Digital Channels Middleware Platforms Product Manager - Vice President

J.P. Morgan; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Job summary

J.P. Morgan in New York is looking for a seasoned Product Manager to lead product strategy and develop a robust product vision. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in product management, with a strong track record in managing product lifecycles and prioritizing backlogs. This role requires collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive the product's success and ensuring alignment with company goals.

The successful applicant will also manage discovery processes and integrate customer insights into the product roadmap, maximizing value delivered to stakeholders. A range of competitive benefits and incentives are offered, aligning with the role and its responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product management or a relevant domain area.
• Strong knowledge of product development life cycle and data analytics.
• Proven track record in leading product life cycle activities.

Responsibilities

• Develops product strategy and vision delivering value to customers.
• Manages market research to integrate customer solutions into the roadmap.
• Builds framework tracking key success metrics for the product.

Skills

Product management experience

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Agile framework

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Develops a product strategy and product vision that delivers value to customers
• Manages discovery efforts and market research to uncover customer solutions and integrate them into the product roadmap
• Owns, maintains, and develops a product backlog that enables development to support the overall strategic roadmap and value proposition
• Builds the framework and tracks the product's key success metrics such as cost, feature and functionality, risk posture, and reliability
• Partners with the Product Manager to identify new platform product opportunities through user research and discovery that reflect customer and market needs
• Considers and plans for upstream and downstream implications of new platform features on the overall product experience
• Develops and maintains a healthy forward-looking backlog; publishes quarterly roadmaps and summaries to ensure alignment with strategic goals and provide clear vision for delivery. Writes requirements, epics, and user stories to support product development
• Leads end-to-end product delivery processes including intake, dependency management, release management, product operationalization, delivery feasibility decision-making, and product performance reporting; escalates opportunities to improve efficiencies and coordination
• Works with engineering and architecture to drive solution design for capabilities and think platform/capability-first while developing products
• Works with cross-functional stakeholders to manage timelines and dependencies, surface blockers/risks in a timely manner, and ensure controls, risk, and compliance requirements are effectively managed
• Analyzes, tracks, and evaluates product and platform metrics and uses insights to influence roadmap/backlog. Creates presentations and documentation (including feature release updates), communicates with senior leadership, and promotes product features to align with strategic goals

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in product management or a relevant domain area
• Advanced knowledge of the product development life cycle, design, and data analytics
• Proven ability to lead product life cycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management
• 5+ years of experience in product management, including platform product management experience
• Proven track record of maintaining and prioritizing backlogs; ability to write clear requirements, epics, and user stories
• Strong knowledge of data analytics and building/prioritizing backlogs in a data-driven manner
• Proactive approach with the ability to work independently and across functional teams
• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills; excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexible and adaptable to shifting priorities; able to manage multiple tasks/projects in a fast-paced, results-driven environment; customer-focused with the ability to turn insights into action
• Proven stakeholder management skills across product, technology, agility, design, and data teams to develop robust product delivery plans and execution mechanisms within an agile framework

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Demonstrated prior experience working in a highly matrixed, complex organization
• Proficient knowledge of the product development life cycle, design, and data analytics
• Experience building and communicating quarterly roadmaps and executive-ready product updates
• Experience partnering with engineering and architecture on platform/capability-first solution design
• Experience leading cross-functional dependency management, release management, and product operationalization
• Experience defining and reporting platform/product metrics to influence prioritization and roadmap decisions
• Familiarity working within environments with strong controls, risk, and compliance requirements

Benefits

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veterans

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