Product Delivery Lead

TechDigital Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in the United States is seeking a skilled Product Manager to guide product innovation and deliver high-quality products in digital banking. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage product strategy, and ensure successful launches. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of project management experience, a strong record in digital banking, and expertise in Agile methodologies. This role emphasizes customer centricity and effective change management, making a significant impact on the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project/program management experience.
• 5+ years in digital banking is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge in systems integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead product strategy and vision delivering customer value.
• Manage product discovery and market research efforts.
• Track product's key success metrics.

Skills

Project management

Digital banking knowledge

Agile methodologies

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Data analytics

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Teams

PowerPoint

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

Overview

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
• Lead and manage 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
• Monitor project and/or program execution and escalates project risks and issues early
• Facilitate adoption of business process changes and lead project team and stakeholders through effective change management
• Develop detailed training, communication and rollout plans and manages business process changes
• Lead integration of multiple upstream and downstream data interfaces
• Manage 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