EMEA Factor ETF Product Segment - Associate
Description About this role The ETF and Index Investing (EII) EMEA Product Team is seeking a talented Product Specialist for the Factor ETF (Smart Beta) Product Segment. The Product Team is responsible for product management, new product innovation and commercialization of the iShares UCITS ETF range. Within the Product function, Product Segments are the primary commercial axis for execution of client and commercial strategy in the region, aligning it with global client, product and marketing functions for scale. The Factor ETF Product Segment is responsible for transforming the way investors understand, analyze and implement Factor ETFs within their portfolios.
Role Description A key member of the EII EMEA Product Specialist team, with responsibility to help drive the education and investment insights to significantly expand our distribution efforts in Factor ETFs, continuing to position us as the clear market leader and a strong partner to our clients. This role will partner across Sales, Marketing, Factor Based Strategies Group (FBSG), and the overall EII business.
Primary Responsibilities: Content - Creation of regular factor content and maintaining it
- Create and coordinate investment insights around Factor investing
- Create and oversee new content for product launches in combination with Product Marketing
- Along with EMEA Investment Strategy (IS)/Marketing/US teams, drive the creation and delivery of product specific strategies and content to drive iShares sales.
- Collaborate with marketing and digital teams to distribute content and promote the Factor index business
Distribution - Support senior members of the team and interact directly with clients providing detailed Factor ETF product analysis
- Execute strategy to distribute Factor ETFs to sub segments within EII EMEA client segments
- Coordinate internal training for global sales teams (EMEA, APAC, LATAM)
- Follow-up to client engagements and requests, monitoring execution and tracking pipeline of opportunities.
- Syndication of new launches, coordinating seed arrangements and pipeline
- Partner with sales management to steward the Factor ETF sales pipeline as well as with Product Research and Innovation management
- Continually expand and deepen Factor related investment, portfolio construction and iShares product knowledge base.
Product development - Oversee launches of new products ensuring key requirements are incorporated in the launch process (listing, share classes etc)
- Act as centralised feedback provider for new product development initiatives
- Work with Research and Innovation team to assess index providers
- Embed whole of market insights into Factor ETF launch strategy
Skills & Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent business experience required; and/or CFA a plus
- 3+ years industry experience, specifically extensive investment management knowledge and experience
- Strong written, analytical and presentation skills. Attention to detail a must.
- Experience interfacing with EMEA based clients.
- ETF product familiarity and industry experience.
- Strong analytical skills: proven experience with Excel, Morningstar Direct, Factset, Bloomberg or similar systems required.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task, prioritize and collaborate vertically/horizontally in a fast paced environment.
- Ability to travel regionally
- One European language (Italian, French, German or Spanish) would be preferred
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