Job Description

The Director of Fixed Income and Multi-Asset Product Management reports directly to the Fixed Income and Multi-Asset business head, within the Benchmark and Index division at LSEG. This is an important role with direct responsibility for growing product adoption and building client relationships in the region. The role is an excellent opportunity for a candidate with strong technical skills and product interest to join a dynamic team with client engagement responsibilities across FTSE Russells fixed income and multi-asset benchmark products. Working closely with global investment research, sales, marketing, technology, governance & risk teams, the Director of Fixed Income Product Management will collaborate on and lead client engagement programmes, acting as a subject matter expert, to grow take-up of our benchmarking, data and analytics products. The Director is a key part of driving cross team collaboration to facilitate a coordinated approach to delivering on product strategy, driving enhancement to the product range, and engaging with clients to facilitate a feedback loop across fixed income and multi-asset index solutions and supporting the fixed income ecosystem.The Product teams research, create, bring to market, commercialise and evaluate new solutions for clients. They cover the whole product lifecycle from design, to development and launch of new products. Given the dynamic nature of the role and the need to deal with a wide cross section of internal and external stakeholders, good communication skills, critical thinking, the ability to adapt in a dynamic environment and manage several products in parallel are essential to the role.Core Responsibilities

• Establish a deep understanding of the regional market, client segments and the use of financial products within each to inform product strategy and competitive positioning for FTSEs growing fixed income and multi-asset index solutions business; and take the lead on supporting several strategic client initiatives;

• Work closely with regional and global team to formulate product strategies to drive client adoption and revenues both regionally and globally, ensuring the product portfolio is differentiated, innovative and best-in-class;

• Take the lead on the benchmark index product development process; formulating design based on client/market intelligence and thought leadership, rigorously back-testing prototypes, ensuring a high level of operational risk of operational robustness and developing supporting collateral and client engagement programmes with relevant internal teams;

• Lease with various teams to establish a client feedback loop to formulate product strategies aimed at creating a differentiated, innovative and best-in-class product portfolio;

• Undertake client meetings to support product education, adoption and development of client segment and individual client strategies;

• Work closely with the sales, marketing, research teams and product management colleagues to support development and launch of fixed income and multi-asset benchmark products and services;

• Work closely with the US, LATAM and Canadian sales and research teams to identify new business and product development opportunities;

• Make recommendations to improve the competitive positioning of our fixed income and multi-asset product offering across benchmarks, analytics and data solutions both regionally and globally;

• Collaborate on the development, publication of product documentation and client communication, as well as internal education and training to support internal teams, product strategies and client adoption;

• Contribute to the benchmark index product development process; formulating design based on client/market intelligence and thought leadership, rigorously back-testing prototypes, ensuring a high level of operational risk of operational robustness and developing supporting collateral and client engagement programmes with relevant internal teams;

• Liaise and support marketing, research and sales on product launches, developing client messages, the supporting product collateral, product positioning and competitor strategy;

• Collaborate on a program of webinars/digital marketing activities, to support the achievement of the above.

Key Aspects of the Position Include:

• Taking the lead on a number of projects across the region, to support and enhance the existing product portfolio/ecosystems and to ensure a continuous development of high quality and innovative fixed income and multi-asset Products;
• Driving client engagement programmes in the region to deliver results;
• Contribute to a culture of excellence and rigour, to ensure our product range is best-in-class;
• Contribute to developing a product strategy for the region and contributing to the global product strategy;
• Support of strong linkage between the Global Investment Research, Sales and Marketing teams and Product Management colleagues;
• Lease with teams across the group (as appropriate) to facilitate cross-group collaboration and recognize opportunities to leverage the fixed income ecosystem;
• Develop a deep understanding of index management / operational / technical / system requirements to best inform the product roadmap;
• Encourage use of quantitative research across the client range;
• Understand and communicate an assessment of client segments to inform business strategy;
• Facilitate a client feedback loop to best inform product development agenda and ensure a pipeline of high-quality fixed income and multi-asset products for consideration.

Key Behaviours

• Integrity: as a very visible leader it is imperative that the candidate demonstrates the highest standards of integrity and professionalism, leading by example

• Partnership: the candidate will be required to work in strong collaboration with colleagues across the business (Legal, Finance, Research as well as Global Sales). They should also take a strong collaborative approach with clients and business partners

• Excellence: this is a highly delivery-focused role. To be successful in this role requires high levels of energy, strong commitment and focus. These are key traits that need to be fostered throughout the sales organisation, setting examples across our wider business

• Innovation: the candidate must demonstrate the ability to anticipate and react to evolving market conditions in order to maximise opportunities and manage risks

Candidate Profile / Key Skills

• Senior Client engagement experience within the area of financial data, financial benchmarks, investment markets or closely related areas
• Strong technical knowledge of fixed income indices and analytics, and a good understanding of the utility to end users
• Proven track record of developing fixed income benchmark products, across the full spectrum of product development from, idea conception to, benchmark creation and formulating a market strategy to support the new product
• Understanding of the investment process/lifecycle and experience in dealing with asset owners, investment consultants, and asset managers
• Proven ability to work with global clients and influencers
• Capability to contribute to strategy development and decision making
• Strong and deep knowledge of the financial markets across both buy and sell side areas
• Self-motivated and team orientated

The individual will need to have the following key attributes:

• Drive to achieve business goals
• Excellent relationship skills
• Good networking ability
• Superior communication and presentation skills
• A strong client focused ethic
• Ability to deal with multiple priorities and changing requirements
• Ability to take a strategic view on commercial opportunities
• Excellent problem solving skills and a strong degree in a numerate subject

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyones race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants\' and employees\' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.Please take a moment to read this carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what its used for, and how its obtained, .If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.

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