Senior Specialist, Multi-Asset Product Management

S&P Global • Chicago, NY

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About The Position

About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 09 The Multi-Asset Indices Product Management team at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) is seeking a Senior Specialist to support its initiatives in both the US and globally. This is an exciting opportunity to join the team as a product manager, providing S&P DJI’s clients with indexing solutions in growing areas of the insurance, options overlay, and multi-asset investment universes. This multi-faceted role includes serving as the owner of the product development and maintenance process as well as the financial health of the product line. The Role The Senior Specialist will play an integral role within the Multi-Asset Indices Product Management team. The role includes the following key responsibilities: Help define and execute the product development strategy, considering broad market trends and client needs. Support the suite of Multi-Asset Indices and products via analysis and content creation for thought leadership materials (pitch decks, blogs, white papers, videos, and other media). Work closely with the Research and Design team on index design. Help oversee the index launch process: plan the overall project, coordinate across internal teams, and manage timelines with internal and external stakeholders. Collaborate with product management team members and support global initiatives. What’s In It For You The investment industry is in the midst of a tremendous structural shift brought about by technological changes and the shift from active to passive investing. This position sits squarely at the epicenter of this evolution. The role will provide exposure to multiple product types and asset classes within investment management. You will join a high performing team where you will have the opportunity to learn from local and international colleagues. The role will allow the Senior Specialist to have impactful exposure to multiple groups within S&P DJI (Marketing and Communications, Channel management, Research & Design, Index Development, Client Coverage, and others), to clients such as insurance carriers, structured product desks, asset managers, exchanges, and other financial technology and data players. Return to Work Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return-to-Work initiative, we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply and will actively support your return to the workplace.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree required.
• 2-5 years of relevant work experience.
• Self-driven with strong motivation to research and innovate on new ideas.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills are essential, comfortable working with large data sets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Candidate would eventually have to deliver high quality presentations both internally and externally to clients. In addition, they would be responsible for creating other content. The position requires interacting with sophisticated clients. The ability to learn and ask questions is paramount.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team. Candidate can effectively influence others and gain their consensus when needed.
• Demonstrated ability to handle steep learning curves. Candidate should be very comfortable dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty.
• The position requires the ability to deal with a high level of technical complexity and the ability to explain that complexity to audiences with a wide spectrum of sophistication.

Nice To Haves

• Masters degree in a relevant field or progress. towards a CFA charter a plus.
• Programming skills (Python, R, SQL, VBA, others) are desirable.
• Knowledge of financial packages such as FactSet, Capital IQ, Bloomberg, Barra, Axioma, etc. is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Help define and execute the product development strategy, considering broad market trends and client needs.
• Support the suite of Multi-Asset Indices and products via analysis and content creation for thought leadership materials (pitch decks, blogs, white papers, videos, and other media).
• Work closely with the Research and Design team on index design.
• Help oversee the index launch process: plan the overall project, coordinate across internal teams, and manage timelines with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with product management team members and support global initiatives.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level