Tax Product Manager

Sydney

Asset Management

Permanent

A leading global funds services business is seeking experienced tax professionals to join its fund services product management team in Sydney. A minimum of 10 years of funds management tax or relevant experience is required.

The Tax Product Manager is responsible for a suite of fund services tax products for the Australian market. The successful candidate will facilitate the business growth of our clients service offering by uniting people, information, and ideas to ensure accurate knowledge and understanding of client needs and provide the most suitable of solutions, in accordance with the regional/global product strategy. The successful candidate will oversee the product strategy and product management service offering to support their Australian clients.

Key responsibilities

• Development of new fund service, tax and/or regulation product in line with regulatory requirements
• Monitor tax and regulatory developments and assess the impact on our service offering
• Drive product innovation to enhance existing capabilities by working closely with local and/or global product teams and client delivery to develop core product enhanced and targeted solutions to meet Australian Clients or project’s needs.
• Directly contribute to expanding strategy and roadmap for fund services clients/client segments i.e. Asset owners, Asset Managers in the Australasian region.
• Work in conjunction with management to develop/formulate and implement business roadmaps, taking into consideration internal and external drivers.
• Update stakeholders on the latest product and market developments.
• Working alongside sales to support business development during marketing and translate / interpret clients requests into the standard operating model, services enhancements and or new offerings.
• Identify risk issues (Operational,. Regulatory) and propose appropriate actions.

Required Qualifications:

• Short-cycle Tertiary education & bachelor’s degree or Equivalent (3 years)
• Minimum 10 years experience within the funds taxation industry, (similar Product or funds administration or other relevant experience).
• Capability to undertake detailed analysis and to formalise documentation to support product lifecycles
• Proven ability to influence cross functional teams without formal authority.
• Analytical capability and ability to formalise and provide high standard outcomes and reports.
• Excellent working knowledge of Funds industry.
• Clear ability to interact, communicate and negotiate effectively at all levels and across functions