Global Head of Product Control

Role Overview

The Global Head of Product Control will lead the firm’s end-to-end product control function across all asset classes and regions. This role carries full accountability for valuation, P&L integrity, balance sheet substantiation, and financial controls for a broad, multi-product trading and investment platform. The position is both a senior leadership role and a transformation mandate—driving consistency, automation, and governance while elevating the function from reporting to strategic partnership.

The role manages 6 direct reports and approximately 50 professionals globally, operating across front-office-aligned product control teams and centralized control groups. Total Compensation up to 600k

Key Responsibilities

Global Leadership & Governance

• Own global product control governance across all asset classes (Equities, Fixed Income, Rates, Credit, Commodities, Structured Products, Derivatives, Financing, and Private Markets as applicable).
• Establish consistent global standards for P&L production, valuation control, reserves, balance sheet substantiation, and month-end close.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for material P&L, valuation, and control issues, including engagement with Front Office, Finance leadership, Risk, and senior management.

Transformation & Change Management

• Lead a multi-year transformation agenda to modernize product control processes, systems, and operating model.
• Drive automation, simplification, and standardization across regions and products to reduce operational risk and improve timeliness and transparency.
• Champion data quality, control design, and system integration initiatives in partnership with Technology and Data teams.
• Embed a strong risk and control mindset while enabling business growth and innovation.

Financial Control & Integrity

• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of daily and monthly P&L, balance sheet positions, and valuation adjustments.
• Oversee independent price verification (IPV), reserves, fair value governance, and valuation methodologies.
• Partner closely with Market Risk, Model Risk, and Regulatory Reporting teams to ensure consistency and control alignment.
• Maintain strong audit and regulatory relationships, including ownership of responses to internal audit, external audit, and regulatory reviews.

People & Organizational Leadership

• Lead, develop, and retain senior product control leaders across regions and asset classes.
• Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Assess and evolve the organizational structure to align talent, coverage, and scale with business needs.
• Invest in succession planning, leadership development, and capability building across the global team.