Product Manager

Section 1: Position Summary

The Product Manager position will primarily be responsible for managing the lifecycle and driving the performance of assigned products and services.  Product Managers will act as a high level subject matter expert for products managed, and will be a resource for internal and external stakeholders.  The Product Manager will develop sales and marketing strategies to attain product performance goals and KPIs for products managed.  This position will oversee the Product Backlog for products managed and will manage product development activities related to the Backlog in partnership with the Product Development Team.

Section 2: Job Functions, Essential Duties and Responsibilities

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1.   Manage the lifecycle of assigned products and programs:

• Deploy sales, marketing, thought leadership and product enhancement programs to attain annual performance goals
• Act as subject matter expert and resource for products managed  and provide support to internal/external stakeholders regarding  products and services
• Assist Product Program Owner with periodic reporting on product performance
• Be responsible for attaining product KPIs and ROI goals for products managed
• Manage the Product Backlog for managed products and recommend Backlog development activities to Product Development team
• Manage assigned third party relationships (vendor oversight)
• Manage other product programs as assigned by the Product Program Owner

2.  Assist Product Program Owner with programs related to product lifecycle management and attaining performance targets:

• Product Manager is responsible for attaining annual product KPIs and ROI goals for products managed
• Assist Product Program Owner with periodic reporting on product performance

3. Assist Product Development team to support product development programs for key value-added services (e.g. Compliance, Investment and Client & User Education product families):

• Work with Product Development team to initiate development projects related to Product Backlog for products managed   
• Provide Product Development team with SME support for new and existing products and services

Supervision  

• No

Section 3:  Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 3 - 5 years of product management or product development experience in the Retirement Services or Financial Services industries.
• Proven track record of effectively overseeing product management activities that have achieved success in the market.
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written), as well as the ability to interact with all levels of an organization.
• Excellent decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to think strategically about product lifecycles, product positioning and methods to drive product success.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Proven ability to work independently.
• Ability to manage collaborative vendor relationships.

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