Product Management & Governance Specialist (Asia)

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The Product Management & Governance Specialist is a member of Global Products & Solutions’ (‘GPS’) Structured Products & FX Management and Development team, reporting to the Head of Product Management & Governance (Asia).

The incumbent is required to support Product Owners of GPS on products and services (‘P&S’) development and management in the Asia locations. The work scope includes driving the regional P&S governance activities and related tasks & initiatives.

In this role, the primary responsibilities encompass management and governance of all GPS products and services, in relation to planning, launching, amending and lifecycle managing the desired offerings and business goals in Asia. This includes identifying and assessing any challenges that may arise during the different phases of the P&S development cycle, and facilitating and/or providing innovative solutions to mitigate GPS-related issues where relevant.

YOUR CHALLENGE

People management

• Foster a collaborative working relationship with key counterpart functions, such as Compliance, Legal, Risk Management, Credit, IT, Operations, Finance and others.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with representatives of all relevant P&S approval/ review business and support units.

Products management

• Drive launches of new P&S approvals (‘NPA’); contribute at all stages of product approval and implementation (e.g. business case, risk analysis, operational and control processes, system requirements, etc.) through engagement with the relevant stakeholders.
• Manage established and existing P&S’ through regular reviews as part of the lifecycle management (‘LCM’).
• Stay abreast of industry trends, competitive offering landscape, as well as regulatory development, to support the Product Owners’ business goals in conjunction with regional (as well as global) strategies.
• Identify opportunities to enhance functional efficiency and productivity, proposing process improvements and workflow optimisations, where relevant/appropriate.

Governance

• Maintain the GPS products and services content and data within an inventory list, in collaboration with the New Product Approval Committee (‘NPAC’) Secretary.
• Support and ensure respective Product Owners to adhere to their P&S management responsibilities and offering scopes.

Compliance & risk management

• Ensure the NPA launches and LCM reviews accommodate all regulatory requirements, changes and developments.
• Adhere to all relevant P&S management and governance related policies, guidelines, manuals and controls.

YOUR PROFILE

Personal & social

• Able and motivated to work independently and in a regional (and global) team setup with a positive attitude
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, well-structured and detail-orientated
• Great work ethics with a tight control mind-set
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to deal with different types and levels of stakeholders
• Fast learner and able to work under pressure with good judgement to meet tight deadlines
• Fluent in written and verbal English and preferably Chinese

Professional & technical

• 5 - 10 years of working experience in the financial industry
• Sound knowledge of financial and investment products, and good understanding of wealth management business
• Strong presentation and project management capabilities
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• University degree, preferably in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or related fields
• CFA, FRM and/or CWPM designation would be an advantage

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