Job Title:  Product Strategy Specialist - Vice President

Job Title: Product Strategy Specialist

Corporate Title: Vice President

Reporting to: Head of Product Strategy (GBU)

Department: Nomura Asset Management - Product Strategy

Location: London (hybrid)

Company Overview:
Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

Department Overview:
The function of the Product Strategy Department (PSD) within the Global Business Unit (GBU) is responsible for creating business and product strategies for Nomura Asset Management (NAM), whilst promoting the wide range of existing NAM products across each of the NAM offices globally. The work of the PSD will focus on analysing products, portfolios and strategies of both NAM and our competitors, and is also responsible in the identification of potential business opportunities and proposition of solutions within the NAM global offices, Nomura’s regional offices and Nomura’s clients. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyse the strategies of NAM’s product and portfolio range and that of our competitors
• Create, improve and promote business and product strategies in support of a fund, product or portfolio for each GBU office
• Support the creation and enhancement of the business strategy for the GBU business
• Identify and propose solutions for potential business opportunities by collaborating with various parties including NAM global offices, Nomura’s regional offices and Nomura’s clients
• Work closely with the dedicated marketing/product functions
• Actively support the promotion and administration of the existing UCITS platform.
• Enhance the communication between NAM UK, GBU and the multiple functions of NAM Tokyo

Essential Skills & Experience: 

• Strong knowledge on a wide range of financial products including traditional mutual funds, and preferably private assets and structured products
• Considerable experience of product structuring, client solution and business development
• Proven understanding of the asset and investment management environment, being able to interpret investment performance and strategies for a diverse range of products and portfolios
• Robust technical and deep data analytical skills in the review of products and the investments market
• Good understanding of product and portfolio trends in the market and competitor activity
• Systems knowledge such as Morningstar, eVestment, data portals and Microsoft office
• A positive business mind set, with the ability to think ahead and is responsive to tight deadlines and flexible to changing needs of the business
• Strong knowledge of product regulations across global jurisdictions and within the financial services regulatory environment
• Strong communicator at all levels with the confidence in delivering presentations and data
• Collaborative leader with the ability to build strong relationships internally and externally 

Right to Work
The UK Government have taken steps to reduce net migration to the UK by limiting the number of overseas workers from outside the EEA coming to the UK for employment. Please note that whilst we are able to consider applications from overseas workers from outside the EEA (who require a Tier 2 (General) visa) we can only employ them if we can provide evidence that there are no other suitable candidates for this vacancy from inside the EEA.

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Diversity Statement
NAM is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation. If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition, please do not hesitate to contact us.

NAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer