
• Earned respect in their field (legal and/or litigation funding);
• An ability to negotiate, including in respect of funding terms and variations;
• An ability to identify and evaluate risk;
• Knowledge of the Australian courts and litigation processes;
• Computer literacy with the ability to function in an organisation that relies predominantly on electronic systems;
• Bachelor degree or higher required
• Financial training (preferred.)

Why Join Omni Bridgeway?

Be part of a global leader in litigation finance and legal innovation
Collaborate with top-tier professionals and external consultants
A dynamic, fast-moving environment that values expertise and initiative
 Flexible working arrangements with a strong family-friendly focus

Ready to make an impact? Apply today by submitting your CV and cover letter.

Omni Bridgeway is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive workplace.