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Who we are looking for
Charles River for Private Markets is seeking a Product Manager, Private Markets to support a high performing team to execute the vision, strategy, creation, and advocacy of the core Charles River for Private Markets real assets offering. In this role, you will report directly to the VP of Product and be responsible for enhancing our overall infrastructure and real estate product offering. You will work jointly with the product, engineering, and delivery teams to build and deliver the best possible experiences and value to customers within private markets investment management through the Charles River for Private Markets platform.
The ideal candidate will have prior real assets investment background, excellent business acumen, passionate about evangelizing data-driven decision making and product advocacy at all levels. They should also be a strong communicator comfortable with facilitating executive level, decision justification, and roadmap. Here, you can work alongside talented engineers and product managers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions to drive forward Charles River for Private Markets’ mission to accelerate transparency, accuracy, and liquidity in private markets.
What you will be responsible for
As Product Manager, Real Assets you will
- Be responsible for analyzing, enhancing and delivering all new real assets enhancements across internal teams, customers, and stakeholders.
- Work collaborative with existing real asset clients and account managers to represent the voice of the customer.
- Ensure individual features and products are aligned with business objectives.
- Lead client calls and workshops to collect and understand customer insights to drive product decisions.
- Prioritize, communicate, and support complex and conflicting opportunities and market needs.
- Engage with cross-functional heads to ensure alignment and orientation to product execution across the organization.
- Own the real assets front to back product roadmap communication to internal and external stakeholders.
- Work with product teams to ensure timely and complete requirements gathering, definition, deconstruction, and design.
What we value
- Highly driven, determined & business oriented.
- Highly polished executive presence and sophistication to gain credibility with the firm's most senior professionals and provide leadership, guidance, and direction to a team.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver on assigned responsibilities through commitment to quality and attention to detail.
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of real estate and/or infrastructure investment management background
- Enterprise SaaS experience is preferred
- Understanding of the private markets/alternative investment lifecycle from manager due diligence to investment monitoring and analytics & reporting
- Preferred background to include data management, data science, and / or artificial intelligence initiatives.
- Proven track record of delivering impactful product releases to an roadmap
- Ability to work as part of a global, distributed organization
- Progress towards CFA or CAIA is desirable
- Experience using JIRA or other agile development tools
Domain Knowledge:
- Private Markets: a strong understanding of in private markets investing
- Financial Concepts: knowledge of financial modeling, valuation, and key performance indicators (KPIs) used in the private markets is important.
- Investment Process: familiarity with the investment process, including deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio management, can also be helpful.
Additional requirements
- Ability to travel as required for client engagements (-20%), including internationally
Salary Range:
$80,000 - $140,000 AnnualThe range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.
Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home .
About State Street
Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
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It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Who we are looking for
Charles River for Private Markets is seeking a Product Manager, Private Markets to support a high performing team to execute the vision, strategy, creation, and advocacy of the core Charles River for Private Markets real assets offering. In this role, you will report directly to the VP of Product and be responsible for enhancing our overall infrastructure and real estate product offering. You will work jointly with the product, engineering, and delivery teams to build and deliver the best possible experiences and value to customers within private markets investment management through the Charles River for Private Markets platform.
The ideal candidate will have prior real assets investment background, excellent business acumen, passionate about evangelizing data-driven decision making and product advocacy at all levels. They should also be a strong communicator comfortable with facilitating executive level, decision justification, and roadmap. Here, you can work alongside talented engineers and product managers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions to drive forward Charles River for Private Markets’ mission to accelerate transparency, accuracy, and liquidity in private markets.
What you will be responsible for
As Product Manager, Real Assets you will
- Be responsible for analyzing, enhancing and delivering all new real assets enhancements across internal teams, customers, and stakeholders.
- Work collaborative with existing real asset clients and account managers to represent the voice of the customer.
- Ensure individual features and products are aligned with business objectives.
- Lead client calls and workshops to collect and understand customer insights to drive product decisions.
- Prioritize, communicate, and support complex and conflicting opportunities and market needs.
- Engage with cross-functional heads to ensure alignment and orientation to product execution across the organization.
- Own the real assets front to back product roadmap communication to internal and external stakeholders.
- Work with product teams to ensure timely and complete requirements gathering, definition, deconstruction, and design.
What we value
- Highly driven, determined & business oriented.
