Associate Director, Product Development

A global and exciting fin tech company is looking for an Associate Director for their Product Development team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be an instrumental part of building and developing out the product lines.

Role Purpose

The Associate Director, Product Development is a key role in the organisation working within the Product Development team. Responsible for the development of new products and services, the role is collaborative both within the organisation and externally with clients, industry bodies and regulators. Whilst based in the UK, the role sits within a global team and therefore will encompass product and service development, sales support and issue management across all of their regions.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of assigned new and existing product ideas, operating within a defined product lifecycle
• Liaising with multiple internal and external stakeholders in the development lifecycle to ensure value realisation for the company and their community
• Issue identification and resolution to facilitate the product through the lifecycle
• Creation of the standard sales material identifying the unique selling points and benefits for the clients. Supporting the Sales and Relationship Management team and in some instances, direct liaison with clients
• Representing the company at key industry events, interpreting the direction of travel and the impact on their existing and future business.

Required Knowledge & Experience

• Solid experience in a client facing financial service environment is essential
• Pensions and life knowledge is essential, particularly in combination with the mutual fund market
• Strong knowledge of back office operations - TA, Fund Accountant, Custody is a real asset
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-orientated, collaborative environment
• Development of product ideas and business cases, incorporating client feedback. Creation of broad, multi-client solutions on a global basis aligned to their strategy
• Presenting skills are a real asset
• A European language would be deemed an asset, particularly German
• The role will involve some overseas travel

As we receive such a high volume of applications every day, regretfully, we are only able to respond to successful candidates who will be contacted within two working days.

We wish you the best of luck with your search.