Head of Governance

About the role

Egeria is looking for a Head of Governance who brings governance across the whole group into one role. The person builds and runs the group governance framework, ensures each investment practice meets its regulatory and corporate obligations, and safeguards the independence of the compliance function of the regulated fund management business. The role is also the group's German-language lead for governance and compliance, especially for activities in Munich, covering all Egeria practices in the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, the United States and Switzerland.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain the group governance framework: policies, delegations of authority, decision rights and the Group Governance Handbook.
• Support the Board of Directors in its non-transferable duties under Art. 716a of the Swiss Code of Obligations, including oversight and risk management, and monitor the requirements for a mandatory supervisory board.
• Own the group conflicts of interest and allocation policy, maintain the conflicts register and work with the Head of Compliance.
• Map the regulatory position of every practice and entity across the five jurisdictions and run regulatory status checks, coordinating external counsel.
• Set group standards for sanctions screening and KYC of counterparties for the non-regulated practices, and oversee data protection and tax governance with Legal & Tax.
• Cover German-language matters for the regulated fund management business in Munich and Berlin, and prepare regulatory notifications outside the Netherlands.
• Act as functional sparring partner and line manager to the Head of Compliance, set group-wide compliance methodology and training, and manage the relationship with the external compliance partner in the Netherlands.
• Report regularly to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee, and escalate directly to the independent non-executive Board member where appropriate.

Required profile

• Master's degree in law, preferably corporate or financial markets law; an additional compliance or governance qualification is an advantage.
• At least 10 years in governance, compliance or legal roles in private equity, asset management or a regulated financial group, including a leadership role.
• Proven experience across several jurisdictions, ideally the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, the United States and Switzerland.
• Experience reporting to boards and audit committees and dealing with regulators.
• German at native or near-native level and business-fluent English; Dutch is an advantage.
• Willing to travel regularly to Amsterdam and Munich.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of AIFMD (including AIFMD II delegation rules), German investment and AML law (KAGB, GwG) and BaFin supervisory practice.
• Knowledge of Swiss corporate law and governance; working knowledge of Dutch financial regulation (Wft, Wwft), SFDR and DORA.
• Experience with conflicts of interest frameworks in groups combining third-party funds and balance-sheet investing.

What we offer

• A senior role with direct access to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee.
• The chance to shape the role and build the group governance framework across an international investment group.
• An international remit spanning five jurisdictions, with regular time in Amsterdam, Boston, Berlin and Munich.
• A long-term perspective in a family-owned, entrepreneurial investment group.
• Competitive salary and benefits, including an attractive pension plan.