Director, Multi-Asset Product Management

Grade Level (for internal use): 13

About the role

S&P Dow Jones Indices is seeking a highly technical and commercially driven Director, Multi-Asset Product Management to join our Multi-Asset Product Management team in New York. This senior role will lead the development, management, and commercial promotion of systematic multi-asset and equity derivatives indices, with a focus on strategies incorporating options and derivatives. The role supports a broad range of index-linked investment solutions, including ETFs, structured products, insurance products, derivatives overlay strategies, volatility-controlled strategies, and other multi-asset applications.

The ideal candidate will bring deep quantitative expertise, hands-on experience developing options-based strategies, and a strong understanding of how derivatives can be incorporated into transparent, rules-based index methodologies. This role requires bridging highly technical index construction with real-world commercial application, partnering closely with clients, Sales, Research & Design, Index Governance, Marketing, Technology, and other internal stakeholders. It is a highly technical product management role that also demands strong commercial acumen, executive presence, and the ability to influence stakeholders across a global matrixed organization without direct reporting authority.

The Team

The Multi-Asset Product Management team at S&P Dow Jones Indices sets product strategy, drives product development, and manages the long-term commercial success of a global suite of multi-asset indices. The team develops solutions for banks, asset managers, ETF issuers, insurance companies, wealth platforms, and institutional investors. The product suite includes strategies focused on index-linked insurance products, structured products, derivatives overlays, volatility control, retirement solutions, asset allocation, and other systematic multi-asset strategies. The team operates globally and collaborates with regional commercial teams and clients to identify market opportunities, launch innovative index solutions, and support adoption of S&P DJI’s multi-asset capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Product Development: Lead the research, development, and launch of systematic multi-asset and equity derivatives indices, with a focus on options-based strategies. Partner with internal stakeholders to create transparent, rules-based methodologies for use across ETFs, structured products, insurance solutions, annuities, and institutional applications. Influence cross-functional stakeholders across Product Management, Research & Design, Index Governance, Sales, Marketing, Legal, Compliance, Operations, and Technology to drive outcomes without direct management authority.
• Client Engagement: Serve as a senior subject matter expert in client meetings, product pitches, trainings, conferences, and other external forums. Partner with Sales and Client Coverage teams to translate complex derivatives-based index strategies into clear commercial narratives and client solutions. Contribute to thought leadership and product positioning through presentations, white papers, client materials, market commentary, internal education, and external product messaging.
• Market Intelligence: Maintain a deep understanding of market trends, client needs, and the competitive landscape, including QIS desks, investment banks, exchanges, structured product platforms, ETF issuers, insurance providers, and other index providers. Use these insights to identify new product opportunities and inform product strategy.
• Product Management & Commercial Growth: Support and manage the existing multi-asset index suite with a focus on growing adoption, linked assets, and revenue. Monitor product performance, market relevance, and commercial traction, and identify opportunities for product enhancements, repositioning, and lifecycle management.

What’s in it for you

• Opportunity to lead product strategy and innovation for a technically sophisticated and commercially important global index product suite.
• Direct involvement in developing systematic multi-asset and equity derivatives indices used across ETFs, structured products, insurance products, and institutional solutions.
• Regular interaction with senior clients, commercial leaders, quantitative researchers, index governance stakeholders, and product leaders across S&P Dow Jones Indices.
• Visible role as an internal and external subject matter expert for multi-asset, options-based, and derivatives-linked index strategies.
• Ability to shape long-term product direction in an area of growing client demand and market relevance.
• Challenging and entrepreneurial role requiring both technical depth and commercial judgment.

Pay

For US applicants, the anticipated base salary range for this position is $175,000–$225,000. Final base salary will be based on geographic location, experience level, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications. This role is also eligible for an annual incentive plan and additional S&P Global benefits.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant experience in systematic index / QIS / product strategy, or in derivatives-focused roles such as structuring, trading, or quantitative strategy at an investment bank, exchange, or similar financial firm.
• Strong quantitative background with a highly technical understanding of index construction and derivatives.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience developing options-based strategies and translating different payoff/outcome objectives into systematic, investable rules.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders cross-functionally (Product, Research & Design, Sales, Governance, Marketing, Operations, Technology) and drive outcomes without direct people-management authority.
• Clear commercial mindset, including experience supporting product adoption, client engagement, and long-term revenue growth for an index or derivatives-linked strategy.
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., finance, mathematics, economics, statistics, engineering, or computer science).
• Right to work in the United States indefinitely.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience across multi-asset derivatives indices, volatility/overlay strategies, or equity derivatives index applications used by ETFs, structured products, or insurance solutions.
• Familiarity with index methodology governance, launch lifecycle, and operational considerations for investable indices.
• Advanced degree and/or professional credentials (e.g., CFA, CAIA) and/or programming skills (Python, R, Matlab).
• Experience building models, backtests, simulations, risk analytics, or index strategy prototypes.
• Experience presenting at client meetings, conferences, webinars, sales trainings, or other public forums.
• Strong understanding of the competitive landscape across QIS desks, investment banks, exchanges, index providers, ETF issuers, and structured product platforms.

About S&P Global Dow Jones Indices

At S&P Dow Jones Indices, we provide iconic and innovative index solutions backed by unparalleled expertise across the asset-class spectrum. By bringing transparency to the global capital markets, we empower investors everywhere to make decisions with conviction. We’re the largest global resource for index-based concepts, data, and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. More assets are invested in products based upon our indices than any other index provider in the world. With over USD 7.4 trillion in passively managed assets linked to our indices and over USD 11.3 trillion benchmarked to our indices, our solutions are widely considered indispensable in tracking market performance, evaluating portfolios, and developing investment strategies.

S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity, and automotive markets. With every offering, we help leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.