We28099re looking for a versatile, technical product lead for a broad role in FTSE Russells Equities Product, Research & Design team. Youll own product outcomes across our Equity and Multi-Asset index offering while shaping the direction of a new in-house AI tool built within Research moving between index product work and hands-on technical product leadership
- Youll sit within Equities Product, Research & Design, currently as an individual contributor though as the AI tool rolls out from internal users to external clients, we expect the product effort to grow into a team. Co-location in London with the Research team supports close, fast-moving collaboration
- Drive product strategy and roadmap across the Equity & Multi-Asset index offering and the AI tool, aligned to global and regional priorities
- Collect and categorise feedback from the AI tools users internal today, external as it scales and turn it into a prioritised feature roadmap, working with Research developers to ship
- Engage clients and run market and competitive analysis to spot demand and growth opportunities, translating requirements into index enhancements and new solutions
- Make pragmatic prioritisation calls at speed, balancing client demand, technical effort and commercial value
- Partner with Sales and Marketing on positioning, go-to-market and revenue growth across institutional and wealth segments
- Bridge the engineers building the AI tool and the people who rely on it, and keep senior collaborators updated on progress
This role suits someone who picks up unfamiliar problems fast and is energised by a fast-paced, ambiguous environment where decisions must be made at speed. Breadth, agility, a bias to action and a product-led approach matter more here than deep specialisationProven ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, deciding quickly and reprioritising; versatile enough to switch context and pick up unfamiliar topics fastTechnical fluency to work credibly with software and AI/ML developers no need to write production code, but you understand how AI products are built and shipped; experience supporting a software or data product, ideally AI/MLStrong feedback-synthesis and prioritisation instincts comfortable saying no and defending trade-offsStrong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively across research, technology, sales, operations and marketing in a product-led organisation5+ years in product, technical product or research roles, ideally in financial services or the index/data industry; familiarity with equity and/or multi-asset products, indices and benchmarks (ETFs, funds, derivatives)A genuine product-led attitude you start from the user and the problem and own outcomes, not tasksDegree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field; a CFA or relevant technical/AI credential an advantagePython coding, familiarity with data science workflows, and comfort using frontier AI tools would be a strong advantage
Technical Product Lead employer: London Stock Exchange
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