Head of Product Development

American Beacon Partners

Head of Product Development

American Beacon Partners , formerly known as Resolute Investment Managers, is a diversified asset management platform with affiliated and independent partnerships with more than 30 investment managers. Drawing on approximately 40 years of investment expertise, innovation and adaptability, American Beacon Partners delivers enduring value through traditional and alternative solutions designed to meet investors' evolving needs.

Driven by future value creation, American Beacon Partners' unique platform delivers strategic benefits through a full suite of distribution, operational and administrative services that may be leveraged by its affiliates. We offer three customizable partnership models tailored for the U.S. wealth and retirement markets. For affiliated partners , we make strategic investments in boutique asset managers to enhance distribution and administrative support functions. For strategic distribution partners , we help investment managers leverage our distribution expertise to achieve greater scale. For sub-advisors to American Beacon Advisors , we assist institutional-caliber asset managers who are seeking to expand their strategies to retail markets through existing funds or new fund launches. With roots as an unaffiliated sub-advised mutual fund sponsor, the majority of our partnerships are with asset managers who invest and operate with full autonomy and independence.

American Beacon Partners' affiliates include American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; National Investment Services of America, LLC; RSW Investments Holdings LLC; Shapiro Capital Management LLC; SSI Investment Management LLC; and Resolute Investment Distributors, Inc.

In December 2024, the company was named one of the "Best Places to Work in Money Management" by Pensions & Investments for the sixth consecutive year. For more information, please visit

Our office is located in Irving, Texas (Las Colinas). This position will have the following consideration :

Hybrid : In office, currently Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday each week, with the option to work from home on Thursday and Friday.

Job Description :

The Head of Product Development must be a strategic leader and visionary to help shape the firm's product strategy and oversee the entire product development lifecycle across the firm's platform. Reporting directly to the CEO, this executive will drive both intermediate and long-term product strategy, foster new partnerships, and ensure alignment with evolving market trends and client needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Defines and executes intermediate and long-term product development strategies
• Leads cross-functional initiatives to identify market opportunities and develops innovative investment solutions
• Serves as a member of the Product Management Committee
• Owns the full product development lifecycle from ideation to launch
• Evaluates current market vehicles and explores alternative structures and options
• Ensures products meet performance, compliance, and operational standards
• Maintains a deep understanding of U.S. wealth trends and investor behaviors
• Monitors competitive landscape and regulatory developments
• Drives innovation in product design, including active ETFs and alternative strategies
• Prioritize and refine a high volume of ideas to assess feasibility and align with strategic goals
• Works closely with new partners and strategic relationships to support product development initiatives
• Collaborates with Asset Management, Sales, Marketing, Legal, and Compliance teams to ensure successful product delivery
• Represents Product Development in executive meetings and investor communications
• Recruits, develops, and manages a diverse product development team, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and adaptability to handle a high volume of tasks and execute input

Requirements

Preferred Attributes

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