- Highly polished executive presence and sophistication to gain credibility with the firm's most senior professionals and provide leadership, guidance, and direction to a team.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver on assigned responsibilities through commitment to quality and attention to detail.
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of real estate and/or infrastructure investment management background
- Enterprise SaaS experience is preferred
- Understanding of the private markets/alternative investment lifecycle from manager due diligence to investment monitoring and analytics & reporting
- Preferred background to include data management, data science, and / or artificial intelligence initiatives.
- Proven track record of delivering impactful product releases to an roadmap
- Ability to work as part of a global, distributed organization
- Progress towards CFA or CAIA is desirable
- Experience using JIRA or other agile development tools
Domain Knowledge:
- Private Markets: a strong understanding of in private markets investing
- Financial Concepts: knowledge of financial modeling, valuation, and key performance indicators (KPIs) used in the private markets is important.
- Investment Process: familiarity with the investment process, including deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio management, can also be helpful.
Additional requirements
- Ability to travel as required for client engagements (-20%), including internationally
Salary Range:
$80,000 - $140,000 AnnualThe range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.
Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
For a full overview, visit https://hrportal.ehr.com/statestreet/Home .
About State Street
Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Discover more information on jobs at StateStreet.com/careers
Read our CEO Statement
Job Application Disclosure:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Retail
- Banking & Financial Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in product development assistant jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in product design, business, engineering, or a related field
- Experience with product lifecycle management software or PLM tools
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams including engineering, marketing, and supply chain
- Strong organizational skills for managing multiple product timelines simultaneously
- Familiarity with sourcing, vendor communication, or quality assurance processes
Tips for Your Product Development Assistant Job Search
Tailor your resume to product lifecycle stages
Hiring managers for product development assistant roles scan for specific phase experience: ideation, prototyping, testing, or launch. Call out which stages you've supported in each job entry so reviewers don't have to guess where you fit in the process.
Highlight cross-functional coordination experience
Product development assistants regularly bridge engineering, marketing, and supply chain teams. If you've coordinated between departments, managed shared timelines, or consolidated feedback across teams, say so explicitly. Generic project support language won't surface you in a competitive stack.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists product development assistant openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
List the specific tools your work depends on
Product development assistant postings frequently filter for PLM software, CAD platforms, project management tools, and ERP systems. Name the exact tools you've used in your resume rather than grouping them under vague categories like 'project management software.'
Prepare a portfolio of product documentation samples
Many interviews for this role include a practical review. Bring examples of spec sheets, BOM drafts, vendor correspondence, or milestone trackers you've built. Even academic or freelance samples demonstrate that you can produce the actual deliverables the job requires.
Ask timeline and process questions in your interview
Interviewers for product development roles want to see that you think in workflows. Asking about typical product cycle length, how teams handle scope changes, or how approvals are structured signals that you understand the operational reality of the job, not just the title.
Product Development Assistant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most product development assistants?
State Street, AGRANA, and Sally Beauty are hiring the most product development assistants right now, with openings concentrated in Texas, California, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Industries with the highest volume include consumer packaged goods, apparel, and medical devices.
How many product development assistant jobs are remote?
About 43% of product development assistant openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the share varies by industry. Roles focused on documentation, vendor coordination, and project tracking tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while positions involving physical sampling or lab work are typically on-site.
How do you become a product development assistant?
Start with a bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as product design, business, engineering, or fashion merchandising, depending on your target industry. Build hands-on experience through internships or entry-level coordination roles that expose you to product timelines, vendor communication, and cross-functional workflows. Learning PLM software and developing strong documentation skills will make you competitive for most openings.
Can you get a product development assistant job with little experience?
Yes, many employers hire candidates with limited direct experience if you can demonstrate relevant transferable skills. Internship work, academic capstone projects involving product design, or experience coordinating between teams in any industry can substitute for formal product development history. Tailoring your resume to highlight process thinking, attention to detail, and tool proficiency improves your chances significantly.
What does the product development assistant interview process look like?
Most interviews for this role include a phone screen followed by one or two rounds with the hiring manager and a cross-functional team member such as a sourcing lead or project manager. You may be asked to walk through a past project, review a sample spec sheet, or describe how you'd manage competing deadlines. Practical assessments involving documentation or timeline tools are common in the later stages.
Where can I find and apply to product development assistant jobs?
You can find and apply to product development assistant jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and target industry, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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