Commercial Product Manager recruitment

Position Title: Commercial Product Manager

Working Location: US - New York, NY

Employment Status: Full-Time Regular

Required Experience: 7 years

Required Education: Bachelors Degree

Travel Required: 0

Job ID: FS1

Position Description:
Fitch Solutions is committed to delivering value beyond the rating by providing a range of fixed-income products and professional development services to the global financial community. In addition to offering proprietary content, the firm also distributes the ratings, research, financial data and analytical tools of Fitch Ratings through a variety of platforms. With innovation and experience behind every product and service we bring to market, our flexible offerings are designed to meet the diverse needs of the credit markets.

Drawing upon a wealth of expertise, skills, and market insight, we provide financial professionals worldwide with the intelligence they need to make more informed risk management and investment decisions.

Fitch Solutions is part of the Fitch Group, a majority-owned subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., headquartered in Paris, France.

Fitch complies with federal, state, and local laws governing employment, and provides equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. All applications will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, and other status protected by applicable laws.

Position Requirements:
Fitch Solutions is seeking a Commercial Manager to execute the commercial strategy of our global credit research and market analytics product set. The Commercial Manager is the product champion or advocate for end users and customers - the voice of the customer and the voice of the market - and brings an understanding of the market and our client's workflow to the team.

General Responsibilities

• Commercial management and representation of all Fitch Solutions products within the Americas region, including Research platforms and Risk Data Services feeds, within the organization as well as to clients, market conferences seminars, etc.
• Craft Go-to-Market plans for product launches, which include articulating unique selling points, identifying target leads and coordinating product collateral creation.
• Surface and conceptualize revenue generation opportunities, build products from existing ideas, and help to develop new ideas based on industry experience and contact with customers and prospects.
• Support the success of an assigned team of Account Managers, through the development of innovative lead campaigns, effective sales kits and rigorous opportunity analysis.
• Develop and communicate product roadmaps based on data analysis and market research
• Estimate the consumer demand for the product set, identify potential customers, stay informed of any competing products on the market, and develop pricing strategies
• Champion ideas and products internally throughout the organization and externally to clients.
• Specify and validate market requirements for current and future products by undertaking qualitative and quantitative research with existing customers and potential prospects.
• Serve as backup Risk Management Analytics support for Credit Default Swap products as well as author of various Commentaries and Special Reports

Requirements
A motivated self-starter possessing a unique blend of business and analysis; a big-picture vision, and excellent communication and presentation skills. Credit and fixed income knowledge required. Proficiency with Excel preferred. Prior commercial, sales and analytical background is a plus. PL experience preferred.