Specialist, Product Management, Blockchain Product Management

MasterCard; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company seeks a Specialist in Product Management, focused on Blockchain initiatives. This role involves developing strategies, managing product lines, and collaborating with various teams to enhance product offerings. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and relevant experience, with strong communication and analytical skills necessary for success.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years related work experience, preferably in Financial Services.
• Experience in product management and product development desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage elements of projects within a project life cycle.
• Compile market research to support improvements to products.
• Liaise with Finance for business case justification.
• Research potential partners for product support.
• Gather information on competitive positioning.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication skills

Verbal communication skills

Organizational skills

Planning skills

Analytical skills

Business Acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent work experience

Job description

Job Title:

Specialist, Product Management, Blockchain Product Management

Overview:

Job Overview:
Develops product strategies and roadmaps to execute to ensure maximum penetration of market segments. Manages and maintains existing product lines on an on-going basis, including partner management. Conducts opportunity assessments on new ideas and concepts. Provides design specifications for product enhancements to Product Development. Defines business and technical requirements, and manages the relationships of technical resources and the Global Technology Organization to maintain and build out platforms.

Major Accountabilities:
• Manage elements of projects within a project life cycle
• Compile market research to support improvements to products
• Liaise with Finance and compile data to support the development of business case justification
• Research and identify potential partners for evaluation as business partners to support product areas
• Gather information to assess MasterCard's competitive positioning versus market

Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent work experience

Knowledge / Experience:
• 1-3 years related work experience, preferably in Financial Services
• Experience in product management, product development, and project management desirable

Skills/ Abilities:
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational, planning and follow-up skills
• Strong analytical skills desirable
• Business Acumen with the ability to provide solutions that drive positive results to the customer and MasterCard
• Self-motivated with a proven track record of delivering success while operating within a team