Job Description

About us:
Ninety One is an independent, active global asset manager with $191.5 billion of assets under management.

Established in South Africa in 1991, as Investec Asset Management, the firm started offering domestic investments in an emerging market. In 2020, almost three decades of organic growth later, the firm demerged from Investec Group and became Ninety One.


Our distinctive capabilities sit within differentiated fixed income and credit as well as specialist equities, and we have a unique perspective and approach to investment opportunities presented by emerging markets and the energy transition.


*as at 30 June 2025


At Ninety One we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities. We have a strong belief in giving individuals the freedom to be themselves and ensuring all diverse perspectives are heard. Our culture provides all of our people, no matter what their background, with the opportunity to build a rewarding career.
About the team:
The US Legal & Compliance team are a three-person team focusing on US rules and regulations for SEC-registered investment advisers. However, as part of the firm's globally integrated compliance program, we work closely with our colleagues in the UK and South Africa.


The team is led by the Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Legal, who is responsible for both day-to-day legal and compliance work, as well as strategic decisions that impact the firm. The second member of the team is a Compliance Officer & Legal Counsel who is responsible for day-to-day work involving the analysis and application of US rules and regulations. The Compliance Analyst handles a variety of compliance and administrative duties.
In this role you will:

+ Perform ongoing periodic compliance testing across the business, including monthly, quarterly, and annual tests
+ Maintain and update Legal Agreement Tracker and Compliance Calendar for weekly meetings
+ Prepare the monthly dashboards reflecting compliance testing results for various reporting requirements and committees
+ Complete monthly compliance reports for the Global Compliance Group
+ Review ERISA compliance for investments
+ Review Gifts & Entertainment submissions for approval
+ Participate in the personal account trading review process
+ Provide input to quarterly compliance questionnaires for clients and other compliance forms
+ Submit and manage the process of signing of legal contracts and uploading those contracts into various databases
+ Manage regulatory submissions & filings, including California lobbying forms & EDGAR filings
+ Maintain firm registrations, such as the Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs)
+ Maintain and update Excel spreadsheets that track firm information, including AUM, investor data and fund information
+ Operate, manage and be the point person for various Compliance systems and software, such as StarCompliance, Resolver, Kube, DocuSign or HighQ
You should consider applying if you have:

+ 1 year + of experience in a legal / compliance support role (preferably with financial or professional services)
+ An interest in developing a career in legal and compliance
+ Advanced Excel and AI (Chat GPT) skills
+ Experienced know-how of Compliance systems and software.
Some of the attributes we look for in a person are:

+ The capacity to 'approach and own' and continuously look for opportunities to develop
+ Organized with the ability to prioritize tasks
+ A strong belief in doing the right thing
+ Intellectual curiosity
+ A "no job too small" attitude#LI-DNI