About Omni Bridgeway
Omni Bridgeway is an alternative asset fund manager investing in litigation funding / dispute resolution finance, with expertise in both civil and common law investments as well as in global cross border enforcement matters.
We have been operating since 1986 and are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX:OBL), and at 30 June 2025 had assets under management (AUM) of A$5.2bn.
We have a global leading platform with the industry's largest dispute finance team of 160 + specialists in law, intelligence and finance with expertise across civil and common law legal and recovery systems. We work with individual claimants, law firms, corporations, sovereigns and multilateral institutions across global and regional product line portfolios. We work from 18 offices across 10 countries. For more information, please visit omnibridgeway.com.
About The Opportunity
Omni Bridgeway is looking for an Investment Manager - Asset Tracing & Intelligence to support our APAC team of Investment Managers and Enforcement Specialists. The ideal candidate will work from our Singapore office, however we are open to candidates based in Sydney or Hong Kong. The incumbent will support our whole APAC team in preparing their investment proposals and may work on global matters as well.
The successful candidate will work to assess new litigation funding prospects (including arbitration and other litigation claims, collective redress matters, non-performing loans and claim portfolios) with a focus on considering whether the defendant in the contemplated matters will be able to pay a judgment or award, including through the analysis of relevant publicly available financial data and the identification of valuable assets; and to assist in assessing the financial viability of a potential investment including by reviewing proposed damages calculations. The successful candidate will also be responsible for conducting due diligence on potential funded counterparts.
The role presents a rare and exciting opportunity for those working in the asset tracing industry that want to join a litigation funder and become involved not only in identifying assets but also in the strategic process of enforcing judgment and awards, as well as those currently working in recovery of non-performing loans or in the financial restructuring business as an insolvency practitioner and are seeking a specialist role in this field at a litigation funder.
Key responsibilities
- Review and assessment of potential matters for litigation funding by assessing financial, economic and legal intelligence in order to advise on payment capacity, recoverability of the claim on the counterparty (Asset Tracing) and assess matters from a financial perspective (including sometimes calculations of damages). Due diligence on the funded party is also part of the responsibilities. Potential matters that are assessed are arbitration and cross-border claims, collective redress claims, non-performing loans and claim portfolios.
- Providing financial, economic and legal intelligence to pending matters in order to contribute to successful conclusion (through legal enforcement) of pending investments. This includes supporting client management and reporting aspects as well as supervising, coordinating and supporting national and international legal proceedings together with Investment Managers and external legal counsels.
- Conducting desktop research in designated databases and open sources.
- Coordinating external research by engaging third parties and assessing their reports.
- Initiating and supporting in sales, marketing and business development activities for the benefit of the company.
- Development, maintenance and internal distribution of know-how relevant for the business of the company.
The ideal candidate
Ideally you will come with a degree in business or economics, or alternatively a law degree supplemented by further studies in financial analytics. You will have a sound understanding of legal and financial business structures and at least 5 years experience as an analyst, preferably with a third-party asset tracer with a focus on litigation support and asset tracing. Alternatively, you may have experience in the recovery of non-performing loans or as a junior insolvency practitioner.
In addition to the above you will demonstrate the following capabilities:
- Familiar with the process of identifying assets and recovering outstanding debts from parties that are able but unwilling to pay.
- Fluent in English and Mandarin required. Additional language skills highly regarded.
- Excellent writing and communication skills; demonstrated ability to understand and summarise information from multiple sources into a concise analysis and recommendation to relevant Portfolio Managers and investment committees of Omni Bridgeway.
- Commercial outlook with the ability to connect and work collaboratively with a team of experts across multiple jurisdictions.
- Demonstrated ability to positively impact culture.
- Experience with or knowledge of litigation finance as an asset class would be an advantage.
- Analytical thinking - ability to analyse information, identify relevance for the business and present it clearly and concisely to all stakeholders.
- Ability to create and deliver well-crafted verbal and written communication and reporting.
- Creativity - ability to find solutions for complex legal and financial matters by looking at matters from different angles.
- Collaboration - ability to work with others and contribute in a hands-on way towards achievement of a common goal.
Please apply via the link and send us your CV and cover letter.
