Product Analyst - Investment Analytics and Reporting (AVP)

Citigroup Inc.; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution is seeking a Product Analyst for its Investment Analytics team in London. In this role, you will support key product initiatives, enhance client communication strategies, and help drive product innovation. Candidates should have experience in a Securities Services business, strong analytical skills, and familiarity with investment analytics platforms. The position offers a competitive salary, generous holiday allowance, and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays

Discretional annual performance related bonus

Private medical insurance packages

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Special discounts for employees

Access to learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Experience in Operations or Product function within Securities Services or equivalent.
• Understanding of Investment Analytics and Reporting functions.
• Exposure to Investment Analytics and Reporting services.

Responsibilities

• Support Product Heads in managing Investment Performance & Risk and Client Reporting.
• Maintain and develop RFP documentation and business records.
• Compile client and market research to assist product innovation.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Time management

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Factset

Morningstar Aladdin

Charles River

Vermillion

Job description

Are you passionate about investment analytics and eager to contribute to a leading global financial institution? Join Citi and bring your analytical and innovation skills to our Investment Analytics and Reporting Product team within Citi's Fund Services business.

By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview

Citi’s Investment Analytics group is enhancing its product offering through strategic digital transformation programs. Citi is undergoing global transformations focused on data architecture, delivery, and digitising infrastructure. The Investment Analytics group has completed a major technology implementation and will complete another by Q3 2025. The focus is now on refining operating models and enhancing the product profit and loss.

Join us during this exciting time as we deliver key changes, enhance our product offerings and provide material benefits to our clients. You’ll work alongside senior team members, use new technologies, and enjoy constant technical and personal development opportunities.

What you’ll do

As a Product Analyst, you will be an integral part of the Investment Analytics and Reporting Product team, a key component of Citi’s Middle Office Function. You'll support Product Heads responsible for Investment Performance & Risk, Investment Restriction Monitoring, and Client Reporting. This role offers the opportunity to influence product design, operational efficiency, client relationships and strategic growth through Product Management, Delivery and Development.

Product Management

• Maintain and develop RFP documentation including presentation decks, database responses and report library.
• Ownership, maintenance and support of business records, assessing the business performance with focus specifically on client rate cards, operational and technology costs, client billing, client prospect pipeline, tracking of efficiency improvement plans vs delivery targets.
• First point of contact for day-to-day enquiries from clients and internal partners (operations, technology and product) on product scope and capabilities, understanding the impact of other product change, implementing change and supporting resolution of operational issues.
• Focus on client experience, and client communication strategies as well as helping the team to prioritize, negotiate, and remove obstacles to achieve business results.

Product Delivery

• Support product initiatives including supporting development, delivering product change, and supporting marketing communications to gain maximum benefit from each product investment.
• Support key product changes for the function, including new client onboarding, client exits and strategic change, focussing on consistency of global product delivery.

Product Development

• Compile and maintain client, competitor and vendor market research.
• Work with business partners to identify and record key product innovation requirements and maintain a product innovation roadmap.
• Work with external partners to feed-back on products, maintain vendor relationships, and contribute to preparation of vendor agreements.

What we’ll need from you

We seek a candidate with experience in an Operations or Product function within a Securities Services business or equivalent Asset Management Operational function, predominantly within financial services, including exposure to Investment Analytics and Reporting services.

• Understanding of Investment Analytics and Reporting functions and the Funds Industry.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, time management, and planning skills.
• Ability to work independently and represent the team effectively.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Clear communication in English (additional languages are an advantage).
• Experience with platforms like Factset, Morningstar Aladdin, Charles River, and Vermillion is ideal.
• A degree is preferred, with relevant industry qualifications considered an advantage.

What we can offer you

This role offers the opportunity to build in-depth knowledge of financial services operations. By joining Citi London, you’ll be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (2 days working at home per week) but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed) and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

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Job Family Group:

Product Management and Development

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Job Family:

Product Management

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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