Product Lifecycle Executive

Who we're looking for
As a result of our pace of growth over the last five years, Schroders Capital's Private Debt & Credit Alternatives (PDCA) business is hiring a Junior Product Lifecycle Executive to support the continued growth of its business.

The Junior Product Lifecycle Executive will be responsible for supporting all product related initiatives across our PDCA Product and Solutions teams.

The role will involve acting as a strong foundational resource for the PDCA product life cycle & business management function and an effective link between the Investment and Sales functions. The role will support all the PDCA products, internally and externally.

About Schroders
Schroders Capital is the private markets investment division of Schroders, one of the world's leading asset managers. We manage $97 billion of assets across private equity, private debt and credit alternatives, real estate, and infrastructure. We have more than 700 employees including 400+ investment professionals, operating from 25 locations around the world.

Schroders Capital combines deeply specialised, category-leading teams with long-proven skills and track records in private markets with the scale, rigor and resources of a global platform with a long-standing heritage in institutional investing. Years of experience have created the networks and skills to source unique investment opportunities and work with our investees as trusted partners. The breadth of our platform provides us with a holistic perspective, and it enables us to deliver tailored investment solutions across a range of private markets strategies. We operate in a culture where entrepreneurial teams are encouraged to act decisively and responsibly, and where sustainability is a cornerstone in all our decisions.

The base
We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. We're close to our clients, in the heart of the UK's financial centre. And we have everything we need to work flexibly.

The team
Schroders Capital is the Private assets platform for the Schroders group with over $97bn AUM. The platform incorporates Private Equity, Real estate, Infrastructure Equity and Private Debt & Credit Alternatives. Schroders Capital has ambitious growth plans for its PDCA business and the expansion of its real assets & private credit capabilities is one of the key Strategic goals of the group.

What you'll do

1. Product Maintenance and Changes: Track and maintain the product offering, including the product pipeline and pricing database. Regularly review existing products to ensure they remain relevant and competitive, handling updates, modifications, or enhancements based on client feedback and market changes such as new share classes, client transfers, and labelling requirements;
2. End-of-Life Coordination: Manage the winding down of products, including side pockets, when necessary. Coordinate stakeholder actions to ensure a smooth transition;
3. Coordination: Work closely with various internal teams to ensure that all aspects of product management are aligned and efficiently executed. Support internal governance processes;
4. Communication: Provide insights and updates to PDCA to keep them informed about product developments and regulatory changes that might impact the business;
5. Databases: Responsible for keeping bespoke PDCA databases current through close coordination of inputs with other PDCA product functions and internal stakeholders;
6. Support Product Engagement in inputting and/or reviewing RFP answers;
7. Support Product Strategy and Structuring in identifying client needs and working with functions to identify solutions, including new share classes and feeders;
8. Support Legal by reviewing relevant legal agreements to ensure they capture client needs and discussions;
9. Engage with PDCA middle office & Operations on the ability to service the needs of the investment team and clients. Operations to input into lifecycle events such as liquidations.

The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help

1. Bachelor degree required (CFA or advanced degree a plus);
2. 3-5 years of work experience in investment banking/capital markets, placement agent, investor relations, financial accounting, management consulting or investment consulting;
3. A good understanding of fixed income, credit alternatives and/or private credit markets and their product offerings is strongly preferred;
4. Highly organized, pursuing a structured approach to deliverables with strong project management skills;
5. Highly developed verbal, written and presentation communication skills. Strong content creation skills (high level of proficiency in MS PowerPoint) and strong technical/ numerical skills (high level of proficiency in MS Excel);
6. Strong networking skills and proactive approach to working with colleagues across the business, but equally adept at working autonomously.

We recognise potential, whoever you are
Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought, facilitated by an inclusive culture, will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer. You are welcome here, regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, or any other protected characteristic.