Vice President, Institutional Investments Technology Product Management

FS Investments; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Vice President of Institutional Investments Technology Product Management. This dynamic role involves crafting a strategic roadmap to enhance technology solutions for institutional investment management. The successful candidate will leverage their extensive experience in data and analytics to modernize operations, improve investor experiences, and drive stakeholder alignment. This innovative firm offers a collaborative environment where your leadership will significantly impact the investment management landscape, making it an exciting opportunity for a results-oriented professional.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in financial services with expertise in data strategy.
• Hands-on experience with BI tools and vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Define technology transformation roadmap with stakeholders across departments.
• Design and deliver an investor portal for data and reporting needs.
• Streamline workflows by automating manual operational functions.

Skills

Data Product Strategy

Data Architecture Design

Business Intelligence Tools (Tableau)

Vendor Management

Agile Methodologies

Program Management

Analytical Thinking

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Business, or Engineering

Tools

Tableau

Job description

The Vice President of Institutional Investments Technology Product Management will be responsible for the strategic roadmap to deliver transformative technology solutions to power the institutional investment management business. The holistic roadmap will include modernizing data and analytics to power investment management teams, transform investor experience, and automate operational workflows. The role seeks a dynamic and results-oriented leader with intensive subject matter expertise in data and analytics and deep experience in product management.

Responsibilities :

• Partner with stakeholders across Investment Management, Sales, Engineering, Finance, Fund Operations, Client Service, Legal, Compliance to define the technology transformation roadmap, and agree on priorities, inclusive of ROI
• Design and deliver a differentiated investor portal for sponsors and institutional clients, serving as a single easy-to-use platform for client's data and reporting needs
• Harness data and analytics to inform clients and fund managers on fund performance, historical trends, portfolio exposure and diversification data
• Streamline operational workflows by identifying and automating highly manual and / or high-risk operational functions
• Present complex ideas and processes in easy to consume presentations to gain stakeholder alignment and drive initiatives forward
• Promote agile development methodologies, enabling sprint planning and daily stand-up routines and a mindset of regular, incremental deliverables, and ability to incorporate user feedback and evolving requirements
• Manage data and software vendors, budgets and SLAs
• Drive stakeholder communications, surfacing risks and influencing resolution and decision making

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, business, engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of industry experience within financial services
• Expert in data product strategy and data architecture design, and experience delivering scalable and extensible solutions that span multiple businesses and jurisdictions
• Hands-on experience with BI and analytics tools such as Tableau
• Commercial and data-driven decision maker, deeply analytical, critical thinker
• Experienced in managing vendor budgets and relationships and focused on qualitative and quantitative vendor SLAs
• Experience with drafting customer journeys, business process models and workflows
• Strong program management skills and experience in successfully delivering complex projects
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies, with a pragmatic mindset to adapt and apply to an organization's unique context
• Intrinsically motivated self-starter seeking a fast-paced and rapidly evolving organization
• Team player who enjoys building trusted partnerships with colleagues and stakeholders
• Superior communicator and professional presentation skills
• Efficiency, organization skills and deep attention to detail are imperative

FS Investments : 30 years of leadership in private markets

FS Investments is an alternative asset manager dedicated to delivering attractive returns across private equity, private credit and real estate. Following its 2023 acquisition of Portfolio Advisors, FS Investments now manages over $85 billion for both institutional and wealth management clients around the world, drawing on 30 years of experience and more than 500 employees operating across nine global offices.

The firm's investment professionals manage a wide range of differentiated strategies across private markets and collectively manage relationships with 300+ sponsors. FS Investments' active partnership model creates a virtuous cycle of superior market insights and deal flow, which inform the underwriting process and help to generate strong returns.

FS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

FS Investments does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or search firms. Any resume or referral submitted in the absence of a signed agreement is property of FS Investments and no fee will be paid.