Product Delivery Lead

TechDigital Group; Rosemont (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology firm seeks a Product Manager to lead product innovation in digital banking. This role involves shaping product strategy, guiding successful product launches, and ensuring customer value and satisfaction. The ideal candidate should have over 7 years in project management, with significant experience in digital banking and expertise in Agile methodologies. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products that resonate with clients.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project / program management experience.
• 5+ years of digital banking experience.
• Strong background in project and program management principles.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of product innovation for digital banking.
• Guide successful launches and exceed customer expectations.
• Develop profitable products that deliver customer value.

Skills

Digital banking products and services understanding

Project/program management experience

Agile and Waterfall methodologies

IT and banking operations understanding

Systems integration knowledge

Interpersonal and organizational skills

Expertise in Jira, Confluence, MS Teams

Job description

JD:

• Collaborate with Product Owner (PO) and Tech Owners (TO) to identify, summarize and capture the Product Vision, Roadmap, and Backlogs
• Define and manage the Product Roadmap in JIRA: Idea to Initiative to EPIC to User Story
• Partner with PO and TO on monthly progress update to present at Functional Lead meeting
• Plan, facilitate and summarize new Product Increment planning events (done each quarter)
• Help manage risks and dependencies crossing workstreams
• Escalate and track impediments crossing workstreams
• Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks
• Work with the Enterprise Portfolio Office (EPO) on program execution and operational excellence
• Understand and operate within Budgets, complete monthly Hyperion forecast
• Provide Dashboard reporting to PO for bi-monthly Business Product Updates meeting as required
• Will be required to drive developing business requirements, process flows, use cases, test plans and other work streams related activities and artifacts.
• Leads and manages all aspects of project planning within and across related projects including scope, budget, financial forecasting, and scheduling.
• May contribute and/or lead vendor relationship management for project-related vendors and coordinates initial contracts, contract renewals, and addenda to contracts with key project vendors.
• Monitors project and/or program execution and escalates project risks and issues early.
• Facilitates adoption of business process changes and leads project team and stakeholders through effective change management
• Develops detailed training, communication and rollout plans and manages business process changes
• Leads integration of multiple upstream and downstream data interfaces
• Manages time bound regulatory compliance projects impacting critical business functions

You could be a great fit if you have:

• Detailed understanding of digital banking products and services (consumer and/or business, web and/or mobile applications)
• 7 or more years of project / program management experience and demonstrated success in 5 or more years of digital banking experience. Requires advanced knowledge of project and program management principles.
• Demonstrated success with both Agile and Waterfall development methodologies. Ability to execute complex projects on time and within budget.
• Five or more years of experience that demonstrates an understanding of IT and/or banking operations systems and operations.
• Demonstrated knowledge in systems integration and management
• Business orientation with broad experience with banking processes, technology and change initiatives. Ability to exercise independent judgement and strategic thinking under a minimum of supervision.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Expertise in Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint.

Responsibilities:

You enjoy shaping the future of product innovation, driving value for customers, guiding successful launches, and exceeding expectations. Join our dynamic team and make a meaningful impact by delivering high-quality products that resonate with clients.

As a Product Manager in Payments Digital and Design, you are an integral part of the team that innovates new product offerings and leads the end-to-end product life cycle. You are responsible for acting as the voice of the customer and developing profitable products that provide customer value. Utilizing your deep understanding of how to get a product off the ground, you guide the successful launch of products, gather crucial feedback, and ensure top-tier client experiences. With a strong commitment to scalability, resiliency, and stability, you collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products that exceed customer expectations.

• 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

Top Skills:

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in product management
• 5+ years of experience in US/UK/EMEA banking/financial services
• 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
• Applied experience in Agile development methodology

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Demonstrated prior experience working in a highly matrixed, complex organization
• Product Management experience in a large financial services organization