Director, Investment Product Manager

WTW is seeking an Investment Product Manager to support the development launch and ongoing management of investment products across institutional and wealth management channels.

This role is ideal for an investment product professional with 5-10 years of experience who combines strong product manufacturing capabilities with project management analytical and stakeholder management skills. The successful candidate will help bring investment solutions from concept through implementation and commercialization while partnering across investments operations legal compliance distribution finance and external service providers.

The role offers exposure to a broad range of investment vehicles including Collective Investment Trusts (CITs) mutual funds ETFs separately managed accounts model portfolios private markets and alternative investment structures.

Key Responsibilities

Product Manufacturing & Development

• Support the design structuring launch and enhancement of investment products.
• Develop product business cases financial models implementation plans and market assessments.
• Coordinate end-to-end product manufacturing activities across internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Manage product launch workstreams ensuring successful implementation and commercialization.
• Prepare materials for product governance committees and approval forums.

Project Management & Cross-Functional Execution

• Lead cross-functional product initiatives across investments legal compliance operations marketing finance and distribution.
• Develop and maintain project plans timelines milestones and risk-management processes.
• Coordinate service providers including fund administrators trustees custodians legal counsel and data vendors.
• Communicate project status and key decisions to stakeholders and governance bodies.

Product Analytics & Commercial Support

• Monitor product performance asset growth profitability flows utilization and adoption trends.
• Develop product dashboards KPI reporting and market analyses.
• Support financial modeling forecasting and business-case development for product initiatives.
• Partner with sales and marketing teams on product positioning commercialization and client-facing materials.
• Provide competitive intelligence and market insights to support product decision-making.

Product Governance

• Support product governance processes and ongoing product reviews.
• Maintain product documentation approval records and operating procedures.
• Identify and escalate operational regulatory and reputational risks.
• Monitor industry regulatory and market developments affecting investment products.

Required Experience

• 5-10 years of experience in investment product management product development asset management fund administration portfolio solutions investment consulting or related fields.
• Experience supporting product launches product restructurings vehicle conversions or other product implementation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of investment product lifecycle management fund structures and investment operations.
• Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional projects.

Required Skills

• Strong project management and organizational capabilities.
• Advanced analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Ability to evaluate product economics profitability and market opportunities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong Excel PowerPoint and data-analysis capabilities.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with CITs OCIO solutions wealth-management platforms retirement products or trust-bank structures.
• Experience with alternative investments private markets evergreen structures interval funds private credit or multi-asset solutions.
• Familiarity with ERISA SEC regulations and Investment Company Act requirements.

Education & Credentials

• Bachelors degree in Finance Economics Business or a related field.
• CFA Charterholder (or progress toward the CFA designation) preferred.

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.

Compensation and Benefits

Benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors including but not limited to location of the role individual competencies education/professional certifications qualifications/experience performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).

Compensation

The salary compensation range being offered for this role is $120000 to $178000.

This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.

Company Benefits:

WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare Benefits:Medical (including prescription coverage) Dental Vision Health Savings Account Commuter Account Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Group Accident Group Critical Illness Life Insurance AD&D Group Legal Identify Theft Protection Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)

• Leave Benefits:Paid Holidays Annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state/local paid leave where required) Short-Term Disability Long-Term Disability Other Leaves (e.g. Bereavement FMLA ADA Jury Duty Military Leave and Parental and Adoption Leave)Paid Time Off

• Retirement Benefits:Contributory Pension Plan and Savings Plan (401k). All Level 38 and more senior roles may also be eligible for non-qualified Deferred Compensation and Deferred Savings Plans

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

EOE including disability/vets