Senior Product Director
Job Description
This is a newly created role for a talented Product Director or a Senior Product Manager who thrives on new challenges, possesses true entrepreneurial spirit and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. This position would suit someone from a bigger Bank or financial services institution who feels constrained by red tape and processes and who would prefer to work in a fast moving and dynamic organization
This role will be at the center of the planning, development and delivery of new financial services product offerings aimed at the consumer market
You would be working closely with the Product Development Director to build product enhancements from existing ideas and to help to develop new ideas based on industry trends.
This person will serve as the internal and external evangelist for the product offerings and be the "Product Expert" for the new financial services product suite.
The ideal candidate will have a successful track record of managing consumer or small business financial products and experience driving the delivering of technical systems and platforms required to support these products.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for leading and influencing Product Management and Product development initiatives
- Identification of new industry verticals and market opportunities and develop business cases for investment and executive committee approval
- Conducting regular product audits and providing ongoing recommendations for any enhancements or improvements
- Drive product brainstorming, conduct project kickoff meetings, and define project scope.
- Facilitate technical, operational and business requirements definition for all related product initiatives.
Juggle ambiguity without drowning in it - negotiate among competing priorities. - Perform qualitative and quantitative analysis with current and potential users. This includes on-going technology assessment within the context of the competitive landscape and analysis of product acceptance usage.
- Work closely with Marketing, Sales and technology teams to define the content and delivery of all product releases.
- Clearly and persuasively communicate, specify, and describe issues and solutions to all stakeholders, partners, developers, testers and senior leadership.
- Act as the "Go-to Product Expert".
Desired Skills Experience
- Degree preferred or equivalent in technical or business discipline.
- Experience of product management role at a financial services organization
- Strong business modeling skills combined with an astute commercial acumen.
- Experience working in the financial products space with an expertise in products with an automated online offering is preferred.
- Ability to move the product development process through from inception through to implementation with a methodical, systematic approach.
- Superior execution, organizational, communication and planning skills.
- Deep understanding of ongoing trends in online and mobile consumer products.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to operate autonomously is a must.
SR Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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