Director - Product Manager

About this role

We are seeking a strategic, commercially minded, and execution-focused product manager to join our Aladdin Product Management team as Director, Wealth Management Technology. This leader will drive the vision, product strategy, technology roadmap, and delivery of technology wealth management industry, supporting discretionary-managed portfolios, advisory propositions, and execution-only account offerings.

The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in wealth management technology, a strong understanding of industry platforms and operating models, strong understanding of wealth client profiles, be fluent in the key players in the wealth management ecosystem, and a proven ability to translate complex market, client, regulatory, and technology requirements into scalable product solutions. We are seeking a senior professional with a consistent track record identifying business opportunities, shaping product strategy, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering commercial outcomes for financial technology platforms.

This role requires a highly technical product leader who can operate at the intersection of wealth management, investment technology, data, and AI-enabled product development. The successful candidate will be expected to help define the future vision of Aladdin’s wealth technology with a view to transform the way wealth managers construct portfolios, deliver advice, manage client accounts, and scale operating models.
 

Key Responsibilities

  Product Strategy & Vision

• Define and evolve the long-term product strategy for wealth management technology capabilities, demonstrating deep expertise across the wealth management and advisor ecosystem, including investment and management platforms (Charles River Wealth, InvestCloud APL, Envestnet), core banking (Avaloq, Temenos), infrastructure and operations (Archer, FNZ, SEI).
• Translate market trends, client needs, competitor dynamics, platform capabilities, and regulatory requirements into a clear product roadmap supporting discretionary managed portfolios, advisory services, model portfolio delivery, and execution-only account offerings.
• Bring deep understanding of the wealth management constructs across discretionary managed portfolios, advisory services, execution-only propositions, managed accounts, model management, portfolio construction, rebalancing, restrictions, suitability, trading, tax optimisation, and client reporting.
• Bring deep understanding of various operating models across the industry, including distributor-led, IM-led, advisor-led, platform-led, and digital models.
• Embed AI explicitly into product strategy formation, roadmap definition, prioritization, and execution. Leverage AI to improve product discovery, client research, requirements definition, backlog prioritization, workflow automation, and decision-making discipline.