Product Manager - Managed Funds

Australian Ethical; Council of the City of Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An ethical investment manager in New South Wales is seeking an experienced Product Manager. You will manage the investment product range ensuring innovation and alignment with core values. Key responsibilities include enhancing asset management products, preparing board papers, and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years' experience and relevant qualifications in the financial sector. This role offers a competitive salary and hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Access to Employee Share Plan

Hybrid work arrangements

Wellbeing program with extra leave

Purpose aligned volunteer days

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Managed Funds Product role.
• Knowledge and experience within project delivery environments.
• Interest and commitment to ethical and environmental issues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver enhancements across the Asset Management product suite.
• Manage PDSs, TMDs, and product communications.
• Prepare board papers addressing unitholder interests.

Skills

Financial literacy around investment management

Strong oral and written communication

Negotiation and problem-solving skills

Stakeholder management skills

Data analysis and management reporting

Education

Relevant Tertiary Qualifications

RG146 or ASFA Diploma

Job description

About Us

Australian Ethical is one of Australia’s fastest-growing super fund and ethical investment managers. We are ASX-listed with almost $14 billion in funds under management and offer a selection of award-winning managed funds and superannuation products.

Our purpose is to invest for a better world, and we have been pioneers in this space for almost 40 years. For us, investing has two aims – generating solid financial returns and a positive impact for people, planet, and animals. At Australian Ethical, we prove that money can be a force for good. We do this by staying true to our purpose, which is embedded throughout our organisation and drives our everyday activities as a business, investor, brand, employer, and corporate citizen. We’re a registered B Corp and fully committed to an inclusive, equitable and forward-thinking workplace culture.

Are you an experienced Product Manager looking to make a real impact in a growing, purpose-led ASX-listed business? This could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

Your new role

In this role, you'll be responsible for managing Australian Ethical’s investment product range to ensure it remains competitive, evolves through ongoing innovation, and consistently delivers on our customer value proposition. You’ll help ensure our products meet all regulatory obligations, achieve commercial objectives, and most importantly, align with and uphold our core values and ethical principles.

Key responsibilities include

• Delivering enhancements and changes across the Asset Management product suite, including managed funds, ETFs, and SMAs
• Managing PDSs, TMDs, Significant Event Notices, and product communications for the asset management suite
• Preparing board papers for the Responsible Entity, addressing unitholder interests, customer experience, risk, financials, and strategy
• Being the product owner for the asset management business on projects, change initiatives, marketing campaigns etc
• Assessing product competitiveness in features and pricing, and supporting recommendations for improvements
• Identifying and implementing opportunities to improve customer experience
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory obligations including implementing regulatory change
• Working flexibly within a small team to support colleagues beyond your primary responsibilities

We are looking for someone with

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Managed Funds Product role
• Relevant Tertiary Qualifications
• RG146 or ASFA Diploma (desirable)
• Financial literacy around investment management
• Strong oral and written communication, negotiation and problem solving skills
• Knowledge and experience within project delivery environments
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Experience in data analysis and management reporting
• Interest and commitment to ethical and environmental issues
• Alignment with our values of: Action, Authenticity, Empathy, Curiosity, Connection

Why Australian Ethical?

We offer a competitive salary, including short-term and long-term incentives including access to an Employee Share Plan, hybrid work arrangements, wellbeing program that includes an extra 5 days of leave above statutory requirement, purpose aligned volunteer days, and 20 days paid annual leave with an additional 3 paid days of annual leave over the Christmas period

At Australian Ethical we embrace diversity in our people and thinking. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital or disability status.

Join the Team

If this role interests you and you'd love to join the Australian Ethical team, apply here. We look forward to hearing from you!

Please note

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Applications or approaches via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Background checks will be conducted for the successful candidate, as per our regulatory requirements as a financial services organisation