Senior Product Development Manager

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We currently have an exciting opening for a Senior Product Development Manager within our Product Development Team. The team's core objective is to drive the development of retail investment solutions (Funds and Insurance) that enable our predominantly retail client base to have access to innovative solutions across traditional and alternative asset classes. The role will encompass researching and interpreting competitor offerings and market trends as well as working with external investment partners, our internal investment team, distributors and other key partners to ensure a robust and competitive offering of investment solutions following our proprietary MedInSynC, Product Development Process.

The role will suit someone with experience in product management, product development, market intelligence or research in an asset management environment and is an excellent opportunity to join a top tier Asset Manager in Dublin.

Responsibilities

• Utilise internal and external data sources (3rd party databases such as Broadridge, Morningstar etc) and partners to build up a picture of market / competitor trends and client needs to support product development and evolution – ensuring relevant conclusions are derived from outputs.
• Meet regularly with investment partners to develop productive relationships, to investigate, evaluate, compile and summarise investment ideas with a view towards identifying potential new product launches, evolving existing solutions and unearthing relevant market intelligence.
• Assist with organising periodical distributor workshops structured to reach a consensus on future product launches and knowledge on market trends.
• Seek to always ensure that the company has a competitive offering in the marketplace and will speak up to this effect.
• Have an executive presence in order to drive and challenge other internal teams, including the investments team.
• Develop the organisations analytics capability and use of existing reporting tools as they relate to proprietary client data and databases, to identify behavioural triggers to incorporate into future commercial products or services.
• Develop the proprietary product development process MedInSynC, streamlining existing processes to encompass evolving commercial and regulatory requirements.
• Provide ongoing feedback as required, as well as regular coaching and mentoring to team members.
• Build and maintain a steady and significant flow of quantitative and qualitative inputs to enable actionable Product Development insights utilising subscribed databases such as Broadridge, Morningstar and Mercer insights as well as leading news sources such as Citywire, Ignites Europe, Fund Radar and Funds Europe.
• Undertake competitor research at an overall industry, individual firm and individual strategy level.
• Evaluates and recommends optimal products to prioritise for promotion accounting for anticipated market trends.
• Pro-actively recommend alterations/improvements to the evolve the existing product family
• Work with investments, distributors and other key stakeholders to ensure a robust and driven offering of products.

Skills and Competencies

• Self-initiative and strong attention to detail.
• Genuine passion for financial markets and desire to work on the structuring and, management of innovative solutions.
• Ability to work under pressure and to strict time lines while managing multiple priorities.
• Capable of working both on your own or as part of a wider team.
• Strong analytical and communication skills in English (both oral & written).
• Analytical approach and an ability to express your views commercially.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required.
• Knowledge of Morningstar/Broadridge is an advantage.

Qualifications and Experience

• A demonstrable track record in a related investment industry field with 7-10 years relevant work experience such as product management, product development, market intelligence or research.
• Good knowledge of Investment Markets; the main asset classes. return drivers, risk, manager styles, managed solutions.
• The candidate will also have demonstratable knowledge of UCITS and/or other industry regulations (AIFMD, ELTIFS, Insurance).

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Finance, Marketing, and Product Management

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