Corporate Actions Manager

At Upvest, we're on a mission to make investing as easy as spending money. We are building the first European Investment API that empowers businesses to offer seamless investment. experiences to their users.

Upvest is a well-funded, fast-growing FinTech with a diverse team of over 250 people from 70+ nationalities working across our hubs in Berlin, Tallinn, and London. Our latest €100m fundraising round (Series C) was led by Hedosophia and Sapphire Venture, with continued support from existing investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Earlybird, HV Capital, Motive Ventures, and Notion Capital.

We currently employ 250+ people across Europe with our headquarters based in Berlin, Germany, and hubs in Tallinn, Estonia, and London, UK.

• Work with experts: Solving complex problems and fixing the European securities financial infrastructure that empowers more people to be able to invest by using cutting-edge technologies.
• Flexible work environment: Work from any of our hubs in Berlin, London or Tallinn hybrid or remotely across Europe, depending on the role.
• Professional development: Access an annual budget of €1,500 for personal and professional training to master your craft.
• Wellbeing: Recharge with 30 days of annual leave and maintain a healthy lifestyle with sports benefits. Access confidential professional coaching and enjoy the flexibility to work remotely abroad for up to 183 days a year.
• Compensation and equity: We believe that all Upvengers contribute to our success and deserve a competitive, above-market salary and a participation in our employee equity program.
• Team celebrations: Participate in company-wide events, such as UpFest, dinners, offsites and our Holiday party, to connect with colleagues and celebrate our achievements.

The Corporate Actions Manager plays a key role within the corporate actions team, overseeing the processing of events that impact securities held by investors. This role focuses on ensuring the accurate and timely execution of various corporate actions, with a particular emphasis on reviewing and interpreting announcements from multiple sources. The manager is also responsible for notifying clients about upcoming events and their potential impact. A key aspect of the role is safeguarding shareholder interests, while ensuring that all actions are executed efficiently, accurately, and in full compliance with regulatory standards. Maintaining client trust and operational integrity is essential for the success of the corporate actions team.

• Processing of income as well as corporate actions events (dividend payments, mergers etc.)
• Pro-actively monitoring of agent deadlines for given corporate actions and instructing custodians
• Performing information management for newly incoming events
• Resolution of breaks
• Answering CA related inquiries from clients
• Performing investigations when data does not match for given events and clarifying it with the custodian
• Further development of the existing corporate action functionalities
• Collaboration with internal teams to provide comprehensive corporate actions insights and support
• Look for existing process gaps and propose ideas to close these
• Update existing documentation in case new functionality are introduced or process changed

• At least 5 years of corporate actions/income experience
• Strong understanding of corporate actions/income events as well as financial products
• High level of English, German is a strong advantage
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and rapidly changing environments
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize tasks effectively
• Excellent understanding of all corporate actions subprocesses - information management, notifications management, instructions management and processing
• Excellent in handling MS Office applications
• Bachelor's degree preferably in finance/economics
• Ability to handle high-pressure situations and meet deadlines
• Proficiency in relevant software tools (e.g. Bloomberg, SWIFT, WM-Daten)

• Make it easy for others. Team over Egos.
• Own the outcome. Progress over Perfection.
• Rise to the challenge. Growth over Comfort.
• Tell the story. Clarity over Ambiguity.

At Upvest we're dedicated to building an inclusive environment where every Upvenger feels a true sense of belonging and is empowered to do their best work. We are a proud equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Your unique path is what we value.

• These benefits apply if you will be hired in Germany, Estonia or the UK. If you live elsewhere within Europe, some of the benefits might be slightly different.