Product Manager - Digital M&A (GIBD) - Senior Associate

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial institution in Greater London seeks a Senior Associate Product Manager for Digital Mergers & Acquisitions in Global Investment Banking. The role involves leveraging user research to develop innovative products, collaborating with various teams, and analyzing product metrics to drive improvements. Ideal candidates should have experience in product management, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to communicate effectively across teams. This position offers the opportunity to shape product strategies and enhance user experiences.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in product management or relevant domain area.
• Knowledge of product development life cycle.
• Experience with backlog management and writing user stories.

Responsibilities

• Identify new product opportunities through user research.
• Support user research and market analysis for product roadmap.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Design, and Data teams to build solutions.

Skills

Product management experience

Data analytics knowledge

Customer-centric mindset

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Problem-solving abilities

Effective communication

Tools

Figma

Job description

Unleash your expertise in product development and optimization by leveraging user research, analyzing metrics, and collaborating across one of the world’s most innovative financial organizations.

As a Product Manager - Digital Mergers & Acquisitions and Advisory - Senior Associate in Global Investment Banking Digital, you will contribute to the team by leveraging your expertise in product development and optimization to make a significant impact, supported by user research and customer feedback to fuel the creation of innovative products and continuously improve existing offerings. Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams and play a crucial role in shaping the future of our products and ongoing success.

Job responsibilities

• Partners with the Product Manager to identify new product opportunities that reflect the needs of our customers and the market through user research and discovery
• Considers and plans for upstream and downstream implications of new product features on the overall product experience
• Supports the collection of user research, journey mapping, and market analysis to inform the strategic product roadmap and provide insight on potential product features that provide value to customers
• Analyzes, tracks, and evaluates product metrics including work to time, cost, and quality targets across the product development life cycle
• Provides clear vision and scope documentation, use cases, workflows, wireframes, product requirements, and other materials as needed to facilitate UX design and development
• Writes the requirements, epics, and user stories to support product development
• Develops knowledge of Investment Banking, particularly Mergers & Acquisitions, and engage with stakeholders to gather feedback and ensure product offerings meet their expectations
• Gains a detailed understanding of the end-to-end user journey and deal life cycle, and be accountable for building solutions that transform and enhance these user journeys
• Collaborates with Engineering, Design, and Data teams to build solutions that meet business needs, ensuring adaptability and scalability across regions
• Understands the data ecosystem within Global Banking and identify dependencies and integration points to enable a seamless platform experience for users
• Builds a deep understanding of advanced analytics and AI capabilities that can be incorporated into product solutions to enhance and accelerate user value

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Previous experience or equivalent expertise in product management or a relevant domain area
• Proficient knowledge of the product development life cycle
• Experience in product life cycle activities including discovery and requirements definition
• Developing knowledge of data analytics and data literacy
• Track record of Product management experience including backlog management, writing user stories, communicating product requirements to engineers
• A customer‑centric mindset and experience building and delivering greenfield products end to end
• Strong problem solver and effective communicator with a partnership mindset and ability to collaborate with stakeholders, team members, and executive leadership
• Ability to partner with cross‑functional teams at all levels for effective execution in an agile manner
• Understanding of common design tools like Figma and the ability to communicate low fidelity ideas using them