Fixed Income Product Manager

AB is a leading global investment management firm that offers high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, individuals and private clients in major markets around the world. AB employs more than 4,000 employees and investment professionals with expertise in equities, fixed income, multi-asset solutions, and alternative investments, and, through its subsidiaries and joint ventures, operates in more than 25 countries.

Fixed Income Product manager

Fixed Income product manager, in the Global Business Development Organization unit, works closely with our fixed income investment teams to support regional sales teams. The role is expected to contribute to client growth and retention. The role is also expected to co-work with business colleagues across the firm to support our clients’ investment needs.

Job Description

• The role is responsible for serving as fixed income product specialist, by assessing business opportunities and leading business planning, developing new products and investment solutions.
• The role act as a product expert and portfolio representative for business colleagues, clients and consultants.
• The role is expected to differentiate AB Fixed Income products/portfolios relative to competitors by developing product line-up for both institutional client and for retail distribution.
• The role is responsible for communication strategy by developing product presentation, compiling RFIs and RFPs and preparing strategy review decks of client products/portfolios.
• The business covers both retail distributors and institutional clients, as assigned as a part of Fixed Income Business Development team.
• The role includes portfolio monitoring of fixed income positions, and arranging instructions of FX hedge, MF Minasu and FoF for Japan domiciled investment trusts.
  
  

Job Qualifications

• Knowledge of fixed income investment.
• Either the experience of institutional client servicing or retail product marketing.
• Communication and coordination skills with external parties and internal clients including overseas.
• Collaborative team player with client focus
• Comfortable in handling and preparing presentation decks, guideline documents, RFP/RFIs etc.
• Self-starter and proactive thinker with analytical skills
• English - Business level
• PC skills - MS Word, Excel, Power Point. Good use of database such as eVestment or Morningstar is a plus.
  
  

(NB This job description is not intended to establish a total definition of the position, but an outline of the responsibilities. Some additional tasks may be assigned).

Tokyo, Japan