Job Description:

Our client, a successful investment firm, is seeking a Product Governance Director to lead and evolve its product governance framework.

Acting as the senior point of accountability, you will lead regulatory interpretation, ensure alignment with evolving regulatory expectations (including Consumer Duty), and provide oversight across governance processes. You will also chair the Product Governance Committee and work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure governance standards are embedded, evidenced and continuously improved.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Extensive experience within product governance, fund governance or investment management
• Strong knowledge of UK regulatory frameworks, including PROD, COLL, COBS and Consumer Duty
• Proven experience operating at a senior level within a regulated environment
• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements and apply them in practice
• Experience across product lifecycle management, regulatory change and governance frameworks
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels
• Excellent analytical, communication and leadership capabilities
• Experience working within the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SMCR) preferred

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the Product Governance Framework, ensuring robust standards across product approval, change and oversight
• Provide senior oversight of fund launches, product changes and lifecycle events
• Chair the Product Governance Committee, ensuring effective governance and decision-making
• Interpret and implement regulatory developments impacting products
• Oversee product monitoring activities, including value assessments, target market reviews and risk assessments
• Ensure high-quality governance reporting, management information and regulatory submissions
• Support and oversee product-related regulatory change initiatives
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure product initiatives are operationally deliverable and effectively embedded
• Contribute to product strategy and support commercial decision-making
• Lead and develop teams, promoting a strong culture of governance and accountability
• Act as a senior point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, including regulators and advisers

Benefits:

• A highly competitive salary
• Wider Benefits package

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter, and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: (16457)

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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