Director of Product

👩🏼‍💼 Director of Product Management, Product Director

🎯 Ambitious mindset with the potential to grow into a CPO role

🏦 Financial Services

🏃🏼‍♀️ Fast paced, ambiguity, start up

🔐 PMF, solid runway

🏠 Hybrid London, 3/2 days

Revolutionising the treasury function for alternative managers, this company is dedicated to fostering transparency and insight. It offers cutting-edge and cost-effective technology, meticulously crafted from years of expertise, with the aim of reducing financing costs and optimising return metrics.

You will join a dynamic team of industry experts, each possessing extensive experience on both the buy and sell sides of the hedge fund community. The company demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the significant impact financing costs can have on hedge fund strategies, along with a deep knowledge of the intricate financing arrangements involved. By leveraging state-of-the-art technology and a highly skilled development team, the company empowers its clients with innovative tools and architecture to unlock substantial value on a large scale.

Individuals considering this opportunity are encouraged to be a part of this innovative journey and contribute to reshaping the future of financial solutions. Joining this team means being an integral part of a forward-thinking company that is dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the realm of alternative asset management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Experience:

A seasoned professional with a diverse skill set in Product Management.

Extensive experience in a Leadership Product Management role, as a significant portion of the day-to-day responsibilities will involve hands-on tactical work with one or more teams.

• Leadership:

Pioneering the first Product role in their organisation, you will have the opportunity to define the entire Product Management ethos and culture for the company. The existing Product Management team are domain experts in the hedge fund and finance industry, you will be the first Product hire reporting into the CTO to bring “Lean Product Culture and Thinking”

While initially comprising 20% of your responsibilities, your role will evolve to build and shape a PM organisation over the next 3-5 years.

Limited line-management in 2024, but expected to expand significantly in the future.

• Product Ops:

Establishing and scaling the operational implementation of their Product Vision, Strategy, Execution, User Research, and User Experience.

Approximately 40% of your time will be dedicated to developing and implementing robust Product Operations processes.

• Ambition:

This role has the potential to evolve into the Chief Product Officer (CPO) position.

You will lead the entire organisation on this transformative journey, working closely with the CEO and leveraging your expertise in Product Management.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in Leadership Product Management roles.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to shape the Product ethos for a growing organisation.
• Experience in building and scaling product teams.
• Knowledge of Product Operations, including Vision, Strategy, Execution, User Research, and User Experience.
• Ambitious mindset with the potential to grow into a CPO role.