Head of Multi-Asset Product Development

Bloomberg ,
London, Greater London
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**Job Requisition Number:** 83367 Bloomberg offers an innovative perspective on the traditional world of indexing, providing independent and unbiased indices that are broadly available\. With expertise in capital markets, technology, data, pricing, analytics, distribution and research, our indices provide the global investment community with comprehensive solutions to fulfil their benchmarking needs across Fixed Income, Equity, Commodity, Cross\-Asset, Crypto, Index\-Linked and ESG\. We also provide an array of services to clients interested in custom index development and investable index products\. These are designed to offer access to systematic strategies \(beta, "smart" beta, and alpha\), index administration and calculation agent services\. ### What's the Role? In this role you will join a highly motivated and successful Multi\-Asset Index team that sits within our Core Financial Product Group\. The Head of Product Development is responsible for idea generation across our Multi\-Asset Index business comprised of Bloomberg's Equity, Commodity, Currency, Strategy and Alternatives Indices\. You will have ownership of developing the idea and working across functions to turn the idea into a new index product\. You will work to create our index story across diverse asset classes and work with the Bloomberg Index team to meet our clients needs on new product development\. You will be expected to regularly meet with clients and work closely with our Sales team in nurturing client relationships and continually advocating new ideas to Bloomberg's clients\. Regarding domain expertise, you'll have a deep knowledge of the institutional asset management industry, understand index trends, regulation and understand what our customers need\. You will most probably have acquired this knowledge whilst working on product development for new investment vehicles in past roles with index structuring desks, asset managers or index providers\. You will influence the product vision and then execute on that vision\. This may include product design, exploring strategic partnerships, and always delivering effective internal and external information\. ### We'll trust you to: + Contribute meaningfully to the creation of new index ideas and guiding the business' approach to new product development + Communicate the product vision within Bloomberg and build consensus among senior leadership team + Work across Bloomberg to collaborate on new product design across our research teams, engineering and index production + Design complex index methodologies, build financial models to back\-test and develop strategy indices + Assess clients portfolio needs and translate them into index\-based solutions ### You'll need to have: + Experience in the asset management, structuring and index product space directly related to turning ideas into indices and indices into products\. + A strong academic background in one of the analytical or technical degrees including, but not limited to: Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics, Statistics or Economics + Hands on product experience, preferably from an index or research background in systematic trading strategies + A good knowledge of financial markets, securities and derivatives and experience with Python, R and VBA + Excellent analytical capabilities working with large data sets, to aid in solving non\-routine problems in a timely fashion with keen attention to detail + A broad understanding of the index industry including key products, business dynamics, economic drivers, and critical connectivity partners across key market sub\-segments + Strong marketing skills with a point of view on product positioning and product adoption strategy + Ability to develop thorough, integrated, commercially sound business plans + Excellent communication and negotiation skills, capable of building enthusiastic support for new business ideas + Deep understanding of regulations on financial indices and day\-to\-day governance determinations on index events ### If this sounds like you: Apply if you think we're a good match\. We'll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are, but in the meantime feel free to have a look at this: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company\. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status\. ### Opening Date \- 10th June 2020 Closing Date \- 10th July 2020 Salary \- Competitive & Benefits

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