- Define product vision and technology strategic objectives
- Define product roadmap, which outlines features and functionality that will be developed over time
- Prioritize features based on business goals and technical feasibility
- Drive best practices for new improvements and maintenance, ensure the highest quality and standards are applied
- Work closely with business stakeholders, technology leads, software development teams and designers in crafting product vision, roadmap, prioritization of initiatives and features
- Ensure dynamic, incremental, and continuous delivery of the product that brings value to the business in an agile and sustainable manner
- Collaborate with software engineers to analyze business requirements and design the best solution of the product
- Coach and lead by example in product management practices
What makes you a successful candidate
Domain Experience
- At least 10 years of experience in the financial industry is required, with a strong focus and knowledge of investment performance analytics in one or more asset classes (Equity, Fixed Income, Funds, Real Estate, Private Equity and Infrastructure)
- Up-to-date knowledge on industry trends and emerging technologies, especially in the area of investment performance analytics
Product Management
- Strong background in product development, with experience in defining and driving the development of a software product. The candidate should have a proven track record of working with business and technology teams to develop software as a product
- Hands on experience in conducting business analysis functions, senior stakeholder management, solution designing, and software test planning
User Experience & Product Design
- In-depth understanding of how risk managers use data and analytics in identifying the risk and performance drivers of investment strategies
- Good understanding of design principles and user experience (UX) design, as well as the ability to work effectively with product designers
Technical & Data Experience
- Past hands-on experience in software development and production support of investment performance applications
- Well-versed in Agile software development methodologies, with hands on experience in working as part of highly effective Agile software development team using Scrum, Kanban, or other agile frameworks
- Strong knowledge of investment data sets and hands-on knowledge in data modeling, database design and data analysis
Communication
- Excellent communication skills to articulate ideas and solutions effectively with technical (e.g. software architects, cloud architects, software engineers) and non-technical stakeholders (e.g. risk managers, portfolio managers) across various seniorities.
- Ability to influence and align differing views in complex scenarios with stakeholders
Leadership
- Proven experience in building, inspiring and leading high performing product teams.
- Ability to set clear expectations of teams performance levels, assess their performance critically and addresses issues objectively and fairly
- Passionate to go the extra mile to coach junior product managers and business analysts in enabling them to achieve their best ability
- Be a change evangelist in driving the necessary changes in building a modern technology architecture and high performing team
