Oracle and Postgres Product Director - Executive Director

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services leader in the UK is seeking a Product Director to spearhead product innovation for Oracle and Postgres. In this leadership role, you will oversee product roadmaps and lifecycle management, while ensuring a high-quality customer experience. The candidate should possess extensive knowledge of database technologies and strong stakeholder management skills. A commitment to fostering a culture of innovation is essential, along with the ability to influence key product lifecycle activities. This position offers an opportunity to drive impactful solutions.

Qualifications

• Significant expertise in delivering products, projects, or technology applications.
• Extensive knowledge of the product development life cycle, technical design, and data analytics.
• Proven ability to influence the adoption of key product life cycle activities.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the product roadmap, vision, development, and execution.
• Leads the entire product life cycle through planning and execution.
• Coaches and mentors the product team on best practices.
• Owns product performance and invests in enhancements.
• Monitors market trends and identifies opportunities.

Skills

Product delivery expertise

Knowledge of product development life cycle

Database technologies (Oracle, Postgres)

Experience in a regulated environment

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Job description

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Job Description

Ignite your passion for product innovation by leading customer‑centric development, inspiring solutions, and shaping the future with your strategic vision and influence.

As a Product Director for Oracle and Postgres within IP Product Management, you lead innovation through the development of products and features that delight customers. As a leader on the team, you leverage your advanced capabilities to challenge traditional approaches, remove barriers to success, and foster a culture of continuous innovation that helps inspire cross‑functional teams to create groundbreaking solutions that address customer needs. You will be passionate about delivering a high‑quality customer experience, working within the IP Product Management organisation (IPPM) partnering with the engineering leads of our private and public cloud Oracle and Postgres products.

These products are key components for >1,200 applications across all lines of business, you will be required to lead all product management work focused on meeting the demands of this critical customer base.

Job responsibilities

• Oversees the product roadmap, vision, development, execution, risk management, and business growth targets
• Leads the entire product life cycle through planning, execution, and future development by continuously adapting, developing new products and methodologies, managing risks, and achieving business targets like cost, features, reusability, and reliability to support growth
• Coaches and mentors the product team on best practices, such as solution generation, market research, storyboarding, mind‑mapping, prototyping methods, product adoption strategies, and product delivery, enabling them to effectively deliver on objectives
• Owns product performance and is accountable for investing in enhancements to achieve business objectives
• Monitors market trends, conducts competitive analysis, and identifies opportunities for product differentiation

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Significant expertise in delivering products, projects, or technology applications
• Extensive knowledge of the product development life cycle, technical design, and data analytics
• Extensive knowledge of database technologies, especially Oracle and Postgres and related infrastructure.
• Experience working with a regulated environment where it is critical to meet all risk and controls requirements.
• Proven ability to influence the adoption of key product life cycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management
• Experience driving change within organizations and managing stakeholders across multiple functions

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong communicator with the ability to work with senior stakeholders across multiple organizations.

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first‑class business in a first‑class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long‑term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.