Product Manager
Dual-headquartered in New York and London with 50 offices worldwide, Fitch Ratings is a global rating agency dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data. Offering a world of knowledge and experience behind every opinion, we transform information to deliver meaning and utility to investors, issuers and other market participants. Fitch Ratings’ global expertise draws on local market knowledge and spans across the fixed-income universe. The additional context, perspective and insights we provide help investors make important credit judgments with confidence.
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. With innovation and experience behind every product and service, Fitch Solutions' flexible offerings are designed to meet the diverse needs of the credit markets. Fitch Ratings and Fitch Solutions are part of the Fitch Group, a jointly-owned subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A. and Hearst Corporation.
Department Overview:
Fitch Solutions, a division of the Fitch Group, focuses on the development of fixed-income products and services bringing to market a wide range of data, analytical tools and related services, and is the distribution channel for Fitch Ratings content. Fitch Solutions products and services provide market participants with greater insight into the growing complexity of the credit markets to enable more timely and informed business decisions.
Fitch Solutions is seeking a Product Manager to execute the company strategy for the division’s bulk data feed products. The Product Manager will ensure that business goals are achieved through the successful implementation of quality product offerings. The Product Manager should have specific knowledge and experience of working with market data and will be a subject matter expert in the data we provide.
Job description:
• Product lead for the execution of product development and deployment for Fitch Solutions products to facilitate sales growth and revenue retention.
• Define and prioritize requirements, develop product roadmaps and recommend direction for Fitch Solutions product suite.
• Partner closely with Commercial Directors to translate strategic business goals into quality products.
• Provide input into the product management and development of the entire range of Fitch Solutions product suite.
• Partner closely with international cross-functional team members on the timely execution of product development to specification.
• Partner with Product Support, Client Services and Sales to ensure highest level of customer satisfaction and responsiveness to product issues.
• Take ownership as the subject matter expert for specific Fitch Solutions projects and product forums.
• Meet with internal and external stakeholders to identify product gaps, champion the product, and communicate the product roadmap.
• Keep abreast of the credit markets and the data needs to recommend product development and enhancements to support the business objectives and strategic goals.
• Create open channels of communication with internal stakeholders to ensure that feedback is collected and prioritized as necessary.
• Regular customer contact and be comfortable presenting and understanding complex workflows from both an operational and IT perspective
• Build and maintain competitor and general market knowledge.
Person Specification:
• Experience in credit data, reference data or fundamentals
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex product implementations through the development lifecycle, from requirements definition to product release.
• Proven track record of effectively delivering results in a fast-paced, flexible environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Detail-oriented with exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Solid communication skills to help provide synergy, timeliness and quality of work across international cross-functional teams.
• Ability to collaborate with others and work independently.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Project management skills with experience of delivery in an agile environment.
• Must possess strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience of using and working with databases is a preferred
Please note this this role is for 6 months.
Application:
To apply please submit a cover letter and most recent CV including remuneration details, via the enclosed links.
Fitch is an equal opportunity employer that employs people across the full spectrum of society. Fitch works hard to create a workplace with an emphasis on inclusion, innovation and merit. By valuing diversity and equality in our workplace, we believe it adds strength to our business.
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