Director, Investment Product Manager

Willis Towers Watson; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid holidays

401k plan

Job summary

Willis Towers Watson is seeking an Investment Product Manager to drive the development, launch, and ongoing management of investment products for institutional and wealth channels. The role asks for 5–10 years of investment product experience and strong cross-functional collaboration with operations, legal, compliance, and distribution teams.

The candidate will work on a range of vehicles including CITs, mutual funds, ETFs, SMA, and private markets, with compensation documented at

Qualifications

• 5-10 years in investment product management or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Design, structure, launch, and enhance investment products across channels.
• Coordinate end-to-end product manufacturing with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop dashboards, KPI reports, and market analyses.
• Support governance, approvals, and risk management across products.

Skills

Project management

Analytical & financial modeling

Stakeholder management

Communication

Excel & PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/economics/business

CFA Charterholder (preferred)

Tools

Financial modeling software

Job description

Description

WTW is seeking an Investment Product Manager to support the development, launch, and ongoing management of investment products across institutional and wealth management channels.

This role is ideal for an investment product professional with 5-10 years of experience who combines strong product manufacturing capabilities with project management, analytical, and stakeholder management skills. The successful candidate will help bring investment solutions from concept through implementation and commercialization while partnering across investments, operations, legal, compliance, distribution, finance, and external service providers.

The role offers exposure to a broad range of investment vehicles, including Collective Investment Trusts (CITs), mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, model portfolios, private markets, and alternative investment structures.

Key Responsibilities

Product Manufacturing & Development

• Support the design, structuring, launch, and enhancement of investment products.
• Develop product business cases, financial models, implementation plans, and market assessments.
• Coordinate end-to-end product manufacturing activities across internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Manage product launch workstreams, ensuring successful implementation and commercialization.
• Prepare materials for product governance committees and approval forums.

Project Management & Cross-Functional Execution

• Lead cross-functional product initiatives across investments, legal, compliance, operations, marketing, finance, and distribution.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and risk-management processes.
• Coordinate service providers including fund administrators, trustees, custodians, legal counsel, and data vendors.
• Communicate project status and key decisions to stakeholders and governance bodies.

Product Analytics & Commercial Support

• Monitor product performance, asset growth, profitability, flows, utilization, and adoption trends.
• Develop product dashboards, KPI reporting, and market analyses.
• Support financial modeling, forecasting, and business-case development for product initiatives.
• Partner with sales and marketing teams on product positioning, commercialization, and client-facing materials.
• Provide competitive intelligence and market insights to support product decision-making.

Product Governance

• Support product governance processes and ongoing product reviews.
• Maintain product documentation, approval records, and operating procedures.
• Identify and escalation operational, regulatory, and reputational risks.
• Monitor industry, regulatory, and market developments affecting investment products.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• 5-10 years of experience in investment product management, product development, asset management, fund administration, portfolio solutions, investment consulting, or related fields.
• Experience supporting product launches, product restructurings, vehicle conversions, or other product implementation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of investment product lifecycle management, fund structures, and investment operations.
• Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional projects.

Required Skills

• Strong project management and organizational capabilities.
• Advanced analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Ability to evaluate product economics, profitability, and market opportunities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint, and data-analysis capabilities.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with CITs, OCIO solutions, wealth-management platforms, retirement products, or trust-bank structures.
• Experience with alternative investments, private markets, evergreen structures, interval funds, private credit, or multi-asset solutions.
• Familiarity with ERISA, SEC regulations, and Investment Company Act requirements.

Education & Credentials

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• CFA Charterholder (or progress toward the CFA designation) preferred.

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.

Compensation and Benefits

Benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).

Compensation

The salary compensation range being offered for this role is $120,000 to $178,000.

This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.

Company Benefits:

WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare Benefits:Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Group Accident, Group Critical Illness, Life Insurance, AD&D, Group Legal, Identify Theft Protection, Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)
• Leave Benefits:Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state/local paid leave where required), Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave), Paid Time Off
• Retirement Benefits:Contributory Pension Plan and Savings Plan (401k). All Level 38 and more senior roles may also be eligible for non-qualified Deferred Compensation and Deferred Savings Plans

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

EOE, including disability/vets