Product Manager - Equities Indices
Description & Requirements
Bloomberg is a leading provider of financial benchmarks and custom index services. Bloomberg indices are used as the basis of investment products and for benchmarking portfolio performance. The Bloomberg terminal and Bloomberg media enable the global investment community to interact with Bloomberg indices.
What’s the Role?
You'll be joining a fast-growing and highly motivated index product team that sits within our Enterprise Data division. You will be focusing on the construction and commercialization of equity indices, methodology management, product positioning, and helping drive the commercial success of the business. You will work closely with Sales, Research, Production, Marketing, PR teams, and participate in client meetings globally. You’ll help develop new Bloomberg terminal analytics that will transform the index industry. You’ll have deep knowledge of index construction and methodology, product management, the index industry, and the asset management industry. You’ll be encouraged to influence product vision and then complete that vision. You’ll be comfortable in working with large data sets and have a talent in extracting meaningful intelligence to drive innovation and product direction. You’ll also have outstanding organization and great interpersonal skills. You’ll be someone with the ability to approach challenges with creativity and passion; someone who has the courage to take positions advocating change and then deliver with rigorous execution vital to drive successful outcome. This is a role with very high visibility within the organization and the investment community.
Serve as an ambassador to the product vision, keep the equity index platform and methodology relevant and robust
Serve as an ambassador to the product vision, keep the equity index platform and methodology relevant and robust
Create and drive product strategy/vision for the future of the equity index business
Create and drive product strategy/vision for the future of the equity index business
Absess client needs and translate them into index-based solutions
Absess client needs and translate them into index-based solutions
Communicate product vision and build consensus among senior leadership team
Communicate product vision and build consensus among senior leadership team
Execute efficiently and effectively on product vision, builds, and launches go to market
Execute efficiently and effectively on product vision, builds, and launches go to market
Collaborate successfully across business units including Production, Operations, Engineering, Governance, etc.
Collaborate successfully across business units including Production, Operations, Engineering, Governance, etc.
Partner with sales to serve as the subject matter expert and drive the marketing and messaging of the products
Partner with sales to serve as the subject matter expert and drive the marketing and messaging of the products
Qualifications
- 7+ years of Product Management Manager or Product Development experience
- Hands-on equity index product experience
- Index methodology knowledge and experience in keeping methodologies updated and relevant
- Demonstrated understanding of financial markets, investment management and the sales process
- Proven analytical capabilities working with large data sets
- Strong communication and negotiation skills, capable of building enthusiastic support for new ideas that lead to commercial outcome
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills including the ability to create pivot tables and v-lookups
We'd Love to See
- Extensive experience interacting with external clients
- Familiarity with the Bloomberg Terminal
Pay
The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.
Benefits
- One of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available
- Various wellness programs