Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate, other locations cannot be considered.
Product Development Manager - Public Markets
This is a brilliant role for someone with experience of completing product proposals and feasibility assessments for new regulated products and project managing the legal and operational delivery of new product launches.
A bit about the job:
We are recruiting for a Product Development Manager to join our Product Development team. Our Global Product team is accountable for the end to end lifecycle of product - from defining the 1-5 year product strategy roadmap; assessing, structuring and launching new products, and the proactive management of existing products to ensure these remain fit for purpose. The Product Development team within Global product plays a critical role in creating, structing, and delivering innovative investment strategies to our global investors.
As a Product Development Manager, you will lead the full lifecycle of designing and launching regulated public markets funds. This role involves conducting detailed feasibility assessments, securing governance approvals, and managing the end-to-end legal and operational launch of new funds. You will act as the central point of contact for a wide range of stakeholders, including client facing distribution teams, front office, legal, compliance, operations, and finance teams ensuring seamless coordination and delivery. You’ll be responsible for defining product features, drafting prospectuses, managing fund builds and ensuring all risk and control frameworks are adhered to. It is an exciting time to join as our business is seeking to innovate in areas such as fund tokenisation and active exchange-traded fund (ETF) space.
The role requires strong project management skills, commercial awareness and proven fund launch expertise. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in launching new regulated investment products into the UK and/or European markets and a track record of delivering complex initiatives in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.
Skills and experience we’re looking for:
1. Track record of successfully developing and launching products in the UK and cross border UCITS landscape.
2. Relevant degree or equivalent experience - ideally Investment Management Certificate (IMC) or similar but not required.
3. Regulatory and product technical knowledge within Public Markets across all asset classes - fixed income, equities, multi asset.
4. Strong communicator, comfortable in all environments – colleagues, team members, internal, external, etc.
5. Strong verbal and communication skills - with the ability to translate technical knowledge to those with non-technical product backgrounds.
What you’ll get for this role:
6. Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
7. Eligibility for annual performance bonus
8. Family friendly parental and carer’s leave
9. Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
10. Up to 40% discount for Aviva products
11. Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefitto help you get expert support when you need it
12. Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars
13. Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
14. 21 volunteering hours per year
Aviva is for everyone:
We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.
We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.