Orbis is a privately-held global investment management firm that invests approximately $30bn in capital. The firm manages several performance-driven equity funds in both long-only and absolute return strategies using a long-term, fundamental, contrarian investment approach. Orbis has its headquarters in Bermuda and employs over 400 professionals, across nine global locations.I currently split my time between the UK regional leadership team, and the Investment Research area, comprising our Data Science & Investment Insights teams, Quant, Performance Attribution, and the IT systems supporting them. We service the Analysts and Portfolio Managers across all strategies from idea generation to the point of trading, and through the holding period.Investment Research• Communication• Strategy / planning • Process (including prioritisation)• Measurement• RecruitmentUK regional leadership team• Member of the UK Executive Committee, UK Operations, and Crisis Management Groups• UK Wimbledon Office Lead• Orbis’ organisational development lead• Company-wide engagement survey process lead, reporting to the board• Fiduciary duties of the UK registered subsidiary, Senior Manager (SMF) responsible for fund operations.• Change management programmes such as the global implementation of Agile Working.• Innovation programme

IT/Development Manager for the Client Services Technology TeamA team spread across London, Vancouver and Sydney servicing:• Client Reporting • Website• Transfer agency, KYC• Business Intelligence• CRM Responsibilities include• Growing teams from scratch and rejuvenating exiting teams• Performance review, hiring, salary decisions• Member of the IT governance group • Defining development practices, ensuring coding standards• Defining, architecting, and assuring BCP practices across multijurisdictional systems• Architecting, developing, and maintaining high quality suites of applications and services, including database administration• Defining and maintaining the entire software life cycle, including direct requirement capture

Client Management Systems

Working within the Enterprise management team mainly in C++ and Java developing:• Remote control, a utility allowing remote access between Windows/Linux/OS X terminals• An automated test system, using continuous integration• Database API, single common interface for SQL Server, Ingres and Oracle• Web Admin Console, Web 2.0 interface to Enterprise Management suite (Javascript/Java)