Senior Product Specialist

Job Description:

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Job Description:
This job is responsible for supporting the development and execution of strategic initiatives and/or processes aligned to priorities within a functional area and/or business. Key responsibilities include defining, developing, executing, monitoring, and/or refining strategic initiatives and processes in close collaboration with key stakeholders and internal partners.

Reporting to the Head of Asset Manager Relationships within the Investment Solutions Group, the Senior Product Specialist will be the operations manager for Merrill's asset manager data program. The role is responsible for the product strategy, implementation, governance, and ongoing management of subscription-based data offerings that help asset managers leverage data-driven insights to support business development and decision-making.

This individual will partner across Investment Solutions Group, Technology, Operations, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Risk, while working directly with asset managers to drive adoption, gather feedback, enhance product capabilities, and support business growth. In addition to managing operations of the program, the role will help Identify opportunities to enhance reporting, analytics, and business intelligence capabilities through the use of data, automation, AI-enabled tools, and emerging technologies to improve decision-making and operational efficiency.

The ideal candidate combines strong business acumen, analytical capabilities, and technical curiosity with exceptional organizational and execution skills. They are comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, building relationships across internal and external stakeholders, and leveraging modern analytics and AI-enabled tools to drive measurable business outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Builds and/or executes business initiatives and/or processes, while partnering with stakeholders and partners
• Solves complex problems and delivers on business initiatives and processes by applying subject matter expertise and technical knowledge of the business
• Engages with key stakeholders, partners, and business leadership to deliver on business objectives
• Performs analytics, assessments, and/or interpretation of data and/or information to identify business opportunities, derive insights, and measure outcomes
• Develops strategic and tactical plans to drive progress towards business goals and objectives
• Serves as the operations manager for the Asset Manager Data Program, leading strategy, implementation, and ongoing management to achieve strategic, financial, and operational objectives.
• Develops and executes the product roadmap, including enhancements to data offerings, analytics, reporting capabilities, and subscription packages.
• Partners directly with asset managers and senior relationship managers to drive adoption, strengthen engagement, gather feedback, and ensure alignment between product capabilities and asset manager needs.
• Develops and oversees onboarding, servicing, and support models to deliver a best-in-class experience for participating asset managers.
• Serves as the primary business owner for the third-party vendor relationship, overseeing service delivery, platform and control enhancements, entitlement controls, SLA performance, and