Job Description
Our Client:
Our Client is a global investment management firm and they are looking for a Director, Product Management APAC.
The Responsibilities:
* To drive & develop the Product Management (Asset Classes) component of its integrated global product platform with particular responsibility for fund changes, governance, legal documentation and product technical. Ensure that every product (Asset Class) delivers positively throughout its lifecycle for the customer, as an investment proposition and both operationally and commercially.
Principal Accountabilities:
* Investment Product Management - Deliver and continue to develop Product Management process, ensuring that each product (Asset Class) is fully managed from the completion of implementation through to the end of its lifecycle and adhering at all times to the Group Product Lifecycle Management requirements
* Product Change - Manage required product changes, doing so in line with internal Product Process and with due regard to bring an effective implementation. Ensure that all communications, for example EGMs and Notifiable Events, meet regulatory and commercial timescales
* Regulatory Documentation - Manage and ensure the development of regulatory documentation and communications, ensuring that all regulatory requirements are accurately incorporated, prospectus changes are delivered, and governance oversight is provided for. Liaise with internal and external (for example Legal, Trustee, Depositary) functions to ensure the production and sign off of regulatory documentation such as Terms & Conditions, prospectus, trust deeds, depositary agreements and instruments of incorporation
* Product Technical Support - Provide product technical support and guidance, to include regulatory and tax on both an on-going and project basis so that as to manage existing products to meet the needs of customers. This will include support for external communication materials delivered through various media along with support for customer communications, thereby ensuring customers are provided with clear information before, during and after the sale.
* Operational Support - Ensure all relevant operational areas are both involved in decision making processes around Product Management and also informed of changes that will affect their own and Product's effectiveness in terms of delivering clear and fair customer communications and service
* Business Relationships - Build and manage key relationships with internal and external customers to ensure understanding of the Product Management function and the required support for and adherence to all relevant policies and procedures. Customers such as Risk, Compliance, Fund Operations, Creative Agencies, Print Management companies, Suppliers, Operations, Sales, Brand, Marketing and Advertising Standards
* Regulatory and Product Knowledge - Maintain appropriate knowledge of the regulations surrounding products in scope and how these apply to product literature, marketing and advertising, keeping abreast of changes and developments and ensuring that the wider business is made aware of these as appropriate, discussing relevant topics with senior audiences in an informed manner. Build and maintain a detailed knowledge of all products in scope
* People Management - Take the lead in all matters with regard to the management of employees, ensuring that management discretion is used in a consistent manner and that the area follows the Group's policies and procedures including the Partnership Agreement to maximise business performance
The Requirements:
* 10+ years' experience in Product Management at a reputable asset management firm
* Familiarity in managing different asset classes (equity, fixed income, multi-asset, alternatives) across APAC
* Familiar with Product changes and improvements, and Regulatory Documentation
Disclaimer: The Company complies with the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices (TGFEP), including the prevailing guidelines on recruitment. All qualified applicants will be considered for the position regardless of their age, race, religion, nationality, marital status, or family responsibilities. A more detailed discussion of the TGFEP is available on the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) website at https://www.tal.sg/tafep