Head Product Governance

This role will be responsible for driving the strategic growth in the Funds business for the Swiss Booking Centre, working closely with the Regional Head of Advisory and MI. The role will also be responsible for overseeing the Product Governance function in the Swiss Booking Centre and will work closely with Relationship Managers (RMs) and Private Bank Investment Advisors (IAs) to identify competitive and compliant product solutions to enhance client outcomes and support the Bank’s long-term wealth strategy.

Products include Mutual Funds, ETFs, Alternative Funds and Discretionary Portfolio Management.

• Product development and launch including: gathering and prioritising product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, working closely with operations, sales, marketing, finance, Legal and Compliance to develop product and relevant processes for launch purposes and also to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.
• Product Governance including:
  Country Addendum maintenance and ensuring correct governance structure and approval around new product launches.
• Work closely with the Switzerland CEO, the Regional Head of Advisory and MI and Relationship Managers to drive Wealth Solutions strategy.
• Develop and launch Global Products to Private Banking clients in the Swiss Booking Centre as prioritised by the Group and Regional Wealth Solutions management teams.
• For new product launches, obtain all appropriate product and country approvals, country addendums, operational process flows, booking processes, sales and process training, and documentation.
• Maintain and renew all appropriate Country Addendums for existing products within expiry dates, and obtain relevant approvals.
• Maintain and update all MI product-owned client-facing documentation. Obtain all required approvals and maintain the documentation tracker.
• Maintain all MI Product-owned Front Office DOIs, Process Notes and Internal Forms.
• Manage and prepare email communications from Wealth Solutions Switzerland.
• Manage change: attend working or project groups where a change will impact the Product, for example system, financial, legal or regulatory change.
• Ensure all Advice Centres have fully up-to-date Switzerland product lists and information.
• Be fully conversant with, and demonstrate understanding of, all regulatory requirements and associated processes related to the products.

• Minimum 10 years professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience in wealth solutions and product management, including defining and successfully launching value-added products.
• Strong knowledge of all aspects of wealth products, product governance, operational processes and Swiss regulatory requirements, including FINSA and FINMIA.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, organisation and written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work independently to deadlines.
• Demonstrated supervisory and organisational skills.
• Relevant academic degree or professional qualification.
• Investment qualifications.
• Fluent in business English, written and spoken.
• French and/or German optional.

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