Head of Products

Our client is looking for a highly connected investment professional with a genuine passion for finding exceptional fund managers across both public and private markets. This role is ideally suited to someone who thrives on building relationships, maintaining a strong market network and identifying differentiated investment opportunities globally.

The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping and evolving the firm’s product offering, with a particular focus on sourcing high-quality boutique and specialist managers, staying close to emerging trends and bringing innovative ideas to market.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a strong network across the investment management industry to identify high-quality managers, new launches and differentiated strategies across public and private markets.
• Drive the development of the firm’s product pipeline, working closely with internal stakeholders to originate and evaluate new investment opportunities.
• Act as a key point of contact with external managers, maintaining strong relationships and ongoing market dialogue.
• Lead manager research and due diligence activities across a broad range of asset classes and geographies.
• Oversee product governance and approval processes, ensuring strong commercial rationale and alignment with investor demand.
• Work closely with internal teams on fund structuring, vehicle selection and product implementation across UCITS, AIFs, LPs and managed account structures.
• Manage the successful launch and ongoing evolution of investment products, ensuring they remain commercially relevant and competitive.
• Monitor market developments, investor appetite and product trends to help shape future opportunities for the business.

Experience & Qualifications

• 10–15+ years’ experience within manager research, fund selection, product strategy or product development within asset management, wealth management or a family office environment.
• A strong and well-established network across the investment management industry, particularly within boutique and specialist managers.
• Demonstrable experience identifying and evaluating both liquid and illiquid investment opportunities.
• Commercially minded with a strong understanding of investor demand and product positioning.
• Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence internally and externally.
• Familiarity with relevant regulatory frameworks including UCITS, AIFMD, MiFID II and SFDR would be advantageous.

Due to the increased number of applications for this role, we may only respond to candidates whose experience most closely matches the criteria.

At our company, we prioritise equity throughout the recruitment process. We are committed to ensuring fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants. If there is anything we can do to make the process more accessible to you, please let us know.