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Investment Product Manager, London
- UK - London
- £80000 - £90000 per annum + Bonus
- Full-Time Permanent
- Financial Services - Insurance
- Hays Insurance & Financial Services
- 04-12-08
Job Description
A rare opportunity to join one of the market leaders in provision of Investment Bond products. Whilst the current financial climate has made some providers take a step back, my client are currently increasing their market share of this very cutting edge field.
The business has recently launched its fourth product into the UK market, an offshore investment bond. With this increased product range and ambitious aspirations to grow much further, my client is now looking to add to its existing product development team. With several other companies now also either operating in the market or planning to enter, my client realises the need to further invest in its product development capability
The purpose of this new hire is to work within the Product team at the Canary Wharf office in London to assist in developing the businesses strategy in the Investment Bond market, both onshore and offshore.
Role Responsibilities
- Help formulate the strategy for the companies Investment Bond product line in the UK
- Manage the development and design of new investment bond propositions, ensuring at the same time that the existing products maintain their competitiveness, in terms of design, features, guarantees, fund range, price etc
- Work effectively with the wider business teams based in Ireland, London and the US to maximise successful product design and delivery. This will particularly, but not exclusively, include Pricing, Operations, Marketing, IT, Sales, Programme Management, Compliance, Legal and Finance
- Seek and act on feedback from Sales and Marketing and other areas of the business to enhance the bond propositions, playing an active role in companies Product forum
- Work with the Product directors and other Product Managers to help manage resources and prioritise demands across the wider Product agenda
- Develop in-depth knowledge of the market dynamics and other factors affecting the businesses products, including competitive and distributor intelligence
- Manage a team of one or more Product Analysts
- Assist Key Accounts teams to secure panel positions
- Input to Marketing literature content
- Undertake analysis of the business as required, including writing reports and making recommendations
Candidate Background
- You should hold a relevant professional qualification (or be close to securing) - i.e. FIA or CFA
- Knowledge and experience of the Financial Services Industry, specifically investments / life products
- Strong product technical skills - experience of onshore life products and offshore investment bonds
- Experience and proven successes of working in a product development team
- Strong interpersonal skills to effect clear and effective cross functional / departmental relations
- Good management capabilities, with the appetite and ability to progress higher in the organisation
The business has recently launched its fourth product into the UK market, an offshore investment bond. With this increased product range and ambitious aspirations to grow much further, my client is now looking to add to its existing product development team. With several other companies now also either operating in the market or planning to enter, my client realises the need to further invest in its product development capability
The purpose of this new hire is to work within the Product team at the Canary Wharf office in London to assist in developing the businesses strategy in the Investment Bond market, both onshore and offshore.
Role Responsibilities
- Help formulate the strategy for the companies Investment Bond product line in the UK
- Manage the development and design of new investment bond propositions, ensuring at the same time that the existing products maintain their competitiveness, in terms of design, features, guarantees, fund range, price etc
- Work effectively with the wider business teams based in Ireland, London and the US to maximise successful product design and delivery. This will particularly, but not exclusively, include Pricing, Operations, Marketing, IT, Sales, Programme Management, Compliance, Legal and Finance
- Seek and act on feedback from Sales and Marketing and other areas of the business to enhance the bond propositions, playing an active role in companies Product forum
- Work with the Product directors and other Product Managers to help manage resources and prioritise demands across the wider Product agenda
- Develop in-depth knowledge of the market dynamics and other factors affecting the businesses products, including competitive and distributor intelligence
- Manage a team of one or more Product Analysts
- Assist Key Accounts teams to secure panel positions
- Input to Marketing literature content
- Undertake analysis of the business as required, including writing reports and making recommendations
Candidate Background
- You should hold a relevant professional qualification (or be close to securing) - i.e. FIA or CFA
- Knowledge and experience of the Financial Services Industry, specifically investments / life products
- Strong product technical skills - experience of onshore life products and offshore investment bonds
- Experience and proven successes of working in a product development team
- Strong interpersonal skills to effect clear and effective cross functional / departmental relations
- Good management capabilities, with the appetite and ability to progress higher in the organisation
- Nigel York
- 191790
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