• Job Description

  Req#: 2500039R

  AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is an international asset manager. Our team includes a wide range of skills and experiences to better meet our clients' needs. Through our conviction-based approach, we select investments in equities, bonds, alternatives, and multi-asset strategies that we believe hold the best opportunities on an international scale. As of now, we manage over 887 billion euros in assets.

  Job Purpose

  The role of the Product Engineer is primarily to coordinate product events (creation, significant change, closure) by engaging various stakeholders, while also documenting processes and providing solutions to support the team's overall pipeline.

  Key Accountabilities

  The Product Engineering will have 3 major functions:

  Launch process

  • Relying on his coordination role, the Product Engineer will set up the front to back operating model underpinning the portfolio (funds, mandates …) with the various internal stakeholders (fund manager, sales team, legal, risk, compliance, finance, operational support, etc) and external third parties (trade support, asset servicing, custodians, administrators, transfer agents, lawyers, auditors, etc)
  • The Product Engineer is also in charge of coordinating projects like mergers, liquidations, creations of new share classes, implementation of new instruments, change of custodians, administrators, transfer agents or investment teams.
  • The Product Engineer ensures the smooth operation of the event being managed and will oversee post-launch support to address any issues that arise.
  • The Product Engineer is responsible for preparing the New Portfolio Launch Note, which details the complete operating model, and for securing its validation from stakeholders
  • The Product Engineer supports the Distribution/RFP team in the description of operating model embedded in the answers to RFP and supports Product Management for the operational set up of pooled funds.
  • The Product Engineer may contribute the operational review of the portfolio 6 months after its launch.

  Continuous improvement

  • The Product Engineer provides insights on the processes followed by the Product Engineering team, identifies areas for improvement and adequate solutions. This responsibility applies to both internal team projects—such as updating guides, technological advancements and processes—and external projects.
  • The Product Engineer may take on the role of an expert, being approached by internal teams to address complex operational structuring, propose suitable operational solutions, and ensure their implementation.

  GNBC process

  • The Product Engineer supports the Global New Business Committee (GNBC), when necessary, by animating meeting, challenging the content of each proposal, ensuring all stakeholders review the proposal
  • The Product Engineer is able to give a synthetic briefing regarding all aspects of the proposal to the representative of the Management Board empowered to chair the GNBC

  Role Requirements

  Education/Qualifications

  • Educated to degree level, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in financial industry, ideally in an Asset Management environment

  Knowledge and Skills

  • Knowledge of different asset classes and investment strategies managed by AXA IM
  • Knowledge of the operational set up of a new portfolio (fund, mandate …)
  • At ease in written and oral expression (minimum: French + English)
  • Analytical mind able to formalise the big picture
  • Leadership and confidence in front of a large audience and in front of the top management

  Competencies

  • Autonomous, rigorous and well organized
  • Project management skills
  • Interpersonal skills, ability to work effectively as part of a team, but also ability to lead and motivate
  • Results oriented with a desire to succeed; Client focused mindset

• About the company

  Axa SA is a French multinational insurance firm.

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