Product Manager, Data-CreditSights

CreditSights is currently seeking a Product Manager based out of our New York office.

This Product Manager will play a pivotal role in the strategic planning, development, and execution of our data product offerings. This role involves leading cross-functional teams to drive the product lifecycle from conception through launch and beyond. The ideal candidate will possess strong product management experience, excellent communication skills, and a deep understanding of market dynamics and customer needs. This role has a particular focus on data products and data management.

What We Offer:

• Collaborative Culture
• Competitive Benefits
• Career Growth

We’ll Count on You To:

Strategic Planning and Roadmap Development:

• Product Vision: Define and communicate the product vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and market demands.
• Roadmap Management: Develop and maintain the product roadmap, prioritizing initiatives based on business objectives and customer feedback.

Product Development and Execution:

• Requirement Gathering: Gather high-level requirements, group them logically by initiative or epic, sequence, and prioritize. These epics should be ready for further breakdown by the product owner and squad members.
• Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, design, marketing, and sales teams to ensure cohesive product development and successful product delivery.
• Agile Processes: Lead agile processes, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives, to ensure timely and high-quality product releases.

Market and Customer Engagement:

• Customer Interaction: Engage with customers to understand their needs, gather feedback, and ensure product features meet market demands.
• Market Research: Conduct market research to identify trends, opportunities, and competitive threats.
• Go-to-Market Strategy: Develop and execute go-to-market strategies, including product launches, marketing campaigns, and sales enablement activities.

Performance Monitoring and Continuous Improvement:

• Metrics Analysis: Track and analyze product performance metrics to inform future development and ensure continuous improvement.
• Issue Resolution: Address and resolve issues with current products, providing timely solutions based on customer feedback.

Organizational Management:

• Talent Development: Identify and develop talent within the product team, ensuring that the team structure supports strategic goals.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with executive leadership, Chapter leads, and centers of excellence to ensure alignment and remove blockers.
• Budget Management: Manage the product budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and tracking capitalized projects.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure all product releases meet quality standards and maintain ongoing service levels.

What You Need to Have:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field. MBA is a plus.
• Experience: 4+ years of experience in product management, preferably within the FinTech or financial services industry.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency with Agile methodologies, product management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello), and a solid understanding of software development.
• Financial Data Knowledge: Experience working with financial data and data management practices.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of articulating complex ideas clearly and effectively.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Customer-Centric: Deep passion for understanding and addressing customer needs.
• Preferred Experience: Experience in financial information services industry, familiarity with UX/UI principles and design thinking, and experience working with remote teams.

Why Fitch?

At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone.

Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority.

We are building incredible things at Fitch, and we invite you to join us on our journey.

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.

For more information please visit our websites:  

www.fitchratings.com | www.fitchsolutions.com | www.fitchlearning.com

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest.

Fitch Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

FOR NEW YORK ROLES ONLY: Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $180,000 and $200,000 per year. Actual salaries will be determined on an individualized basis and may vary based on factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, past performance, and other job-related factors.  Base pay is one part of Fitch’s total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives, and other benefits sponsored by Fitch. 

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