Senior Associate, Quantitative Product Manager

HarbourVest Partners; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

HarbourVest Partners is seeking a Senior Associate, Quantitative Product Manager to lead the customer-centric development of innovative quantitative products for private market investors.

You will drive product decisions by understanding customer journeys, prioritizing customer beliefs, and collaborating with Quantitative Investment Science teams. This role emphasizes action, discovery, and strong communication across senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years digital product leadership in Investment or FinTech preferred.
• Experience in Private Equity, Alternative Investments, and/or Institutional Investors preferred.
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle and customer journeys.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive the digital product vision.
• Define, document, and communicate clear feature requirements with design and engineering.
• Coordinate testing, validation, and issue resolution prior to launch.
• Engage with customers to gather insights and validate product assumptions.
• Translate customer needs into product capabilities with engineers.

Skills

Product leadership

Customer insights

Communication skills

Data analytics

Investment knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Math/Statistics

Job description

For over forty years, HarbourVest has been home to a committed team of professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to deliver impactful solutions to our clients and investing partners. As our global firm grows, we continue to add individuals who seek a collaborative, open-door culture that values diversity and innovative thinking.

In our collegial environment that’s marked by low turnover and high energy, you’ll be inspired to grow and thrive. Here, you will be encouraged to build on your strengths and acquire new skills and experiences.

We are committed to fostering an environment of inclusion that promotes mutual respect among all employees. Understanding and valuing these differences optimizes the potential of both the individual and the firm.

HarbourVest is an equal opportunity employer.

This position will be a hybrid work arrangement. You will receive 18 remote workdays per quarter to use at your discretion, subject to manager approval. For example, you may choose to work in the office 4 days per week and take one remote day weekly (typically 13 weeks per quarter), leaving 5 additional remote days to be used as needed.

As a Senior Associate, Quantitative Product Manager, you will ignite your passion for product innovation by leading the customer-centric development of groundbreaking quantitative products to support private market investors. You will remove barriers to success by encouraging creative solutions and champion the culture of continuous innovation.

The ideal candidate is someone who has:

• Successful track-record of launching digital product features from conception through market commercialization, particularly for financial products and/or products for institutional investors.
• Proven history of driving product decisions through a deep understanding of customer journeys, consistently prioritizing customer beliefs and behaviors to define the product strategy and roadmap.
• A bias toward action and hands-on approach to driving implementation.
• An ability to enhance adoption of key product lifecycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management.
• Exceptional communication and problem-solving skills.

What you will do:

• Partner with Quantitative Investment Science cross-functional teams and end users to drive execution of the digital product vision, with ownership of the implementation of product features to achieve business goals.
• Plan, develop, and execute new product features, including:
• Working closely with design and engineering to define, document, and communicate clear feature requirements, ensuring shared understanding before and during development.
• Supporting feature development by clarifying requirements, answering questions, and helping ensure implementations align with approved specifications and designs.
• Coordinating testing, validation, and issue resolution to confirm features function as expected prior to launch.
• Collaborate with internal teams and directly engage with customers to gather insights and validate product assumptions.
• Translate customer needs into product capabilities via collaboration with product users/engineering teams.
• Responsible for product performance, accountable for investing in enhancements to achieve business goals

What you bring:

• Demonstrated familiarity with the product development life cycle, technical design, quantitative and data analytics.
• Experience integrating customer insights into product development.
• Demonstrated familiarity with investments and portfolio management concepts.
• Outstanding communication skills and strong ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
• Results oriented. Innovative mind set. Comfortable taking initiative.
• Familiarity with data science, quantitative modeling, and/or statistical techniques is a plus

Education Preferred

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A) / Bachelor of Science (B.S) in Business, Digital Product Management / Development, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or equivalent experience

Experience

• 5+ Years digital product leadership in Investment or FinTech sectors preferred
• Prior experience in Private Equity, Alternative Investments, and/or Institutional Investors preferred

Base Salary Range

$120,000.00 - $135,000.00

This USD base salary range represents only one component of total compensation for this role and is provided in accordance with local requirements. This role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, which is determined based on individual and overall firm performance. In addition to salary and bonus, total compensation may include eligibility for long-term reward programs and a comprehensive total rewards package that may include retirement, health, insurance, paid time off, and wellness programs. Our total rewards offerings are influenced by several business factors, and eligibility for certain components will vary by position and geography. Please note the posted ranges do not apply outside the U.S. and should not be converted to other currencies as a proxy for compensation in other countries.