Product Manager - Equities Indices

Bloomberg; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloomberg seeks an experienced Product Manager to lead the equity index product within its Enterprise Data division. You will shape the vision, manage methodology, and collaborate with Sales, Research, Production, Marketing, and PR to drive global commercial success.

You will analyze large data sets and translate insights into strategic product direction. You will influence product vision, execute go-to-market plans, and work with diverse teams across the organization with high visibility in the

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product management or product development experience.
• Hands-on equity index product experience.
• Index methodology knowledge and keeping methodologies updated and relevant.
• Understanding of governance determinations on index events.
• Demonstrated understanding of financial markets, investment management and the sales process.
• Proven analytical capabilities working with large data sets.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills for driving commercial outcomes.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills including pivot tables and v-lookups.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, evaluate, and shape the index product vision and messaging.
• Serve as an ambassador to the product vision ensuring the equity index platform remains relevant.
• Create and drive product strategy for the equity index business.
• Assess client needs and translate them into index-based solutions.
• Communicate product vision and build consensus among senior leadership.
• Execute on product vision, builds, and go-to-market launches.
• Collaborate across Production, Operations, Engineering, Governance, and other units.
• Partner with sales to act as the subject matter expert and drive marketing of the products.

Skills

Product management

Equity index product experience

Index methodology

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Negotiation

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Bloomberg Terminal

Pivot tables

VLOOKUP

Job description

Bloomberg is a leading provider of financial benchmarks and custom index services. Bloomberg indices are used as the basis of investment products and for bench-marking portfolio performance. The Bloomberg terminal and Bloomberg media enable the global investment community to interact with Bloomberg indices.

What’s the Role?

You’ll be joining a fast-growing and highly motivated index product team that sits within our Enterprise Data division. You will be focusing on the construction and commercialization of equity indices, methodology management, product positioning, and helping drive the commercial success of the business. You will work closely with Sales, Research, Production, Marketing, PR teams, and participate in client meetings globally. You’ll help develop new Bloomberg terminal analytics that will transform the index industry. You’ll have deep knowledge of index construction and methodology, product management, the index industry, and the asset management industry.

You’ll be encouraged to influence product vision and then complete that vision. You’ll be comfortable in working with large data sets and have a talent in extracting meaningful intelligence to drive innovation and product direction. You’ll also have outstanding organization and great interpersonal skills. You’ll be someone with the ability to approach challenges with creativity and passion; someone who has the courage to take positions advocating change and then deliver with rigorous execution vital to drive successful outcome. This is a role with very high visibility within the organization and the investment community.

We’ll Trust you to:

• Contribute meaningfully to the analysis, evaluation, product vision and messaging of the index product offering


• Serve as an ambassador to the product vision, keeping the equity index platform and methodology relevant and robust


• Create and drive product strategy/vision for the future of the equity index business


• Assess client needs and translate them into index-based solutions


• Communicate product vision and build consensus among senior leadership team


• Execute efficiently and effectively on product vision, builds, and launches go to market


• Ability to collaborate successfully across business units including Production, Operations, Engineering, Governance, etc.


• Partner with sales to serve as the subject matter expert and drive the marketing and messaging of the products

You’ll need to have:

• 7+ years of Product Management Manager or Product Development experience


• Hands‑on equity index product experience


• Index methodology knowledge and experience in keeping methodologies updated and relevant


• Understanding of day-to-day governance determinations on index events


• Demonstrated understanding of financial markets, investment management and the sales process


• Proven analytical capabilities working with large data sets


• Strong communication and negotiation skills, capable of building enthusiastic support for new ideas that lead to commercial outcome


• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills including the ability to create pivot tables and v-lookups

We’d love to see:

• Extensive experience interacting with external clients


• Familiarity with the Bloomberg Terminal

If indicated, please note that years of experience are a guide; we will consider applications from all candidates who can demonstrate the skills necessary for the role.

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