Product Manager - Opterra - Performance & Investor Allocations (PerformA)

Company Overview

Arcesium is a global financial technology firm that solves complex data-driven challenges faced by some of the world’s most sophisticated financial institutions. We constantly innovate our platform and capabilities to meet tomorrow’s challenges, anticipate the risks our clients encounter, and design advanced solutions to help our clients achieve transformational business outcomes.

Financial technology is a high-growth industry as change and innovation continue to disrupt the status-quo and prompt major transformation. Arcesium is at a particularly interesting time in our own growth as we look to leverage our successfully established market position and expand operations in pursuit of strategic new business opportunities. We value intellectual curiosity, proactive ownership, and collaboration with colleagues, and we empower you to meaningfully contribute from day one and accelerate your professional development.

We are looking for an exceptionally talented resource to join one of our cross-functional product teams for an individual contributor role. The Product Management group partners with technology teams across the product lifecycle to specify, develop, and deliver the firm's infrastructure and middle- and back-office applications. This position offers the opportunity to define and design the next generation of products in the Investor Accounting and Transfer Agency domain, which is used by some of the most sophisticated hedge funds in the world, and to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

What You'll Do

• Contribute to the product vision for Investor Allocation modules and carry features from concept to creation.

• Distill the vision into documents such as product roadmap and feature specifications via deep dives into the domain, gathering requirements, and solutioning.

• Work closely with engineers and architects to translate the product specification to design, and then to the product itself.

• Articulate business cases, ROI analyses, budgets, and timelines; communicate progress and priorities to all stakeholders, including clients.

• Conduct market research and competitive landscape analysis to stay ahead of industry trends.

• Collaborate with Product Managers across product groups on cross-cutting initiatives.

What You'll Need

• 8–12 years of experience in Investor Allocation, including 2+ years in a product management role.

• Deep subject matter expertise in Investor Allocation for hedge funds and institutional asset managers.

• Proven knowledge of complex fund structures (master-feeder, side pockets, hybrid vehicles), multi-currency frameworks, and unitization.

• Strong understanding of diverse fee models — management fees, performance fees, hurdle rates, high-water marks, and tiered fee structures.

• Strong critical thinking and the ability to articulate standpoints/ideas and influence stakeholders.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

• Outstanding academic background and a passion for working in a high-tech software development environment.

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