Product Manager - AVP

The AVP Private Assets Product role offers an opportunity to significantly impact our Private Assets solutions while developing deep expertise across the full product management lifecycle. The role requires a background in product management methodologies, strong analytical capabilities, the ability to prepare research. create and maintain high-quality executive level presentations and client documentation as well as exceptional project delivery and coordination skills.

The core objectives of this role are to provide vital support to VP Product Managers by assisting with the preparation of deliverables to support new initiatives and the day-to-day management and coordination of internal strategic initiatives.

You will be an Individual Contributor, collaborating with VP Product Managers to draft essential content, conducting comprehensive market and internal research analyses to help validate demand and secure sponsorship for new innovation initiatives. You will create high-quality presentations and documentation for VPs to use in stakeholder meetings, as well as preparation of copy for the development and maintenance of client facing product marketing materials.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams across global locations to execute approved strategic initiatives by preparing and maintaining product roadmaps and be responsible for ensuring products are delivered against their related product success measures. You will work closely with technology and project management teams to ensure solution designs conform with organizational standards while maintaining transparent project status reporting throughout. You will provide support for client pilots as part of the go-live for new capability rollouts process.

Product Development

• Prepare industry and market analyses for regular presentations to stakeholders.
• Conduct competitive landscape assessments for service offerings and technology.
• Establish and maintain reliable market research sources.
• Create and distribute regular competitive landscape updates.
• Develop deep understanding of client needs and experience.

Strategic Planning

• Support VPs in development of comprehensive business cases.
• Conduct current state analysis for new initiatives.
• Perform detailed gap analysis.

Project Sponsorship

• Create and maintain product roadmaps for PE/PC areas.
• Manage prioritized feature backlogs for active projects.
• Ensure product success measures are met.

Product Design

• Contribute to the design of high-level technology components and process solutions.
• Lead cross-functional teams to execute strategic initiatives.
• Drive transparent project status reporting.
• Ensure solution designs conform with Citco standards.
• Support client pilots for new capabilities.
• Refine requirements based on pilot feedback.
• Stabilize platforms post-pilot implementation.

Product Marketing

• Develop and maintain standard product offering documentation.
• Create and publish regular product digests for key stakeholders.
• Produce content for compelling product marketing materials.
• Maintain product marketing collateral.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Technology, or related field
• 8-14+ years of experience in product management within Alternatives Fund administration, preferably in Private Equity, Private Credit and/or Real Assets
• Strong functional knowledge of fund accounting workflows, carry models, capital activity processing, cash management in private markets.
• Demonstrated success in delivering product capabilities or process improvements that solve client problems.
• Experience writing business cases and product documentation; commercially minded with comfort in building ROI frameworks.
• Superior English communication skills, both written and verbal
• Advanced presentation skills with expertise in Microsoft PowerPoint
• Strong project management and coordination capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to analyse market trends and competitive landscapes.
• Exposure to Project management / tracking tools like Smartsheets, Jira, Confluence
• Experience with product development lifecycle
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Experience working with global, cross-functional teams.
• Proven track record of delivering complex projects.
• Ability to work effectively across different time zones.
• Experience supporting senior stakeholders.

Additional Skills:

• Strong attention to detail in documentation and presentations
• Demonstrated experience in creating professional business presentations.
• Proven ability to work independently while supporting leadership objectives.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear, concise communications.
• Experience working in multinational organizations.
• Familiar with AI efficiency tools in Product Management