Equity Research Product Manager, Director

The Americas Product Manager has an important role on the Research management team, primarily supporting the Equity Research product.

The Americas Product Manager works closely with the Americas and Global Directors of Research, as well as the rest of the Research management team, to motivate and develop the analyst teams through professional leadership, performance evaluations, and personnel decisions.

The role includes organizing the Americas Research morning meeting, as well as reviewing and driving research content across sectors, with the goal of monetizing and developing Research’s internal and external client franchise. A broad understanding of various market forces is necessary to triangulate impacts across sectors and asset classes. A solid understanding of the industry and direct competitors’ products/services is also necessary to contribute to the commercial objectives of the business.

Strong communication and diplomacy skills are required. AI knowledge/expertise would also benefit the role, long-term.

Responsibilities:

• The Product Manager is responsible for managing the equity research product

• The role will include organizing the Equity Research morning meetings, reviewing and driving research content across sectors, with the goal of monetizing and developing Research’s internal and external client franchise

• Strategically drive the research product pipeline while ensuring consistency with the other regions as well as global goals

• Review research and work with Analysts to optimize the commercial relevance of the research product, identifying emergent themes and originating premium reports, sharing best practices, and managing the pre-production of tactical and major reports.

• Lead the Americas Equity Research Oversight Committee, which is responsible for reviewing initiations, ratings and material changes, as well as to conduct periodic reviews to monitor the overall quality of Americas research

• Analyze product metrics

• Interact daily with Sales and Trading partners

• Closely collaborate with Strategists, Economists, and other Macro-related roles

• Liaise with the Control Group, Supervisory Analysts, and Production team

• Develop and promote product enhancements

• Work in close partnership with control functions such as Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, and Finance in order to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure

• Build a culture of responsible finance, good governance and supervision, expense discipline and ethics

• Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions; and ensure that all team members understand the need to do the same, demonstrating proper consideration for the firm’s reputation

• Be familiar with and adhere to Citi’s Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services; and ensure that all team members understand the need to do the same

• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 15 years of relevant experience (Product Management, Buy-side, Sell-side, Sales & Trading, or Investment Banking)

• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and collaborative working style

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Self-starter with ability to solve problems independently

• Ability to execute in a large, matrixed organization

• Proficient in MS Excel and PowerPoint and able to work with large data sets

• Secure and maintain applicable licenses (FINRA Series SIE/63/86/87/24)

• AI knowledge/expertise would also benefit the role, long-term.

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred and managerial experience

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In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Salary : $170,000 - $300,000