Product Executive

Description

Our client is a mid-sized investment management company, looking to grow it’s high-performing Product team with the addition of a Product Executive.

Working closely alongside the Head of Product, the Product Executive will assume the following remit:

• Work in partnership with the business to prioritise the product pipeline
• To manage the new product launch process including:
  • The launch of all new umbrella fund structures;
  • The launch of any new sub-funds or share classes of an existing fund umbrella; or
  • The launch of any new strategy
• Supporting internal stakeholders during the product design process, then taking responsibility for coordinating the implementation with the relevant administrators and external legal counsel and ensuring that all stakeholders have signed off on operational readiness
• To ensure ongoing operational accuracy of existing products
• Ongoing maintenance of the firm’s existing product range including:
  • To ensure the fund / share class is registered to support the distribution strategy
  • To ensure that all product documentation remains up to date, consistent and complies with relevant regulations
  • To oversee the procedures so that product specific reporting is delivered accurately on a timely basis
  • To monitor and propose closure of for any share classes not utilised, and more generally to monitor and report on share classes and sub-funds ongoing viability and alignment with distribution strategy
• To manage the product review process collating the data specified in the firm’s product governance and distribution oversight policy for Executive Committee review
• To produce the necessary information for the Executive Committee to carry out an annual review of fees
• To contribute to key strategic initiatives in relation to the firm’s product offering

The Product Executive will meet the following skillset:

• Excellent understanding of fund structures and their legal and regulatory requirements across major developed markets (for example, the UK EU, US etc.)
• Experience in drafting and amending fund documentation is liaison with legal counsel and regulatory bodies
• Experience in identifying relevant regulatory developments .
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to liaise at all levels of seniority
• Knowledge of UCITs and Irish fund ranges

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced buy-side Product professional looking for a new role which spans the Product Management spectrum.

If you believe your background meets the criteria, please apply with your CV.

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