Position:
VP/Director Product Specialist - Quantitative Trading Fund

Location:
New York, NY

Firm:
Global Hedge Fund / Asset Manager - Quantitative Equity Strategies

Role:
Product Specialist to support the investment team with product marketing / communications, and support Institutional and Private Bank distribution and fund raising activities

Responsibilities:
• Serve as a liaison between Portfolio Managers and senior leadership to the Marketing/Distribution to identify client opportunities, pre-qualify prospects, conduct initial meetings, organize conferences/road shows, and develop product presentations
• Work independently in conjunction with distribution, legal and compliance, product development, operations to help onboard clients and ensure timely funding of investments
• Understand local competitor offerings and provide proactive feedback to PMs / marketers to provide competitive analysis
• Meet with sales team to educate them on the quant fund strategy
• Meet with institutional clients and present the quant fund strategy
• Identify trends in marketplace work with product development to develop new strategies, structures and products
• Create marketing materials to present to senior PMs, sales team so they have update to date feedback regarding product line-up

Position Requirements:
• BA in Finance, Economics, Marketing
• 5 to 15 years experience in a Product Specialist or Investor Relations role, prior hedge fund or asset management equity systematic trading funds
• Prior institutional marketing experience fund raising for hedge funds to pension funds, endowment foundations, insurance companies, and family offices
• Prior product knowledge on quantitative trading / systematic equity trading strategies