Head of Alternatives Product

Sydney or Melbourne | Permanent, full-time | Hybrid The opportunity

Our client is a large Australian wealth management group with a solid retail and retirement savings presence. Alternatives are a major growth priority for the business, and this is a new role to lead that agenda.

You'll own the strategy, build and ongoing management of an alternatives product range covering private markets, credit and liquid alternatives. You'll work across investments, distribution, finance and the wider wealth business to bring new products to market and make sure they perform for clients and the business.

This isn't a narrow institutional product role. The group has well established distribution, so you'll get to take products from first idea through to real scale.

What you'll do

- Set and deliver the alternatives product strategy across the group's wealth and retirement offerings.
- Lead product design, structuring and lifecycle management across private markets and alternative strategies.
- Work with the investment team on how products are built, structured and run over time.
- Partner with distribution on go-to-market plans, sales support and launch.
- Manage key product settings such as allocations, liquidity, pricing and client suitability.
- Work with finance on pricing,



margins and product performance.
- Make sure governance, risk and compliance are strong across the range.
- Build strong relationships with senior executives, boards and investment leaders.
- Lead and grow a small specialist team.
- Find and develop new opportunities in alternatives.

What you'll bring

- Senior product experience in asset management, wealth or investment management, ideally 10+ years in product leadership.
- Strong knowledge of alternatives, including private equity, private credit and liquid alternatives.
- A track record in product structuring, development and launch.
- Solid technical knowledge of fund vehicles, liquidity, allocations and product governance.
- The ability to turn complex investment strategies into products that work for clients at scale.
- Strong commercial sense, balancing client outcomes with growth and P&L.;
- A sound approach to risk, suitability and regulatory obligations.
- Credibility with executives and boards.
- Experience leading high-performing teams.
- A degree in finance, economics, commerce or similar. CFA well regarded.

For a confidential conversation, contact Stuart Sellar at Foundry Talent Partners.

📌 Head of Product (Sydney)
🏢 Foundry Talent Partners
📍 Sydney