Financing Solutions Product Strategy, Assistant Vice President

About the role

The Product Strategy team supports the Financing Solutions division, which covers Agency Lending, Prime Services, Secured Financing (Repo) and Synthetic Financing (Equity Swaps). The role reports to the Head of Financing Solutions APAC and works with Trading and Sales teams to assess new product proposals, plan strategic enhancements and drive client-centred, scalable solutions. It also helps manage regulatory change.

Key responsibilities

• Define and drive the Financing Solutions product strategy for the APAC region with the Head of Financing Solutions APAC.
• Support cross-functional teams in designing and implementing solutions to complex business challenges involving existing and new products.
• Analyse projects and initiatives with stakeholders and help manage project activities across departments, keeping timelines and deliverables clear.
• Help identify risks and exposures and propose mitigations, and support due diligence for new product launches and enhancements.
• Develop subject-matter expertise in assigned products so internal teams can position and deploy new offerings to clients.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in financial services, ideally in securities lending, repo, equity finance or prime brokerage.
• Degree level education.
• Experience supporting or coordinating projects; formal project management experience is a plus.
• Understanding of the regulatory landscape.

Required skills

• Proficiency in MS PowerPoint, Excel and Visio.
• Strong verbal and written communication, with the ability to summarise key concepts for varied audiences.
• Ability to prioritise and execute multiple tasks at once.