Product Manager

Our client is an industry leader that has the culture of a high-growth startup with the backing and support of a global multinational company. Our client is looking for someone with experience in the Fintech or Insurtech space. 

Product Manager Job Responsibilities:
Develops products by identifying potential products; conducting market research; generating product requirements; determining specifications, production timetables, pricing, and time-integrated plans for product introduction; developing marketing strategies.
 

• Determines customers’ needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information.
• Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes.
• Assesses market competition by comparing the company’s product to competitors’ products.
• Provides source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives.
• Obtains product market share by working with sales director to develop product sales strategies.
• Assesses product market data by calling on customers with field salespeople and evaluating sales call results.
• Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts and special reports and analyses; answering questions and requests.
• Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.
• Brings new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; preparing return-on-investment analyses; establishing time schedules with engineering and manufacturing.
• Introduces and markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, advertising, and production.
• Determines product pricing by utilizing market research data; reviewing production and sales costs; anticipating volume; costing special and customized orders.
• Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
• Maintains product management staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Maintains product management staff job results by counseling and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or master's Preferred 
• 4+ years in Product Management. Preferred experience in the Fintech or Insurtech space. 
• Demonstrated success in defining, building, and launching full-scale digital products that had a positive business impact
• Ability to determine and prioritize requirements from multiple sources, and deliver solutions that go beyond customer asks to solve for what is actually needed
• Experience making high-level design and implementation decisions in partnership with product, design, and engineering teams in an agile environment
• Strong analytical abilities and deep experience with tools such as Looker and Mixpanel to measure business performance and product adoption
• Motivated to step up and get things done
• Strong consensus and relationship-building skills
• Proven track record to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Outstanding communication across all mediums (presentations, stories, verbal)