Director, Fixed Income & Convertible Product Management | London, UK

London Stock Exchange Group; London; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is seeking a Director of Fixed Income & Convertible Product Management in London. This role involves growing product adoption and building client relationships, requiring strong technical skills and proven experience in financial data. The ideal candidate will lead product strategy, collaborate with global teams, and enhance the product range. A commitment to diversity and inclusion is valued, with competitive benefits including healthcare and retirement planning.

Benefits

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Senior client engagement experience in financial data or benchmarks.
• Strong technical knowledge of fixed income indices and analytics.
• Ability to influence decision-making with global clients.
• Deep knowledge of financial markets on both buy and sell sides.

Responsibilities

• Understand regional markets to inform product strategy.
• Collaborate with teams to drive adoption and revenue.
• Lead benchmark index product development.
• Conduct client meetings for product education.
• Identify new business opportunities across regions.

Skills

Client engagement experience

Technical knowledge of fixed income indices

Experience with asset owners and consultants

Problem-solving skills

Strategic thinking

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Director, Fixed Income & Convertible Product Management

The Director of Fixed Income and Convertibles Product Management regional lead reports directly to the Head of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities (FICC) within FTSE Russell, an LSEG Group Company. This role is responsible for growing product adoption and building client relationships in the region. It offers an excellent opportunity for a candidate with strong technical skills and product interest to join a dynamic team with client engagement responsibilities across FTSE Russell's FICC benchmark products.

The Director will work closely with global investment research, sales, marketing, technology, governance & risk teams, leading client engagement programs to grow the use of benchmarking, data, and analytics products. The role involves driving cross-team collaboration to deliver product strategy, enhance the product range, and engage with clients to gather feedback on fixed income and Convertible index solutions, supporting the fixed income ecosystem.

The product teams research, create, market, commercialize, and evaluate new solutions for clients throughout the product lifecycle from design to launch. The role requires good communication, critical thinking, adaptability, and the ability to manage multiple products simultaneously.

Core Responsibilities

• Understand regional market and client segments to inform product strategy and support strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate with regional and global teams to formulate strategies that drive adoption and revenue, ensuring the product portfolio remains differentiated and innovative.
• Lead the benchmark index product development, including design, back-testing, operational robustness, and client engagement.
• Establish client feedback loops to shape product development and strategy.
• Conduct client meetings for product education, adoption, and strategy development.
• Partner with sales, marketing, research, and product teams to support product launches and client engagement.
• Identify new business and product opportunities across regions.
• Improve product positioning and develop supporting documentation and communication materials.
• Coordinate product development processes and support marketing and research activities.

Key Aspects of the Position

• Lead projects to enhance existing products and develop new high-quality fixed income and multi-asset products.
• Drive regional client engagement programs.
• Contribute to a culture of excellence and best-in-class products.
• Support regional and global product strategies.
• Facilitate collaboration across groups and understand index management and technical requirements.
• Encourage quantitative research and understand client segment needs.
• Build a client feedback loop to inform product development.

Candidate Profile / Key Skills

• Senior client engagement experience in financial data, benchmarks, or related areas.
• Strong technical knowledge of fixed income indices and analytics.
• Experience in building fixed income benchmark products from conception to market strategy.
• Understanding of investment processes and experience with asset owners, consultants, and managers.
• Ability to work with global clients and influence decision-making.
• Deep knowledge of financial markets on both buy and sell sides.
• Self-motivated and team-oriented.

The individual should possess attributes such as goal-oriented mindset, excellent relationship and communication skills, networking ability, client-centric approach, adaptability, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider committed to driving financial stability, empowering economies, and enabling sustainable growth. We value diversity and inclusion, and offer a range of benefits including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days, and wellbeing initiatives.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to non-discrimination and reasonable accommodations for all applicants and employees.

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