Sr. Product Manager - Acquisitions & Divestitures Applications

Stronghold Investment Management - Dallas, TX

Full-time

Dallas, TX

About the position

The Product Manager-Acquisition & Divestiture Applications will be pivotal in optimizing our acquisition and divestiture applications to support our rapid growth and evolving business needs. Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, you will harness your domain expertise, prioritize the feature roadmap, and lead feature implementation. This role demands a hands-on approach to decision-making regarding feature development, close collaboration with developers and designers, and a commitment to product excellence. We utilize Salesforce to support our asset acquisition processes. This role involves direct collaboration with various stakeholders to understand their objectives and lead our Salesforce team to execute solutions that enhance our operational efficiency and data insights. This position will also lead the effort to create and launch our real assets marketplace to increase our trading velocity by improving how our portfolio companies engage with our assets through real-time access.

Responsibilities

• Build a real assets marketplace, initially focused on oil and gas assets.
• Maximize transaction velocities using data analytics to drive user adoption and optimize company profit margins.
• Expand selling entity research capabilities by leveraging existing technology to develop system-integrated analytics to segment and enrich seller entity data with social media and other socio-economic data.
• Translate buyers' needs into detailed requirements and ensure they are understood by internal teams, including designers, developers, and engineers.
• Collaborate with developers, designers, and stakeholders for feature validation, ensuring product alignment with user needs.
• Conduct training sessions for internal product users.
• Partner with engineering management to identify and mitigate technical risks.
• Oversee early-stage product testing, integrating feedback into product refinement.
• Develop and maintain essential product documentation.
• Develop and implement strategies for Salesforce customization, streamlining workflows, and improving data management practices.
• Stay updated with the latest Salesforce features and technology trends to recommend improvements and innovations.
• Ensure the Salesforce platform meets compliance and security standards relevant to the investment management industry.
• Measure and report product KPI metrics to senior management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Proven experience as a Salesforce expert in an enterprise environment with a comprehensive understanding of Salesforce technologies including reports, lightning components, and other advanced features.
• Salesforce certifications, such as Salesforce Administrator, Salesforce Advanced Administrator, Salesforce Platform Developer I, or relevant Salesforce Architect certifications, are a plus.
• Experience with an online energy or real assets marketplace is a plus.
• Technical proficiency, including understanding programmatic APIs, API design, ERDs, and data management.
• Prior technical experience is a plus.
• Product management experience, certification, or training background with the ability to write detailed product requirements.
• Experience working in an Agile development methodology.
• Experience working with development teams in India is a plus.
• Expertise in project management is a plus.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A strong, positive influence on team culture, promoting continuous improvement and learning.
• Outstanding organizational and leadership capabilities.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with development teams in India is a plus.
• Expertise in project management is a plus.