Schroders
FGC Product Manager (Private Markets)
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Client Solutions & Product Manager
About the Role
The Client Solutions & Product Manager role is central to Future Growth Capital’s mission to be the leading provider of multi-private assets solutions to the UK pensions market.
This role bridges critical functions to deliver pensions clients with tailored solutions, expertise, and content—enabling them to navigate private markets effectively. Working with key stakeholders including:
- Schroders Client Group
- Schroders Capital Marketing
- Standard Life
- Phoenix Group
- FGC investment team
The role ensures FGC’s capabilities are effectively delivered to partners and clients globally.
Company Overview
Future Growth Capital (FGC) is a joint venture between:
- Phoenix Group, the UK’s leading long-term savings and retirement business
- Schroders, the UK’s leading asset manager
Based at 1 London Wall Place, FGC operates with two core focuses:
- Multi-private asset solutions: Unlocking global private markets for UK pension savers through bespoke strategies, direct deal capabilities, and external manager selection.
- Mission: Contribute to the Mansion House Compact and Accord by improving retirement outcomes through higher investment returns and economic growth.
Key Responsibilities
Core Duties
Develop and execute client-centric solutions across multiple engagement areas:
- Client Facing Materials: Pitchbooks, sales aids, RFPs, Due Diligence Questionnaires (DDQs), data room preparation, and market research.
- Thought Leadership: Contributing to, and coordinating, white papers.
- Client Engagement: Direct interactions with pension consultants, schemes, and trustees—both in-person and virtually—at conferences and through online engagements.
- Team Collaboration: Defining FGC’s capabilities to the Standard Life business, including sales teams, pension proposition teams, marketing, and PR teams.
- Representative Activities: Preparing high-quality presentations, proposals, and reports—written and verbal—for stakeholder committees, regulators, consultants, and clients.
- Client Onboarding: Maintaining relationships through periodic reviews and updates.
- Regulatory & Operational Oversight: Staying updated on UK pensions industry trends and policy changes in private markets.
- Project Coordination: Working with investment teams, legal, and client directors to implement and monitor solutions aligned with mandates.
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Key Competencies & Skills
- Critical Judgement: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to navigate complex challenges.
- Stakeholder Management: Outstanding writing and verbal communication skills, including confidence presenting to both internal and external audiences.
- Industry Depth: Deep understanding of private asset classes.
- Collaboration: Client-centric mindset with proven project/proposal experience.
- Dynamic Work Environment: Ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams and adapt swiftly.
- Operational Excellence: Self-directed leadership to drive projects, work under deadlines, and take initiative.
- Operational Agility: Distinction in a lean, fast-paced environment where efficiency equals effectiveness.
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Experience & Qualifications
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Education Requirement: Degree-level qualification or equivalent.
- Professional Qualifications: Progress can be made toward or independently held (CFA, CAIA, MBA).
- Client Engagement: Hands-on experience working directly with pension schemes, trustee committees, and institutional investors.
- Regulatory Context: Familiarity with UK pension-specific frameworks and institutional investor regulations.
- Industry Knowledge: Prior involvement with top-tier asset managers, consultancies, or investment banks is highly regarded.
Who We Are
Schroders is a global investment manager empowering institutions, intermediaries, and individuals worldwide to achieve their financial aspirations while us intermediaries to use. Supported by a team of 6,000 professionals on six continents, Schroders commits to continuous adaptation—standing for more than 200 years—to serve institutional, illiquidity, and society’s longevity.
At present, our profit and efficiencies remain gargantuan missions. We thrive on shared improvement where every intervention is captured with ambition—helping clients, and providing for society, thrive.
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