Product Development, Associate Director

Lorraine Hedderman

POSITION:

Product Development, Associate Director

The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and maintaining our product suite by sourcing and validating new product ideas across a variety of asset classes and managing the product life cycle from product design to launch and ongoing product enhancements.

KEY DETAILS:

REGION: Europe

LOCATION: London

JOB TYPE: Hybrid

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Key Accountabilities and Scope
Source research and validate product ideas
 Conduct extensive research on product ideas and investment strategies across all asset classes
 Be informed on capital market fundamentals, economic outlook, major events and potential impact on market as well as general innovation and trends in asset management
 Build concise business case for ideas, presenting for approval in internal forums
Competitor monitoring
 Maintain and improve a proprietary database to conduct detailed analysis on competitor products, product features and performance
 Monitor asset flows and new product launches periodically and communicate to management and firm
 Drive projects to improve competitor monitoring and related data management
Product structuring and development
 Be familiar with different investment wrappers and their differences relative to ETPs in terms of mechanics and strategies delivered
 Be familiar with regulatory environment in relevant markets and asset classes and be able to recommend appropriate product structures and wrapper for certain market
 Work closely with the Product Legal team to draft and structure product documentation
 Assist with new listings and market expansion where required

Be a product specialist
 Be a central point for answering product structure and return profile related questions
 Review performance of products versus competition and to client& satisfaction
 Explain investment strategies to sales, marketing as well as investors in face to face presentation and written materials
 Assist with queries from Research, Sales and Management teams
Overall product life-cycle management
 Assist in the management of the product life cycle from sourcing ideas, through to validation, design, launch, and through to ongoing maintenance and continuous enhancement of existing products
 Identify potential improvements to the existing product platform from a strategy, positioning, or structuring perspective and ensure these are prioritised accordingly
 Enhance processes and internal tools so team members can effectively manage the product life cycle for broad platform and particularly the idea pipeline
 Assist in firm-wide data integration efforts leading to development of sophisticated market intelligence and predictive analytics

Manage cross-departmental projects for new product development and product restructuring
 Develop and maintain project plans for product related projects
 Facilitate communication across project teams by leading regular project meetings
 Follow up on milestones and target delivery dates
 Communicate with relevant stakeholders and keep management informed of progress
 Across all areas of engagement, identify and highlight opportunities for improvement

QUALIFICATIONS:

Skills and Qualifications
 Degree level education
 4-8 years experience in a product development, product management or structuring role in asset management or investment banking
 Strong quantitative background
 Breadth of asset class experience (Equities, ETFs, Fixed Income, FX, derivatives and structured products) desirable
 Familiar with project management tools
 Self-starter with ability to equally operate independently and in a team.

Personal Attributes
 Reliable, diligent, exceptional attention to detail, able to work under tight time frames and
balance multiple priorities without compromising accuracy or deadlines
 Analytical and strong planning and organisational skills
 Must be comfortable in a fast-paced, team-based environment with a high degree of individual autonomy
 Strong written and verbal communication abilities
 Strong project management and problem-solving skills, with a can-do attitude

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