Product Manager

At Aztec, we provide talented and dynamic individuals with the opportunity to build a rewarding career.

We’re an ambitious company, committed to building long-term partnerships with our clients and delivering operational excellence at every stage of their fund’s lifecycle. 

Our culture is what makes us a standout place to work. Our people are at the heart of our business: putting clients first; delivering service excellence; working as one team; building lasting connections and embodying our values and purpose. 

Join our journey and discover what makes us the bright alternative.

About the role:
 

Reports to Head of Product & Proposition

In this role you will play an integral role in delivering Aztec’s Ambition 30 through developing products that capture prospective clients or broaden the relationship and services provided to existing clients. The Product Manager will be accountable for individual product development and the positioning of the product as best in class with clients and Aztec leaders.

What you'll be doing

• Product Development

  • Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and write user stories with story-level acceptance criteria

  • Maintain individual product plan, documenting requirements, executing proof of concepts, overseeing and managing implementation via vendors, Technology and service delivery

  • Ensure product is commercially viable, exploring pricing options with the Commercial Team

  • Collaborate with the other product teams on prioritisation and reuse of functionality

• Change Management

  • Lead product delivery and adoption of new product with clients and internal stakeholders

  • Define and guide product driven changes to standard operating models

  • Develop product definition

• Sales and Relationship Management Support

  • Interact with clients/prospects to understand their problems and processes

  • Collaborate with Asset Class client relatiomship management and service delivery teams to gather requirements, share insights and gain alignment

• Marketing

  • Act as SME to enhance client relationships and attract new clients by participating and attend industry forum events

  • Develop product marketing materials and work with Marketing to ensure effective go to market strategy and product positioning

  • Provide SME content to marketing events and programmes

• Coaching

  • Mentor and train Product Analysts and support the development of product knowledge across Aztec

Skills, experience & qualifications:

• Experience of delivering business/technology development initiatives working on individual products

• 4-6 years of product development experience in a fund services environment with a developing understanding of the commercial proposition

• Experience working within agile environments

• Technical literacy and understanding of development processes

• Familiar with Agile / Scrum methodologies

• Client-Centric Mindset: Ability to listen to clients and build deep understanding of their needs to develop products that solve their problems and deliver value

• Stakeholder Influencing: Strong stakeholder management skills able to clearly communicate Aztec’s products and opportunities to influence Aztec and client decision making

• Data-Informed Decision-Making: Ability to leverage client insights and performance data to inform product strategy and stakeholder engagement

• Good analytical and problem-solving skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills

• Good collaboration skills to build Aztec’s overall knowledge of product management and its benefits

Aztec will provide the training, both in-house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.