Product Manager Multi-Asset & Strategy Indices

Bloomberg•New York, NY

5h•$140,000 - $295,000

About The Position

Bloomberg provides independent, broadly available indices across fixed income, equity, commodity, cross-asset, crypto, index-linked and ESG markets, as well as customized index solutions and investable index products. These include systematic strategies, index administration and calculation agent services. The Product Manager joins the Multi-Asset Index team within the Enterprise Data Product Group and is responsible for the strategic roadmap and implementation of multi-asset strategy indices. The role focuses on insurance products such as fixed indexed annuities and indexed life, bank structuring and QIS desks, and structured products. It owns the ecosystem for these indices, including their maintenance and delivery, and helps shape Bloomberg’s index offering across asset classes. The Product Manager works with the Bloomberg Index team to develop, launch and maintain indices, meets regularly with clients, and partners with Sales to nurture relationships and advocate new ideas. The role calls for deep knowledge of institutional asset management, index trends, regulation and customer needs, typically gained through product development for investment vehicles at index structuring desks, asset managers or index providers. The Product Manager runs the segment as a business by setting priorities, driving revenue and client adoption, and determining investment priorities. The role influences and executes the product vision through product design, strategic partnerships, and effective internal and external communication.

Requirements

Experience in asset management, structuring or index products, directly related to turning ideas into indices and indices into products.
Good knowledge of financial markets, securities and derivatives.
Excellent analytical capabilities, including working with large data sets to solve non-routine problems in a timely manner with keen attention to detail.
Broad understanding of the index industry, including key products, business dynamics, economic drivers and critical connectivity partners across market sub-segments.
Strong marketing skills and a point of view on product positioning and product adoption strategy.
Ability to develop thorough, integrated and commercially sound business plans.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build enthusiastic support for new business ideas.
Deep understanding of regulations on financial indices and day-to-day governance determinations on index events.

Responsibilities

Contribute to creating new index ideas and guide the business’s approach to new product development.
Communicate the product vision within Bloomberg and build consensus among senior leadership.
Collaborate across Bloomberg with research teams, engineering and index production on new product design.
Design complex index methodologies and build financial models to back-test and develop strategy indices.
Assess clients’ portfolio needs and translate them into index-based solutions.
Set priorities, drive revenue and client adoption, and determine where to invest in the business segment.
Manage the maintenance and delivery of multi-asset strategy indices and support their development, launch and ongoing maintenance.
Meet with clients and work with Sales to nurture client relationships and advocate new ideas.