Senior Index Product Manager

About the department

With decades of experience in the index space Euronext is one of the leading index providers in Europe. The company has over 1200 indices of all sizes and profiles that are designed calculated and published in house. This includes over 45 ESG indices and 8 major blue-chip indices in Europe namely our national flagship indices: AEX BEL 20 CAC 40 CAC 40 ESG ISEQ 20 OBX and PSI 20 MIB ESG. More than 15000 ETFs funds warrants certificates futures and options are associated with the Euronext indices and over 100 billion of assets is benchmarked.

The team of Euronext Indices is the strategic business unit of Euronext responsible for the development management and licensing of all Euronext indices and the partnerships with partners and data vendors. Besides our ESG and national blue-chip indices our product offering also consists of indices tailored to meet the demands of worlds largest issuers of financial products and investors looking for specific or enhanced market exposure at lower costs.

Position Overview
Euronext Indices is seeking an experienced Senior Index Product Manager (potentially Head of Index Product Management) to join/lead the product management function within our Index business who will directly report to the Head of Indices. The team is central to ensuring operational excellence regulatory compliance governance and operational client servicing for our Index Business. The successful candidate will oversee a team of two Index Product Analysts with the aim to drive initiatives that strengthen governance improve operational efficiency and deliver client-focused solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee operational and risk management aspects of the Index business ensuring a robust control framework.
• Work closely with Index Operations / Implementations to ensure rulebooks are correctly implemented maintained and enhanced and index incidents are managed appropriately.
• Act as advisor to index committees ensuring all quarterly reviews are carried out to market standards.
• Ensure client requests and escalations are handled promptly with high levels of service and professionalism.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives in collaboration with Index Sales Index Structuring IT Index Operations and Compliance & Legal.

Governance & Regulatory Oversight

• Ensure full compliance with relevant regulations (EU BMR IOSCO standards).
• Serve as representative on internal and external committees including the Independent Supervisor and Oversight Committee.
• Act as primary escalation point for complex corporate actions and operational queries.
• Maintain and enhance an efficient governance framework to support sustainable business growth.

Index Operations and Product Strategy

• Lead consultations and methodology enhancements (e.g. corporate actions free float definitions others).
• Identify and deliver efficiencies in index implementation operations and design.
• Work closely with index operations to ensure methodology adherence index implementation and smooth day-to-day functioning.
• Partner with engineering and index operations to automate workflows and strengthen operational infrastructure.
• Ensure new product rollouts are supported by robust documentation and administration.
• Collaborate with product development to produce accurate and comprehensive methodology documentation for new index launches.
• Anticipate future operational capability needs and plan accordingly.
• Establish best-in-class processes for risk management governance and oversight across the index product lifecycle.

Candidate Profile

• Minimum 5 to 8 years of experience in in index product management ETFs operations or related financial services leadership roles.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks governing indices (EU BMR IOSCO).
• Demonstrated ability to lead governance processes and interact with regulators.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to drive cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with fluency in English (additional languages a plus).

Euronext Values

Unity

We respect and value the people we work with

We are unified through a common purpose

We embrace diversity and strive for inclusion

Integrity

We value transparency communicate honestly and share information openly

We act with integrity in everything we do

We dont hide our mistakes and we learn from them

Agility

We act with a sense of urgency and decisiveness

We are adaptable responsive and embrace change

We take smart risks

Energy

We are positively driven to make a difference and challenge the status quo

We focus on and encourage personal leadership

We motivate each other with our ambition

Accountability

We deliver maximum value to our customers and stakeholders

We take ownership and are accountable for the outcome

We reward and celebrate performance

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race gender age citizenship religion sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.

Additional Information

This job description is only describing the main activities within a certain role and is not exhaustive. It does not prevent to add more tasks projects.