Wealth Management, Funds Product Development, Vice President, London

As a Vice President in Funds Product Development within Wealth Management Solutions, you will lead end-to-end development and governance of pooled investment solutions for our international private banking business. You will translate investment and commercial priorities into well-structured products, guiding ideas from concept through launch and into ongoing oversight. You will work closely with Portfolio Managers, Advisers, and partners across Legal, Risk, Tax, Compliance, and Operations to deliver high-quality outcomes. You will help maintain a strong control environment while improving the product development process through automation and scalable ways of working.,

• Lead end-to-end product development for proprietary mutual funds, from concept through launch and post-launch stabilization
• Drive delivery of new product initiatives, ensuring clear scope, governance, milestones, and timely execution
• Manage the product lifecycle, including fund changes, restructures, mergers, and closures in partnership with key stakeholders
• Serve as a subject matter expert on the fund range, advising on structuring choices, solution design, and product strategy
• Partner with Portfolio Managers, Portfolio Specialists, and Advisers to scope product opportunities across asset classes
• Coordinate reviews and approvals across Legal, Risk, Tax, Compliance, and Operations, ensuring adherence to internal standards and external requirements
• Lead negotiations with third-party management companies and relevant counterparties on commercial terms and legal documentation
• Strengthen launch playbooks and operational readiness, leveraging automation and data-driven tooling to improve efficiency and control
• Oversee due diligence activities for third-party relationships and ongoing provider oversight
• Monitor market and regulatory developments and convert insights into product recommendations and pipeline prioritization
• Coach and develop junior team members through feedback, knowledge sharing, and role modeling
  
  Demonstrated experience in asset or wealth management with direct involvement in regulated fund product development and structuring (for example, UCITS and Alternative Investment Funds)
• Proven ability to deliver product launches and material product changes end-to-end in a complex, cross-functional environment
• Strong project management and execution skills, including planning, prioritization, and risk/issue management
• Proven stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across seniority levels
• Sound judgment and structured problem-solving, with comfort navigating ambiguity and competing priorities
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to produce clear, decision-ready materials
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, tailored to technical and non-technical audiences
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective third-party and affiliate relationships
• High integrity and commitment to operating with strong risk awareness and control discipline
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
• Broad understanding of fund products across investment, operational, legal, and regulatory dimensions
• Experience partnering with or overseeing third-party management companies, including due diligence and ongoing oversight
• Knowledge of evolving regulatory themes impacting funds and distribution
• Experience developing digitally enabled investment solutions or improving processes through automation
• Working knowledge of Python and business intelligence tooling (for example, Tableau or Alteryx)
• Professional qualification progress or attainment (for example, CFA candidate or CFA charterholder)
• Curiosity, learning agility, and a track record of turning change into measurable improvements
  
  J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives., J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals.