Associate Product Development and Strategy
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support strategic and product initiatives, including coordinating product specifications, term sheets, and secretarial work for various governance committees.
- Manage and track seed capital investments, providing regular updates to stakeholders.
- Monitor fund events and propose and execute required actions against policies and procedures.
- Identify and drive process improvement initiatives. Develop and implement technology solutions to enhance product development activity and process.
- Monitor and report on product development activity and product activity pipeline.
- Support team leads in documentation work, including typesetting, raising requests for upload, and coordinating regular updates to data points related to filing and documentation (e.g., performance, AUM data, Portfolio manager bio, etc.).
- Prepare regular and ad-hoc presentations and reports for senior management and stakeholders.
- Present findings and initiatives to stakeholders and internal forums.
- Work independently to complete projects proactively, prioritize tasks, meet tight deadlines, and maintain strong attention to detail.
- Operate efficiently in a global, team-based environment.
- Facilitate communication and coordination within the team and across departments to ensure alignment on product goals and to execute initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree in finance or economics
- At least 6 years' experience in Legal Documentation or product development, with previous experience working in asset management.
- Expertise with Microsoft Office suite, including MS Excel (e.g., managing large amounts of data, data manipulation using pivot tables, formulas, etc.), MS PowerPoint (e.g., producing formatted slides and visual representation of data), and SharePoint (including connectivity to Tableau). Capable of producing data analytics and presentations to inform decision-making.
- Strong project management skills; ability to coordinate many stakeholders and amount of data within tight timelines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to think critically and strategically.
- Understanding of technology solutions and their application in project-based roles.
- Ability to identify inefficiencies and implement effective process improvements.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for collaboration and reporting in a pan-regional team.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- CFA designation or progress towards it is a plus.
- Knowledge of legal structures (i.e., SICAVs, Unit Trusts) and product types (e.g., ETFs, mutual funds, segregated mandates).
- Ability to speak Mandarin.