Product Analyst

Job Summary

The Product Analyst partners with both investments and distribution to promote and drive the growth of the business for AB. The Product analyst supports the efforts to serve as product champion for specific Fixed Income products, as well as focuses on various channels and/or regions to ensure advisor support, product advocacy and competitive insight.

Job Description

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serve as first point of contact for Global Sales (Regional Consultants / Managers, Institutional Associates / Advisors, etc.) for the specific products, as assigned, but with broad exposure to the full array of fixed income strategies at AB.
• Partner with Investment Management to create and update a strong, consistent suite of core product marketing and client-service materials, in collaboration with marketing colleagues. In addition, seeks broad feedback from investment management and distribution to identify areas for improvement.
• Build a presence and deep understanding of the investment process, market outlook, and become a strong advocate for the services (e.g. Portfolio Specialist)
• Explain portfolio performance and positioning by conducting attribution and risk reports in coordination with the portfolio management team
• Create new sales ideas/ways to advocate product
• Understand overall region/channel strategies to communicate priorities to broader team and members of investment management
• Collaborate with the Global Product Management Team to define focus areas, business development initiatives, areas for training
• Support Learning & Development for regional training initiatives
• Assist on/review RFPs, and answer advisor/relationship manager questions on specific sales opportunities
• Identify areas for thought leadership that connect with product responsibilities
• In addition, the Product analyst is responsible for the following in their respective platform:
  
  • Review and update prospecting decks, fact sheets and product overviews for products on the fixed income platform
  • Write market commentary and updates
  • Update internal sources (e.g. Salesforce, the Loop, etc.); works with data team to ensure accuracy of database information
  • Partner with RFP team to respond to inquiries
  • Respond to incoming client inquiries and internal requests

Job Qualifications & Key Attributes

The ideal candidate should have:

• 1-3 yrs experience with fixed income instruments and experience in the investment-management industry
• Interested in the capital markets, and finding creative ways to connect with our clients & prospects globally
• Ability to work effectively under pressure while multitasking, adhering to tight deadlines and maintaining strategic relationships with internal partners
• Excellent communication skills, highly detail-oriented and organized
• Marketing and messaging skills, with the vision to create and maintain a compelling story for the firm's fixed income business and individual products
• A team player with highly developed interpersonal skills, including collaboration, negotiation and consensus building
• A desire to interact with internal clients and to guide their product knowledge and support our sales efforts
• Current CFA or progressing towards preferred

Company Description

As a leading global investment management firm, AB fosters diverse perspectives and embraces innovation to help our clients navigate the uncertainty of capital markets. Through high-quality research and diversified investment services, we serve institutions, individuals and private wealth clients in major markets worldwide. Our ambition is simple: to be our clients' most valued asset-management partner.

With over 3,700 employees across 51 locations in 25 countries, our people are our advantage. We foster a culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration to create an environment where everyone can thrive and do their best work. Whether you're producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business or providing thoughtful advice to clients, we're looking for unique voices to help lead us forward. If you're ready to challenge your limits and build your future, join us.

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Nashville, Tennessee