Product Strategy and Development Director, Aberdeen
+ Discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable)
Savings & investment company
Job no longer available
Savings & investment company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
+ Discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable its clients to be better investors.
Role
Who you are
- Strong leaderships skills with significant experience in Product
- Proven track record in leading and delivering projects across a range of products
- Strong stakeholder management, including at senior levels
- Strong relationship building skills, both internally and externally
- Deep knowledge and understanding of alternatives, preferably including Real Estate experience
- Strong understanding of client channels and routes to market
- Ability to present complex ideas clearly and succinctly, in person, in writing, and when presenting
- Commercial mindset and understanding
What the job involves
- The Product Strategy and Development Director (Alternatives) is responsible for leading product strategy and development across the Alternatives product range
- The role holder will be part of a specialist cross functional process, responsible for ensuring a clear asset class product strategy is in place and new products are designed to meet client needs
- The individual and team will work closely with the Client Group and Investment teams to bring insightful and strategic client input into product activity
- The role will have a particular focus on Real Estate
- Responsible for driving forward asset class product strategy and reviewing the opportunities to develop products to grow market share in new segment and client channels
- Foster an innovative and collegiate environment that drives a strong innovative product pipeline across alternatives. Ensure appropriate client testing has been undertaken for new concepts
- Responsible for the alternative’s product range with specific focus on one of core asset classes; Real Estate, Private Credit, Infrastructure and Private Market Solutions
- Assess and recommend the appropriate fund structures for new products
- Engage on our Digital Asset ambitions and how this can improve how clients access our capabilities and enhance our investment propositions
- Champion commercial objectivity and prioritisation of opportunities in the alternatives business as it evolves and grows
- Drive the delivery of the ‘next generation’ of pooled product and solutions across alternatives
- Responsible for understanding the asset class capabilities and engaging on range management opportunities
- Ensure all products and segregated/club deals are taken through the appropriate governance channels
- Opportunities to sit on Fund Boards e.g. General Partners
- Ensure co-investment requirements and expectations are effectively managed with the asset class
Application process
- End Date: December 10, 2025
Our take
Aberdeen, formerly known as Standard Life Aberdeen and Abrdn, is a global investment company helping its clients to save and invest for their futures. It operates three businesses - Investments, Adviser and Personal - and has been operating since way back in 1825.
Nowadays, atop its investment and advice services, the company delivers two platforms for financial advisers. The first, Wrap, enables users to build and manage portfolios for each client. The second, Elevate, encompasses a suite of tools for advisers to save time and make sure their clients are informed.
Over the years, the company has continued to improve its offering, for example by making it simpler, more data-led and to require less admin. This suggests that Aberdeen is keen to keep pace with tech developments across the investment space and position itself as an innovator.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company benefits
- Salary sacrifice pension arrangement
- Private health insurance
- Life Assurance
- 40 days holiday if you work full time
- Dental insurance
- Health assessments
- Critical illness cover
- Will writing
- Power of attorney
- Financial Guidance and Advice
- Holiday buy
- Discounted gym memberships
- Cycle to work
- Interest free season ticket loan
- Electric car lease scheme
- Travel insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Share Plans
- Give As You Earn (GAYE)
- Volunteering
- Long service awards
- Subscription to Interactive Investor
- Subscription to Finimize
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Supportive parental leave policies , delivered regionally (e.g. 26 weeks paid leave in UK for primary and secondary caregivers)
- Employee discount site
- Discounted parking
Company HQ
Edinburgh New Town, Edinburgh, UK
Leadership
Jason Windsor
(CEO)Previously CFO at Persimmon Homes, Group CFO at Aviva and was the Managing Director of Morgan Stanley.
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