Department Description
Indexed & Exchange Delivered business is a strategic priority for the firm as we look to evolve our product offering and capabilities to meet the changing needs of our clients.
The Indexed & Exchange Delivered platform will allow us to better serve our clients by offering new capabilities and efficient access to existing capabilities.
We have created a specialist ETF team that will work closely with existing Fidelity distribution and operational teams. This is a rare opportunity to contribute to the development of a high-profile new business whilst having the resources and financial backing of a large, established asset manager.
Purpose of your role
The ETF Product Structurer will be responsible for overseeing the structuring of new and existing ETFs, ETPs & index funds.
Key Responsibilities
Across Fidelity’s European domiciled ETFs, ETPs & index funds business key responsibilities include:
- The structuring and design of new products and/or product management changes.
- Working in collaboration with the team, input into the product development process and ensure key structuring points are reflected in prospectus documentation.
- Own and manage initiatives and provide support for enhancements to key operating models and platforms.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to identify, document and implement structures and processes required to support new products and platform change. Hold workshops and group meetings where required to ensure stakeholder buy-in and understanding to new product and platform change.
- Serve as a SME for all ETF product and platform structuring related aspects and be able to clearly articulate this knowledge to a broad audience, both internally and externally.
- Support and manage enhancements and change to the global ETF platform. Ensure the ETF platform continually evolves to meet the needs of market participants and clients globally.
- Oversee existing products on the platform, ensuring that these are competitive, performing as expected and satisfying regulatory requirements.
- Play a supporting role with the implementation of new product launches and product changes.
- Manage product and platform risk effectively by understanding and mitigating and/or removing these risks.
- Build successful relationships with key partners, including, legal, fund administrators, trustee / custodian and auditor, etc.
- Support responses to client product design and structuring queries.
- Contribute to the analysis of new product feasibility to support product concept development.
Experience and Qualifications Required
- Experience in product structuring, development and/or product management roles at asset management, consultants or associated financial service providers.
- Excellent project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships across the business, operations and suppliers at all levels of management.
- Understanding of investment management and portfolio management concepts and processes. Understanding of Exchange Traded Funds is preferable.
- Understanding of the UCITS framework and associated regulatory and operational requirements.
- An ability to work well with, influence and challenge opinions across multiple internal stakeholders across Portfolio Management, Sales, Legal, Risk, Tax etc.
- Knowledge off index-based investment strategies an advantage.
- Strong relationship management skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines.
- A natural self-starter with a global mind-set and the commitment and desire to help develop a new business.
- A team player, who will be able to work within FIL’s overall culture and fit with its entrepreneurial but collaborative style.
- Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
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