Senior Associate (or Associate), Product Materials

Hiring Manager: Associate Director, Global Product Group

About the Department

The Global Product Group (“GPG”) is a component of the Investor Partners Group (“IPG”) responsible for the investor product lifecycle, spanning product ideation and development, product marketing and execution, product management and reporting. The team oversees, manages, and seeks to optimize the Firm’s existing suite of investor products. GPG collaborates with Firm leadership and business unit leaders to plan and execute high-impact projects such as new fund launches, product extensions, customized separate account vehicles, and new multi-product strategic partnerships. The team also serves as the product expert for the Firm’s investor product offerings.

Responsibilities

• Update and ensure on-time completion for recurring materials (e.g., product pitchbooks, performance updates, webcasts, internal communications).
• Assist in the creation of new content and materials with a focus on clear visual flow and storytelling.
• Develop ad-hoc client deliverables (e.g., custom presentations, exhibits), incorporating feedback and completing approval processes.
• Coordinate with Product Materials approvers and Compliance to ensure materials are approved and meet regulatory and jurisdictional requirements.
• Analyze product and investment data to extract insights and integrate them into cohesive narratives that reinforce consistent messaging.
• Participate in internal projects that support fundraising and firmwide marketing initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 2 years of relevant product and/or materials experience at an asset management firm.
• Understanding of private debt or fixed income is a plus.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel and PowerPoint, is required.
• Experience with Seismic is preferred.
• Outstanding organization and project management skills, particularly with respect to managing time-sensitive requests.
• Exceptional attention to detail with excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently while demonstrating strong teamwork.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively leverage AI tools in day-to-day work, with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, limitations, and appropriate use of AI-generated outputs.
• Enthusiastic about working in office and creating a Gold Standard hybrid work culture.

Critical Competencies for Success

• Leadership: Role models in this area consistently focus on the right goals and priorities and continually develop themselves and others. Always team players, they influence and engage with others to contribute to a supportive and inclusive culture where all feel welcome.
• Achieving Results: Role models in this area are high achievers who develop careful plans and deliver consistently and effectively. They hold themselves and others accountable for delivering high-quality results and remove barriers to ensure others can contribute and grow.
• Personal Effectiveness: Role models in this area build strong relationships, treat others with respect, and communicate effectively. They are driven to exceed expectations and are adaptable to changing circumstances.
• Thinking Critically: Role models in this area understand our business, rely on analytical reasoning, and seek diverse perspectives to solve problems. They are forward-thinking, anticipating issues and addressing them in advance.

Department-Specific Competencies

• Industry Knowledge: Demonstrates an understanding of the Firm’s position in the industry, specifically with regard to direct lending and asset management, as well as the competitive landscape. Monitors industry trends and changes and recognizes their relevancy and implications to the Firm.
• Firm and Product Knowledge: Demonstrates an understanding of the Firm’s investment strategies, client base, products, and investor needs, including the Firm’s structure and competitive advantage in the marketplace.
• Innovation: Embodies an agile and creative mindset to help develop new solutions, continuously improve and optimize existing processes, and impose structure in ambiguous circumstances through people, process, and technology.
• Project / Program Management: Manages projects and/or programs through planning, identifying resources, executing, monitoring, and communicating project activities and assessing impacts of project decisions.
• Analytics: Surfaces, sources, analyzes, and interprets data to identify trends and inform strategy and business decisions.
• Data and Content Stewardship: Follows appropriate policies and procedures to enter and manage data and content, including evaluating issues with data and content and taking appropriate steps to address them. Communicates with others regarding data and content stewardship to ensure accuracy and integrity and encourages others to uphold data and content stewardship practices.
• Relationship Management: Creates ways to engage others, cultivate trust, and build long-term win-win partnerships with investors, business partners, and internal teams.

Pay

For Illinois and New York only: The expected base salary range for this position is $145,000 to $165,000 for a Senior Associate and $115,000 to $140,000 for an Associate. Actual salaries may vary based on factors such as skills, experiences, and qualifications for the role. The total compensation package may also include other elements and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave).

Benefits

• 401(k) eligibility
• Paid time off (vacation, sick time, parental leave)
• Medical and financial benefits