Senior Product Specialist, Thematic Equity recruitment

A Senior Product Specialist is sought by one of the world's largest global asset managers, and is based in London.

The product specialist role is focused on supporting thematic equity products with a focus on the asset manager's proprietary channel as well as third party wholesale clients. The product specialist will also have a key role in defining and championing the thematic equity product offering. Principal accountabilities include:
- Provide topical market and strategy updates to sales teams on a regular basis
- Proactively communicate investment opportunities and sales propositions
- Provide thought leadership, to include written materials for external publication and long term thematic research
- Update marketing materials and contribute to RFPs
- Agree appropriate guidelines and characteristics for mandates
- Act as media spokesman for thematic equities capabilities
- Attend client meeting and seminars/events
- Initiate and steer the evolution of product capabilities (e.g. fund launches, re-organisation), act as a key point person for fund launches
- Maintain solid understanding of competitive positioning
- Recommend distribution strategies for product set
- Contribute to the strategy of the global equity product set

This product specialist position sits within the equity product group, reporting globally to the global head of product, and enjoys a close association with the investment team.

The successful product specialist will have:
- Strong macro-economic outlook and a passion of geopolitical themes
- In depth understanding of equity markets with a passion for thematic investing
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong presentation skills

If you have the right skills to become a thematic equity product specialist, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply today.

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Randstad Financial Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies Employment Business Regulations 2003