Product Change Associate

Summary:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To be responsible for providing support services and project administration, including custody openings, annual custody updates to markets, completion of market related documents, transfer agency account opening, day to day custody enquiries, closure of markets and custody accounts as a result of change of custody ,transfers out and wind-ups,  maintaining governance processes such as logs, procedures and checklist review; taking ownership of the process from proposal on smaller changes and providing support to other team members on larger projects. REQUIREMENTS

Strategic Focus

• Assist in all aspects of the post launch product lifecycle, including project support for mergers, in-kind transfers, liquidations and product changes. - Ownership of all custody related market and collective account openings and closures including for launches, existing funds, transfers out and wind-ups. - Ownership of day-to-day custody enquiries and issue resolution

• Manage smaller changes such as share class launches and closures and general fund operational queries. - Maintain the product development and launch pipeline and other MI for reporting to the wider business. - Support reviews of product development procedures, policies and project management documentation. - Longer term, develop the necessary leadership and project management skills necessary to lead implementation of product initiatives or related key aspects. - You will be supported by the team to ensure excellent levels of client service are achieved. - Work co-operatively and enthusiastically as a member of the Product Change team, to provide support for other team members when required. Experience and Personal Attributes