Regional Lead, Distribution Technology Product Management, EMEA

RiverSource Life Insurance Company; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office presence 4 days a week

WFH 1 day per week

Job summary

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is seeking a senior, business-facing technology leader to shape and deliver capabilities for EMEA Distribution. You will partner with Distribution leaders and Technology to translate priorities into practical roadmaps across CRM, analytics, and AI-enabled tools.

This role requires experience in asset/wealth management, the ability to influence senior stakeholders, and a track record of delivering measurable business outcomes in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience leading business facing technology, product or transformation work in asset management or regulated financial services.
• Ability to define roadmaps, prioritise demands and drive cross-functional initiatives from discovery to adoption.
• Strong communication with senior business and tech teams; influence without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with Distribution leaders; translate business needs into technology outcomes.
• Define capability roadmaps across CRM, analytics, data, and AI-enabled workflows.
• Lead delivery with controls for client information and regulatory compliance; measure adoption and impact.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, architecture, data, risk and compliance teams.
• Support adoption through change management, training and clear progress updates.

Skills

Business-facing tech leadership

Experience in asset management

CRM and sales processes

Stakeholder influence

Regulated financial services

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Job description

Regional Lead Distribution Capabilities, EMEA### Regional Lead Distribution Capabilities, EMEAApply: On-Site: London, United Kingdom: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 28, 2026 (28 days left to apply): R26\\_4214**About Columbia Threadneedle Investments**Working at Columbia Threadneedle Investments you'll find growth and career opportunities across all of our businesses.We're intentionally built to help you succeed. Our reach is expansive with a global team of 2,300 people working together. Our capability is diverse with more than 550 investment professionals sharing global perspectives across all major asset classes and markets. Our clients have access to a broad array of investment strategies, and we have the capability to create bespoke solutions matched to clients' specific requirements. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our enterprise businesses — Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities.**Job Description**Where you’ll fit in & what our team goals are... We are seeking a senior, business-facing technology leader to shape and deliver the capabilities that help our EMEA Distribution teams serve clients and grow relationships. You will work with Distribution leaders and colleagues in Technology to turn business priorities into a practical roadmap across CRM, sales and client workflows, analytics, AI enabled tools and adoption. The role reports to the Head of Distribution Capabilities and connects EMEA needs to a consistent global approach while respecting local markets and regulatory requirements.**How you'll spend your time...** * Build trusted relationships with EMEA Distribution leaders across institutional, intermediary and client facing teams; understand where technology can improve client outcomes and colleague productivity.* Partner with the business to define the EMEA business facing capability roadmap: determine opportunities, assess value and feasibility, agree priorities and make tradeoffs clear to stakeholders.* Translate business needs into clear outcomes, workflows and requirements for delivery partners across CRM, data, digital, AI and enterprise technology.* Lead the technology side of initiatives that improve prospecting, relationship management, meeting preparation, client engagement, sales insights and service workflows.* Partner with product, engineering, architecture, data, risk and compliance teams to bring solutions into production with appropriate controls for client information and AI use.* Support adoption through process design, communication, training and feedback; measure usage and business results and refine capabilities after launch.* Identify opportunities to reuse global capabilities across EMEA markets and bring regional requirements into global planning.* Provide clear updates on priorities, dependencies, delivery progress and realized benefits to senior Distribution and Technology stakeholders. **To be successful in this role you will have...** * Substantial experience leading business facing technology, product or transformation work in asset management, wealth management or a comparable regulated financial services business.* Strong understanding of institutional or intermediary distribution, including CRM, sales processes, client engagement and the needs of relationship teams.* Experience shaping roadmaps, prioritizing competing demands and taking cross functional initiatives from discovery through adoption and measurable outcomes.* Ability to work credibly with senior business leaders and technical teams, communicate complex choices clearly and influence without relying on direct authority.* Sound judgement in handling client data, regulatory considerations and operational risk. **If you also had this, it would be great...** * Experience working across multiple EMEA markets and aligning regional needs with a global operating model.* Hands on familiarity with Salesforce or a comparable CRM platform and with data driven sales enablement, workflow automation or AI assisted colleague tools.* Experience improving adoption and measuring the business impact of new capabilities in a distribution organization. **In-Office Collaboration** We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders — clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week. Some roles may require additional in-office time or different in-office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process. **Full-Time/Part-Time**Full time**Worker Sub Type**Permanent**Job Family Group**Technology*Columbia Threadneedle is a people business, and we recognise that our success is due to our talented people, who bring diversity of thought, complementary skills and capabilities. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and performance-based culture where everyone can belong, grow, contribute and realise their potential.**We appreciate that work-life balance is an important factor for many when considering their next move so please discuss any flexible working requirements directly with your recruiter.**Columbia Threadneedle Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to racial or ethnic background, religion or belief, sex or gender, nationality, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity or any other basis prohibited by law.**We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to aid your participation in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.*