Director, Product Manager (Hybrid- flexible options)

$130,000 - $145,000/Yr

Broadridge Financial Solutions - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - New York, NY

10,001+ employees

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

The Director, Product Manager at Broadridge Financial Solutions is responsible for managing the development and implementation of existing and new products in the market. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand and prioritize business needs, while also leading a team of product managers and developers to enhance client communication and measure success effectively. The position is hybrid, allowing for both in-office and remote work, and requires strong experience in financial or technology organizations.

Responsibilities

• Understand and deliver on a vision and goals grounded in client needs internal and external.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, and build consensus by understanding stakeholder requirements and constraints.
• Identify, prioritize, and advocate for the largest opportunities, as well as creating and managing new efficiency opportunities from ideation to launch.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to create and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap that outlines key milestones and deliverables.
• Anticipate and mitigate risks related to product development, market changes, and competitive pressures.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including executives, customers, and partners, to gather feedback and prioritize requirements.
• Manage the overall project governance by creating and maintaining project schedules; help manage internal project communications to project & executive teams.
• Resolve complex problems and partner with peers, technical teams, internal partners to provide solutions and timely resolution.
• Ability to look across multiple systems and platforms, visualizing solutions to meet our clients needs.
• Continually improving team processes via participation in retrospectives and other tactics.
• Serve as a subject matter evangelist to partners.
• Evaluate product solutions based on whether they are valuable, usable, feasible, and viable.
• Take ownership of critical issues, enlist proper representation from other support teams and drive towards resolution.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in a related field (e.g., business, computer science, engineering)
• Minimum of 4-5 years of proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role in an agile environment
• Experience executing the development process with technical teams, internal partners and external vendors including writing business requirements / use cases / user stories, conducting user acceptance testing and communicating project status to project team.
• Prior experience writing business requirements, user stories or functional specifications.
• Experience working or strong understanding in Financial Services Industry is encouraged.
• Highly developed communication and presentations skills with a superior ability to effectively communicate and present complex concepts and issues to business partners including senior leadership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to think strategically and make data-driven decisions.
• Demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder relationships.
• Proven ability to turn data into insights.
• Seasoned at daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, backlog prioritization, user story preparation and demos.

Benefits

• Salary range $130,000.00- $145,000.00
• Bonus Eligible
• Comprehensive benefit offerings including health insurance, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities.