Description
You will join the RBC BlueBay Product Development team as a Product Development Manager, contributing to the full product life cycle across pooled funds in various structures distributed to clients in EMEA APAC.
You will lead and manage fund launches and product alterations across multiple jurisdictions and vehicle types. You will also proactively challenge and redesign existing product development processes, leveraging AI technologies to identify inefficiencies and build scalable frameworks.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage fund launches and product alterations across multiple jurisdictions (Luxembourg, Ireland and Cayman Islands) and vehicle types (UCITS & AIFs)
- Proactively challenge and redesign existing product development processes, leveraging AI technologies to identify inefficiencies, reduce manual workload, and build scalable, repeatable frameworks for fund launches, product alterations, and regulatory compliance monitoring
- Scope product including product design, commercial viability and operational feasibility
- Produce product proposals and board material to progress through approval process while respecting highest product governance standards
- Produce fund documentation including fund prospectus and other related fund documents in conjunction with external counsel and internal teams as appropriate
- Project management of the entire product launch process and ensure the product governance process is followed by actively participating in the various approval steps
- Ensure all regulatory impact are considered that may affect the product design
- Contribute to ad-hoc research projects on potential new fund structures and new fund domiciles to expand current product offering
Requirements:
- Previous experience working in a similar role, with direct involvement in the managing of a product range across domiciles and fund structures
- Familiarity with AI-powered tools and experience using large language model (LLM) assistants, document automation, or workflow tools to enhance productivity
- Strong understanding of equities, fixed income and alternatives as asset classes
- Technical knowledge of UCITS/AIFs and an interest in understanding implications of new regulations
- Experienced in reviewing and drafting fund proposals and legal documentation
- Ability to handle multiple projects to tight timelines
- Detailed oriented, strong organizational skills
- Intellectually curious, self-motivated
Nice-to-have:
- Prior experience developing Cayman domiciled funds
- Ability to speak French, German, Italian or Spanish
- CFA Charterholder
Benefits:
- A comprehensive Total Rewards Programme including bonuses, flexible benefits and competitive compensation
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
- Opportunities to work with the best in the field
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- A world-class training programme in financial services