Operations Associate, Proxymity
Proxy Voting. Part Time, Maternity Cover
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1-2 days a week in office
Investor communications platform
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Investor communications platform
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
1-2 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To create more accurate, efficient and transparent solutions with no manual data entry or paper-based transfer.
Role
Who you are
- Smart, energetic and inquisitive individuals to join our core Operations team in Manchester
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Team orientated with the ability to build positive relationships and work collaboratively with internal and external partners, peers and clients
- Ability to work self-sufficiently with strong organisational skills
- Ability to execute in a high pressure, fast paced environment
- Flexibility to manage changing priorities and respond to time constraints
- Fast learning to understand complex business processes and take initiative to acquire necessary knowledge
- Seeks and acts upon feedback with a focus on personal development
- This role requires you to work 9am to 5pm, 3 days a week
Desirable
- Understanding of the Securities Services industry and Asset Servicing products, or similar
- Working experience within an operations environment
- Experience of working within a start-up / scale-up organisation
- Experience of operational workflow management tools and processes
- Fluency in another language
- Practical experience of working with remote teams
- Knowledge of programming / coding languages and applications
- Working knowledge of Microsoft applications
- Desire to develop technical skills to build effective solutions for the business
What the job involves
- You will perform a critical role in delivering and supporting first class operational execution and client support through the Proxymity platform and ancillary systems and processes
- You will become a key contributor throughout the growth phases of Proxymity, supporting various pivotal activities and will have the opportunity to expand and develop your remit and role as the needs of the business continue to grow
- Complete Proxy Voting processes and control activities in line with procedures and policies
- Ensure Proxy Voting assigned queries are managed in accordance with agreed KPIs
- Understand and track current and future workloads
- Execute daily tasks with a client focused approach
- Ask questions to challenge the status quo
- Identify opportunities for process, platform and control environment improvements
- Participate in improvement projects and operational testing as necessary to support the change agenda
- Review, understand, and operate within Standard Operating Procedures and be responsible for maintaining their integrity through continuous review and validation
- Proactively seek opportunities for self-improvement
- Understand the goals and objectives of the team, ensuring personal contributions and work execution align
- Assist with the training of new employees to the team
- Create a culture of inclusion and belonging, leading by example
- Escalate issues and / or concerns that impact the business, your role or personal wellbeing in a timely manner
- Be an ambassador for the team, Operations and Proxymity, always
Our take
Founded with the ambitious goal of revolutionizing investor communications, Proxymity connects intermediaries, investors, and issues in real-time, thereby transforming proxy voting within the corporate governance ecosystem.
Supported by Citi's D10XSM program, the founders saw the potential to reinvent proxy voting, leading to the development of transparent, accurate, and efficient solutions for clients, streamlining the entire proxy voting and asset servicing process. By doing so, Proxymity enhances the investor lifecycle, enabling clients to tackle complex problems and add value at every stage.
Since gaining independence as a separate entity in early 2020, Proxymity has enjoyed remarkable growth and garnered support from prominent industry players as well as forming strategic partnerships. Given this success, the company recently secured substantial funding and is well on its way to even more success.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
45% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2025
$36m
SERIES C
Feb 2025
$26m
LATE VC
Total funding: $134.5m
Company benefits
- Work your way: We embrace flexibility at Proxymity and have a hybrid working model in place to accommodate everyone's individual needs
- Birthday off: No one wants to spend their birthday at work - with this benefit you don't have to! Get your birthday off, every year
- Choose your tech: We know everyone has their own personal preferences so when you join Proxymity, you can choose a device that works for you
- Duvet days: We know it can be tricky to balance work and life sometimes so you will have two duvet days a year which you can use to switch off for a day
- Family leave: We offer six months maternity and four weeks paternity leave all at full pay and have enhanced adoption and shared parental leave policies in place so you can enjoy those precious moments
- Mindfulness: We offer subsidised subscriptions to mindfulness apps such as Headspace so you can make sure you're taking care of your mental health
- Volunteer day: We know the importance of being able to give back to those in need and offer one paid Volunteer Day a year so you can do just that
- Workation: Work from almost anywhere in the world for up to 45 days per calendar year and extend those summer evenings
- 4-week sabbatical after 4 years at Proxymity
- Workation - Our Workation policy means you can work anywhere in the world for up to 45 days per calendar year
- 4 week sabbatical: When you have been at Proxymity for four years take a break and relax on a four-week sabbatical, on top of your annual leave
Company HQ
Soho, London, UK
Leadership
Jonathan Smalley
(Co-Founder)After studying at Nottingham, Jonathan worked for BNY Mellon before joining Citi for almost 10 years.
Dean Little
(Co-Founder)Dean worked at Citi for over 14 years, rising from a Director to becoming part of Citi's D10XSM program- which ultimately led to the creation of Proxymity.
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