Product Management Director-Market/Credit Data-Financial Services recruitment

ur client, a leading player within Financial Services Data market, is looking for a Global Commercial Director to join the Global Product Management/Development team

The Commercial Director has global responsibility for the developing and executing the strategy of the data business. You will ensure that business goals are achieved through successfully conceptualizing, validating and bringing new products to market. You should have specific knowledge and experience of credit data, and will serve as a subject matter expert in client interactions.

Responsibilities

• Build a Product Vision / Product Proposal / Offering Strategy / Commercial Viability / Market Requirements Document / Product Road Map, which articulates a clear commercial direction for addressing gaps and opportunities, ensuring the success of the suite of products (revenue, new products, retention, profitability)

• Defining and executing the global product strategy and high level product requirements

• Creating detailed cost, revenue and profitability models

• Conceptualize new products for development based on market awareness and/or research.

• Provide in-depth market, industry and competitive analysis and positioning

• Develop pricing and packaging strategies

• Working with the direct and strategic partnerships teams on new client opportunities

• Product marketing activities - pricing, positioning, key benefits, packaging, target market, competitor analysis

• Work with marketing and sales to develop marketing communications plan strategy and product collateral

• Manage all steps of the product life cycle and report to upper management.

• Works with sales to support the sales cycle for the product suite and to develop sales tools

Experience required

- Strong experience in credit risk data field either within a market data vendor, ratings agency or investment bank

- Experience in a commercial/product/strategy role eg.business management, product management, product development, strategy development role gained within the Financial/Credit Data market

-Demonstrated ability to manage develop and deliver innovative product ideas and see them through to market launch

- Proven experience in product development - understanding client needs, how to validate product ideas and creating the business plan to get management buy in

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Please send your cv in the first instance to Emma Jerome at ejerome@mcgregor-boyall.com mailto:ejerome@mcgregor-boyall.com