Product Development Specialist / Quant

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's 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

Skills and Qualifications

• Degree level education
• 2-4 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.