Digital Channels Middleware Platforms Product Manager - Vice President

Job Responsibilities

• Develops a product strategy and product vision that delivers value to customers
• Manages discovery efforts and market research to uncover customer solutions and integrate them into the product roadmap
• Owns, maintains, and develops a product backlog that enables development to support the overall strategic roadmap and value proposition
• Builds the framework and tracks the product's key success metrics such as cost, feature and functionality, risk posture, and reliability
• Partners with the Product Manager to identify new platform product opportunities through user research and discovery that reflect customer and market needs
• Considers and plans for upstream and downstream implications of new platform features on the overall product experience
• Develops and maintains a healthy forward-looking backlog; publishes quarterly roadmaps and summaries to ensure alignment with strategic goals and provide clear vision for delivery. Writes requirements, epics, and user stories to support product development
• Leads end-to-end product delivery processes including intake, dependency management, release management, product operationalization, delivery feasibility decision-making, and product performance reporting; escalates opportunities to improve efficiencies and coordination
• Works with engineering and architecture to drive solution design for capabilities and think platform/capability-first while developing products
• Works with cross-functional stakeholders to manage timelines and dependencies, surface blockers/risks in a timely manner, and ensure controls, risk, and compliance requirements are effectively managed
• Analyzes, tracks, and evaluates product and platform metrics and uses insights to influence roadmap/backlog. Creates presentations and documentation (including feature release updates), communicates with senior leadership, and promotes product features to align with strategic goals

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in product management or a relevant domain area
• Advanced knowledge of the product development life cycle, design, and data analytics
• Proven ability to lead product life cycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management
• 5+ years of experience in product management, including platform product management experience
• Proven track record of maintaining and prioritizing backlogs; ability to write clear requirements, epics, and user stories
• Strong knowledge of data analytics and building/prioritizing backlogs in a data-driven manner
• Proactive approach with the ability to work independently and across functional teams
• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills; excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexible and adaptable to shifting priorities; able to manage multiple tasks/projects in a fast-paced, results-driven environment; customer-focused with the ability to turn insights into action
• Proven stakeholder management skills across product, technology, agility, design, and data teams to develop robust product delivery plans and execution mechanisms within an agile framework

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Demonstrated prior experience working in a highly matrixed, complex organization
• Proficient knowledge of the product development life cycle, design, and data analytics
• Experience building and communicating quarterly roadmaps and executive-ready product updates
• Experience partnering with engineering and architecture on platform/capability-first solution design
• Experience leading cross-functional dependency management, release management, and product operationalization
• Experience defining and reporting platform/product metrics to influence prioritization and roadmap decisions
• Familiarity working within environments with strong controls, risk, and compliance requirements

Benefits

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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