Product Governance Lead – Asset Management

The Progeny Group Limited; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Progeny Group Limited seeks a Product Manager to lead governance activities across Progeny Wealth and PAM. You will deliver analysis, maintain documentation, and support approvals, value assessments and target market reviews to ensure audit-ready records.

Key focus includes product governance delivery, PAM/ACD support, MI and monitoring, and cross-functional coordination with compliance, investment, operations and marketing.

Qualifications

• Experience in a product, proposition, or product governance role within UK financial services or asset management.
• Working knowledge of PROD, Consumer Duty, and product governance requirements for manufacturers and distributors.
• Strong analytical skills, including confident use of Excel for cost, pricing, and performance analysis.
• High standard of written work, with the ability to produce clear governance papers for a senior audience.
• Excellent attention to detail and the organisational discipline to manage a fixed governance calendar.

Responsibilities

• Prepare product approval, change, and periodic review documentation for the Product Governance Committee, ensuring papers are accurate, complete, and issued on time.
• Produce fair value assessments and supporting analysis across the wealth product range, including cost benchmarking and benefit mapping.
• Compile the data and analysis required for the PAM Assessment of Value and broader ACD governance reporting.
• Maintain target market statements, distribution strategy records, and product documentation, ensuring the product register remains accurate and up to date.
• Build, maintain, and interpret the product MI suite, identify trends and elevate insights.
• Undertake competitor and market analysis to inform product positioning, pricing, and range development.
• Coordinate with compliance, investment, operations, marketing, and external partners to gather inputs and resolve product queries.
• Support the delivery of product changes, rationalisation, and withdrawal activity, including client and adviser communications.
• Maintain a complete and audit-ready evidence trail behind all product governance decisions.

Skills

Product governance experience

Analytical skills

Written communication

Attention to detail

Governance calendar management

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Progeny Group Limited seeks a Product Manager to lead governance activities across Progeny Wealth and PAM. You will deliver analysis, maintain documentation, and support approvals, value assessments and target market reviews to ensure audit-ready records.

Key focus includes product governance delivery, PAM/ACD support, MI and monitoring, and cross-functional coordination with compliance, investment, operations and marketing.