Director of Product Governance

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC

Director of Product Governance at Columbia Threadneedle Investments managing product strategy and compliance across various investment vehicles. Leading initiatives and collaborating with key stakeholders to improve product offerings.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $147,400 - $180,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serving as the Secretary of the Columbia Threadneedle Product Advisory Committee (PAC)
Participating in business management issues, such as 15C/pricing decisions
Hosting a monthly product change/new product implementation meeting communicating and coordinating changes to existing products and new fund launches.
Ownership of all Product team process documents, including Product Management and Development Routines, PAC Charter, Committee Stakeholder readiness documents
Managing team preparation for the Investment Oversight Committee and the Columbia Funds Board
The candidate will carry a high visibility role in exercises such as Portfolio Manager changes and product management’s response to regulatory actions
Some examples of governance responsibilities include: Working with finance to manage revenue impacts in advance of strategy changes or product rationalizations
Owning the process of implementing and communicating portfolio manager changes
Managing product responsibilities for share class consolidations/additions, share class splits/reverse splits, fund mergers, product name changes, benchmark adds/changes, modifications to investment mandates, and ETF conversions
Coordinating with 5P and Investment Risk Management as appropriate for fund actions, including strategy changes/modifications
Working with product development industry developments, understanding new vehicles and complex securities
Managing the internal seed deployment/return process for NA Product
Represent the Product team in the continued development/ expansion of Product Master

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ability to influence and collaborate with or lead across the organization and at all levels to drive results.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills using data to identify trends and issues and potential ways to solve the issue.
Experience with assigned product including understanding of compliance rules and regulations for product and industry.
A solid understanding of concepts related to assigned product and ability to explain these to others.
Project management experience.
Series 7 (or SIE and Series 7 top off exam) and 66 (or 63 & 65 combined) or the ability to obtain within a defined period of time.
Visa Sponsorship Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).

Benefits

Comp & perks

health, dental and life insurances
vacation time
sick time
401(k)
variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives

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Hard Skills & Tools

product managementdata analysisproject managementregulatory complianceportfolio managementfinancial analysisproduct developmentinvestment managementrisk managementprocess documentation

Soft Skills

influencecollaborationleadershipanalytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunicationorganizational skillscoordinationstakeholder managementtrend identification

Certifications

Series 7SIESeries 66Series 63Series 65