Director, Product Strategy

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a seasoned professional to drive product strategy within their Market & Product Strategy function. This role emphasizes enhancing market effectiveness, particularly in Generative AI initiatives. You will collaborate with business units to formulate strategic recommendations, lead product strategy projects, and provide insights that shape the firm's growth trajectory. If you have a strategic mindset, strong analytical skills, and a passion for innovation, this opportunity offers a dynamic environment to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in product strategy or management.
• Strong understanding of financial markets and strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Enhance go-to-market effectiveness through strategic evaluation.
• Lead product strategy projects focusing on Generative AI.

Skills

Product Strategy

Product Management

Management Consulting

Gen AI Knowledge

Strategic Planning

Quantitative Skills

Analytic Skills

Presentation Skills

Team Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business

MBA or Master's Degree

Job description

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The Department / Team

• The ‘Market & Product Strategy’ function is part of the Central Portfolio Strategy team, and therefore responsible for driving growth and scale for the firm by partnering with executive leadership teams / operating units to inform, shape and align on Moody’s strategy through a customer segment lens.
• As part of this team, this specific role is expected to support the Generative Intelligence Group’s product strategy efforts with regards to all things Generative AI, centralizing and coordinating as relevant.

The Role / Responsibilities

As part of the ‘Market & Product Strategy’ function within the Central Product Group, the role is responsible for enhancing effectiveness and speed at which we go-to-market through evaluation, prioritization and commercialization of strategic opportunities. Heavy emphasis will be placed on Gen AI opportunities.

• Assist the business units and their product strategy functions in assessing and formulating strategic recommendations for expanding our growth and margin profile. This includes ensuring that product roadmaps reflect the best opportunities for Moody’s, considering market assessments, industry trends, customer value chains, regulatory changes, and internal capabilities.
• Support company-wide market sizing initiatives by incorporating industry trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape.
• Provide strategic insights and analytics, including identification of product strategies which include build / buy / partner recommendations.
• Lead specific product strategy projects on behalf of the Central Product Strategy Group, especially with regards to the firm’s GenAI product strategy and roadmap.
• Define and roll out common methodologies, frameworks, analytics and taxonomy to enable alignment across the firm, especially with regards to best practices across the product strategy discipline (i.e., develop and execute a strategic product council, initially focusing on Generative AI initiatives)
• Play a role in consulting on potential corporate acquisitions and partnerships

Qualifications

• Undergraduate / first-level degree (e.g., Bachelor’s degree) in a business related discipline, graduate / second-level degree (e.g. MBA, Master’s) preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience in product strategy / product management / management consulting.
• Gen AI knowledge highly favored
• Experience in strategic planning, product development or marketing also favorably considered.
• Thorough understanding of financial markets.
• Experience in driving change favorable considered.
• Strategic mindset with great attention to detail. Proven ability to synthesize research / data to inform product strategies.
• Strong quantitative and analytic skills, as well as strong presentation and public speaking skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment

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