Senior Product Manager

Yello; Dubai; On-site; AED 450,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Yello, an independent investment management firm regulated within the DIFC, seeks a Senior Product Manager to oversee and evolve its product range for professional investors across the GCC.

Responsibilities include launching funds, coordinating stakeholders, and driving product governance, documentation, and marketing campaigns while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and brand guidelines. The role reports toHead of Products & Marketing.

Qualifications

• 7-11 years of experience in investment product management in asset management or equivalent regulated financial services.
• Proven experience managing and launching investment funds across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee ongoing management and development of the product range to align with strategy.
• Lead new fund launches and product development with stakeholder approvals.
• Maintain product documentation including presentations, factsheets, FAQs, and guides.
• Drive product governance, KPI monitoring and investor flow analysis.
• Maintain registers, launch pipelines and reporting trackers; ensure regulatory approvals.
• Collaborate with legal/compliance and governance to implement changes.
• Support product rationalisation, enhancements, mergers, and closures as needed.
• Engage distributors, index providers and fund advisers to strengthen partnerships.

Skills

Investment product management

Stakeholder management

Project management

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

Our client is an independent investment management business regulated within the DIFC, serving professional investors across the GCC. The organisation provides access to a broad range of conventional and Sharia-compliant investment solutions through funds, separately managed accounts, and structured products, supported by both in-house capabilities and external investment partners

The role, reporting to the Head of Products & Marketing will have the following responsibilities:

• Oversee the ongoing management and development of the firm's product range, ensuring alignment with overall product strategy.
• Manage new fund launches and product development initiatives, including stakeholder coordination and approvals.
• Lead the preparation and maintenance of product documentation, including presentations, factsheets, FAQs, product guides and offering documentation.
• Drive product governance activities, product reviews, KPI monitoring and investor flow analysis.
• Maintain product and fund registers, launch pipelines and reporting trackers.
• Partner with legal, compliance and governance stakeholders to implement product changes and secure regulatory approvals.
• Manage product rationalisation activities, including enhancements, mergers and closures where required.
• Support relationships with distributors, index providers, fund advisers and other strategic partners.
• Monitor competitor activity and identify product opportunities.
• Develop and execute product launch strategies and marketing campaigns.
• Lead the creation of high-quality marketing materials and investor communications.
• Collaborate with sales teams to strengthen product positioning and support revenue growth initiatives.
• Ensure all marketing activity remains aligned with regulatory requirements and brand standards.

A successful Senior Product Manager should have:

• 7-11 years of experience in investment product management within asset management or a comparable regulated financial services environment.
• Proven experience managing and launching investment funds across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated project management capability in complex, cross-functional environments.
• Knowledge of UCITS, Cayman, DIFC and alternative fund structures is preferred.
• Strong understanding of product governance, regulatory frameworks and investment product lifecycle management.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• High ethical standards, a commitment to client service, and the ability to consistently deliver accurate, high-quality work.