Product Head – Corporate Investment Solutions

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Job Description

The Product Head will own and steward a portfolio of Corporate Investment Solutions, with end‑to‑end accountability for product marketing, management and development, investment alignment, governance, and commercial performance. The role ensures that products remain competitive, well‑governed, profitable, and aligned to client outcomes, while translating investment strategy into scalable, client‑ready solutions.

Key Result Areas:

Product ownership & lifecycle management

• Hold full end‑to‑end ownership of assigned Corporate Investment products, from strategy and design through to execution, enhancement, and rationalisation.

• Ensure products remain fit‑for‑purpose, market‑relevant, and commercially viable across market cycles.

• Own product specifications, pricing frameworks, enhancements, and retirement decisions in line with governance standards.

Investment alignment & proposition integrity

• Act as the custodian of the investment proposition, ensuring product features, mandates, and portfolio construction are coherent with the underlying investment philosophy.

• Translate investment strategy into clear, defensible product design choices, ensuring consistency between product promises and delivered outcomes.

• Partner with investment teams and asset managers to ensure mandates, benchmarks, risk budgets, and performance objectives remain aligned to client needs.

Governance, risk & regulatory oversight

• Ensure products operate within robust Line‑1 governance, supporting committee oversight, regulatory compliance, and audit defensibility.

• Own governance inputs to relevant investment, product, and risk committees, ensuring decisions are well‑documented and outcome‑focused.

• Ensure that product changes, disclosures, and communications remain aligned to regulatory standards and internal risk policies.

• Be accountable for commercial outcomes, including product profitability, retention, and sustainable growth.

• Identify and implement opportunities for commercial optimisation, including margin management, cost efficiency, and product synergies.

• Support distribution and client teams with a clear, credible value proposition that links investment outcomes to client needs.

• Clearly able to link product outcomes with required financial metrics on an ongoing basis.

Stakeholder engagement & leadership

• Act as the primary interface between investment, product, distribution, risk, finance, and operations for the product area.

• Influence senior stakeholders through clear positioning, evidence‑based recommendations, and balanced trade‑off decisions.

• Provide leadership and direction to supporting product specialists, ensuring scalable delivery and strong control.

Qualifications, Skill and Experience Required:

• Actuarial (FASSA/FAA), CFA, CA(SA), MBA, or equivalent quantitative finance qualification

• 8–12+ years’ experience in investments, product management, actuarial, or portfolio strategy roles within financial services.

• Strong understanding of investment products, mandates, and risk frameworks.

• Proven experience operating in a high‑governance, committee‑driven environment.

• Ability to balance investment integrity, regulatory discipline, and commercial outcomes.

Skills

Investment Strategies, Portfolio Strategies, Product Management, Regulatory Frameworks

Competencies

Business Insight

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Ensures Accountability

Financial Acumen

Instills Trust

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

Education

NQF Level 9 – Masters

Closing Date

08 May 2026 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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