Product Development Executive recruitment
Role Responsibilities
• Working with product sponsors (Fund Managers, Business Heads and Sales Teams) at the conceptual stages of all product initiatives
• Providing constructive input on the business case, feasibility, optimal jurisdictional domicile, regulatory regimes and timeframes for new products and the proposed legal and operational mechanics to take the product through to completion
• Acting as project-co-ordinator, providing management and control over the execution of project initiatives from business acceptance through to delivery. Communicating timelines and co-ordinating with internal and external functions such as sales teams, marketing, operations, fiduciaries etc. to ensure product is delivered to expectation.
• Preparation of offering documentation (prospectus/private placement memoranda/trust deeds etc.) relating to the fund vehicle establishment across a broad range of jurisdictions, in particular the UK, Ireland and BVI
• Ensuring the operational infrastructure is in place to manage new products, in particular liaising with the groups Administrator on such issues as fund dealing, valuation and accounting
• Together with the corporate secretary, co-ordinating the timely registration and, where relevant, stock exchange listings of funds in countries outside their domicile
• Recommending and implementing the proposed closures of any funds including the preparation of circulars and the provision of advice on market communication and co-ordinating the operational impact
Experience Knowledge
• Previous product development/management experience within an asset management house
• In depth knowledge of fund of funds, single manager and multi-manager structures and strategies across all asset types and regulatory regimes
• Working knowledge of UCITS III and non-UCITS regulatory regimes, particularly in Ireland and the UK
• Proficient with understanding the mechanics of complex fund structures
• Hold a business, legal, economic or relevant degree
Please note that due to the high volume of applicants responding to our adverts we are regrettably not able to feedback on all applications; only successful candidates will be contacted.