Jr. Product Manager - Wealth Management - 88891

Position Title: Assistant Product Manager

Line of business: Wealth Management, Global Asset Management

Duration: 12 months (Possibility of Extension)

Location: Downtown Toronto (Hybrid -1-2x per week in office, as well as additional days ad hoc)

Role Mandate: This group is the Operations team of GAM Wealth Management. The team provides end-to-end support for mutual funds, ETFs, segregated funds, high network wealth products, and savings products for internal and external stakeholders. They deliver operational processes and provide after-sales support to the personal wealth and asset management businesses and stakeholders. Areas of operational expertise include Broker/Dealer and Private Bank support, Asset Management, Investment Funds, and Life Insurance.

Team Structure: The team will be about 50/50 collaborative vs independent work. There are 7 people on the team.

Role Responsibilities:

• Being the face of product management

• Supports the execution of strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

• Communicates with internal business partners and external customers in response to standard and non-standard inquiries.

• Monitors and tracks performance, and addresses any issues

• Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendation.

• Gathers and formats data into regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards.

• Supports change management of varying scope and type; tasks typically focused on execution and sustainment activities.

• Executes work to deliver timely, accurate, and efficient service

• Resolves standard and relatively straightforward issues, referring non-routine issues to more senior team members and/or manager.

• May function as a problem-solving resource for various internal stakeholders.

• Provides input and analysis into the continuous improvement of business processes and procedures and participates in the planning, testing, and implementation of projects and new / revised products, services, or processes.

• Provides accurate and timely processing of transactions, activities, services, etc. to respond to stakeholder requests in compliance with regulatory and risk controls.

• Provides accurate, consistent, and knowledgeable responses to internal/external stakeholder questions and requests.

• Follows documented policies and procedures to execute day-to-day transactions, activities, processes and meet all Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

• Checks and reconciles information and documentation critical for global markets to ensure accuracy and completeness.

• Analyzes data and information to provide insights and recommendations.

• Identifies and analyzes issues and problems and resolves in a timely manner or escalates as required.

• Communicates and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to deliver on business objectives.

• Develops and maintains effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to execute work and fulfill service delivery expectations.

• Develops and maintains an understanding of the regulatory requirements and risks inherent in the operations to take appropriate actions and maintain operational integrity.

• Collaborates in the development / implementation of new processes/systems and changes / improvements to existing systems and processes.

• Supports the development of tools and delivery of training focused on delivering business results.

• Mapping out cross-team process flow

Must Have Skills:

• Previous experience working in a high-volume, fast paced einvironment

• At least 2 years of in-office experience

• Post-secondary education (any field)

• High attention to detail, especially on repetitive items

• Ability to prioritize based on urgency

• Organization Skills

• Willingness to learn and collaborate

• Discipline and willingness to follow through

• Trustworthiness

• Taking initiative

• Self motivated

Nice to Have Skills:

• Fast Learner

• Cross-team experience

Interviews: One round with HM and a current product manager, 45 min.