Global Product Solutions (GPS) Japan Product Development, Associate

Business

The mission of Global Product Solutions (“GPS”) is to bring the right products and solutions, in the right way, at the right time to help our clients meet their goals. The team innovates on new products and solutions; curates and commercializes our product lineup across client channels; creates exceptional insights so our clients can build the best portfolios; and supports extraordinary careers.

As the GPS Product Development Japan, we manage the product lifecycle for all type of strategies (passive, active, absolute return) and asset classes (cash, equity, fixed income, multi-asset, liquid alternatives, and private markets) which are delivered to wealth clients or institutional clients in unlisted format. We create product agenda with key stakeholders, structure them properly, deliver in disciplined manner, drive the product commercialization, and conduct the product governance. 

Role Description:

We are seeking a strong junior talent who will work on multiple tasks and closely with other GPS members and our partners to help drive product development and commercialization efforts in Japan.

Responsibilities:

• Support the team’s product development efforts including fund designs, launches, repositionings and other changes with excellence in project management and intellectual integrity, across a wide range of client businesses and asset classes

• Conduct market research in order to establish a fund’s viability in the market, customer appropriateness, competitor landscape, pricing and to captureapparent and potential clients’ needs.

• Partner with the investment teams and distribution teams to drive the product pipeline, product ideation, and commercialization

• Drive the governance process throughout the product lifecycle by contributing to the smooth running of product committees enabling the development of new products and review of existing products and implementing repositioningsunder the governance framework.

• Support the team members to make decisions around the product strategy and drive product development in effective through data analyses andcreation of presentationmaterials.

• Develop strong working relationships with other teams in the region, in particular Client Businesses, Investments Group, Business Operations and Legal & Compliance.

Skills and Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of relevant work experience in the investment funds industry or relevant businesses.

• Ability to learn quickly, work independently and clearly articulate ideas to both internal and external audience.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to coordinate across multiple functions, geographies and stakeholders across the firm

• Fluency in English and Japanese

• Proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint

• Knowledge or experience in product development area in Japan is preferable.