About Man Group
Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent.
Headquartered in London, we manage $253.6 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally. Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Further information can be found at www.man.com
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* As at 30 June 2026
Responsibility within Man for the product lifecycle of particular investment products. Working across any/all of Man’s investment engines on the product development and launch process for new funds and managed accounts. This role encompasses product design, implementation, timely delivery, restructuring (commercially, operationally or legally driven) and closure of investment products. Awareness and implementation of product governance requirements is also key.
This is a 12-month fixed term contract.
Responsibilities:Liaise with senior stakeholders at Man to take the lead on discussions regarding product design and structuring for new fund and managed account launches
• Lead coordination of launches and restructurings for one or more Man investment engines
• Interact effectively with Senior Management, Portfolio Managers, Sales, Legal, Compliance, Risk, MOA, Tax and other stakeholders involved in product launches and restructurings
• Ensure each product launch correctly follows Man’s product governance process, seeking client and management company board approvals as necessary
• Complete executive summaries and term sheets for new product launches
• Hold meetings during the launch process, e.g. kick-off / periodic catch-up / pre go-live meetings as required
• Maintain and update launch checklists, procedures and controls associated with fund launches and restructures
• Review and understand fund offering documentation
• Support Sales responses to client requests around product specifications, including by drafting Product Proposals or coordinating stakeholder response to queries, where necessary
• Be ‘product champion’ within the Global Product Management team for an investment division’s product range, and share with the team information in relation to product development that is underway in relation to these products
Key Skills & Experience:
Excellent academic qualifications are essential
Strong interpersonal, stakeholder management and communication skills
Relevant experience will have been gained with a leading asset manager
Product development experience; strong technical knowledge of private markets products or UCITS a bonus
Detailed understanding of a range of fund structures
Inclusion, Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man Group
You'll thrive in our working environment that champions equality of opportunity. Your unique perspective will contribute to our success, joining a workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and values. Through our external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes, you'll find opportunities to grow, develop your talents, and help foster an inclusive environment for all across our firm and industry. Learn more at www.man.com/diversity.
You'll have opportunities to make a difference through our charitable and global initiatives, while advancing your career through professional development, and with flexible working arrangements available too. Like all our people, you'll receive two annual 'Mankind' days of paid leave for community volunteering.
Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Depending on your location, you may also enjoy additional benefits such as private medical coverage, discounted gym membership options and pet insurance.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Man Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and all employees without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, age or any other legally protected category or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
Man Group is a Disability Confident Committed employer; if you require help or information on reasonable adjustments as you apply for roles with us, please contact [email protected].
Skills Required
- Excellent academic qualifications
- Strong interpersonal, stakeholder management and communication skills
- Relevant experience gained with a leading asset manager
- Product development experience
- Strong technical knowledge of private markets products or UCITS
- Detailed understanding of a range of fund structures
What We Do
Man Group is a global active investment management firm, which runs $127 billion* of client capital in liquid and private markets, managed by investment specialists based around the world. Headquartered in London, the firm has 15 international offices and operates across multiple jurisdictions. Our business has five specialist investment engines, which represent the range of our capabilities: Man AHL, Man Numeric, Man GLG, Man FRM and Man GPM. These engines house numerous investment teams, working collaboratively within the framework of Man Group, with a high degree of investment autonomy. Each team benefits from the strength and resources of the firm’s single operating platform, enabling their primary focus to be seeking to generate alpha for clients. The teams invest across a diverse range of strategies and asset classes with highly specialised approaches, with long only and alternative strategies run on a discretionary and quantitative basis in single and multi-manager formats. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do and we engage in close dialogue with our investors as strategic partners, to understand their particular needs and constraints. Man Group’s investment teams are empowered and supported by our institutional infrastructure and technology, which aims to facilitate the efficient exposure to markets and effective collaboration across the organisation.
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