Head of Esg Product, Public Assets - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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2 weeks ago

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Description

At M&G our purpose is
to help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly.

As a business, we are continuing to take steps towards a sustainable future, delivering better long-term solutions for our customers and clientsand identifying new opportunities to make a positive impact for our environment and communities.
To help us achieve our vision we're looking for exceptional people who live our values of care and integrity and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliverresults and keep it simple.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Role:

M&G are looking for a Head of ESG product, Public Assets to join the Product Development and Management function.

The main responsibilities of this roles are to; provide strategic leadership regarding relevance and impact of ESG related rules on M&G Publicasset offering and pipeline, drive the development and maintenance of a coherent ESG Product Framework and ensure product offering is fit for purpose, act as an ESG advisory team for Product Development in product design and lead a team in support of theseobjectives.

Key Responsibilities for this role:

Provide strategic leadership regarding relevance and impact of ESG related rules on M&G Public Asset offering and pipeline
Working with Compliance Regulatory Change; understand forward looking industry ESG change whether driven by UK and European asset manager regulation, key strategic partner/bank regulation, key country label changes and key country regulation changes
Understand the relevance of these to M&G's product offering and pipeline
Understand key ESG developments by peers. Be active externally within the industry, e.g., attending or participating in conferences to understand developing market and regional trends
Communicate effectively and efficiently at all levels of organisation including C-Suite
Provide clear strategic input into decision recognising the need for scalable, effective direction
Drive, develop and maintain a credible ESG Product framework for Public Assets and ensure product offering is fit for purpose.
Requires credible and expert interaction with Investments, S&S, Product and Distribution
Understanding of overlapping and changing regulations and relevance to product offering
Ability to drive through simple standardised solutions collaboratively and escalate effectively
Manage pipeline of requirements clearly, effectively and in line with the business' strategic intent and prioritisation
Work with equivalent Private Assets focused team to ensure a coherent ESG Product Framework across M&G with sufficient flex that the frameworks lends itself to different asset classes
Support ESG label process in terms of understanding and communicating the rules and how they interact with other rules and regulation
Act as an ESG advisory team for Product Development in product design, alongside S&S as necessary
Provide ESG Product SME input to product design for launches or changes, including subadvised mandate opportunities and being cognisant of relevant rules and industry norms and M&G pipeline and intent
Support wider Sustainability programmes requiring ESG Product SME input
Scope: Asset Management Public Assets
Asset Management Public Asset Products and subadvised mandates. This captures Asset Owners public asset funds within M&G Asset Management regulated products
Close collaboration and coordination with Private Asset teams required
Team: lead a small team of Product ESG SMEs to ensure the above is delivered
To work collaboratively with colleagues and take personal accountability to maintain and enhance controls you are responsible for to support improvement of the overall control environment, customers outcomes and a reduction in M&G's operational risk.

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

Significant experience and understanding of asset management markets, the various product structures used and a working knowledge of the constantly evolving distribution landscapes which prevail in each of these markets.
Significant experience of asset management product proposition development across asset classes.
Significant knowledge of ESG rules that impact Public Assets/UCITS environment in UK, Europe and a highlevel knowledge for Asia
Working knowledge of ESG country labels and key ESG marketing rules
Likely to have worked with an ESG Product team or have had similar associated responsibilities
Significant experience of managing a range of senior level stakeholders, developing strong working relationships with the business at Executive level
Strong visualisation, written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills to clearly articulate concepts and ideas.
Strong organisation and project management skills
Strong leader, exuding confidence and impartiality that inspires confidence in others

Key Work Level Accountabilities:

Integration Leader:

Critical role in translating strategy into implementation plans, influences and contributes to the strategy
Ensures successful implementation of defined strategy
Typically, leaders of teams, or technical roles will lead the provision of advice across an area of expertise
Balances competing requirements to deliver a balanced set of results, resolving significant or priority conflicts
Addresses problems with broad reaching ramifications, with a need to manage different parts of complex systems and link to the broader picture
Responsible for driving continuous improvement
Drives incremental and transformational change in response to experience of market and customer needs, typically leads the delivery of major programmes of work
Allocates resources optimally to deliver on strategy, prioritising conflicting resource demands, agendas and activities

Work Level:
Integration Leader

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent.

Regardless of gender, ethnicity,age, sexual orientation, nationality or disability we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military serv