VP Product Strategy: Proxy Voting & Investment Stewardship

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings seeks a Vice President of Product Management to lead strategy and evolution of a market-leading proxy voting and investment stewardship platform serving institutional investors and asset managers. The role sits at the intersection of finance, governance, and technology, offering visibility with senior leadership and opportunities to shape critical governance tools.

You will own the product roadmap, translate complex governance workflows into scalable capabilities, and collaborate

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience within financial services, fintech, market infrastructure, or related sectors.
• Deep understanding of proxy voting, shareholder governance, investment stewardship, corporate actions, or institutional investor workflows.
• Experience working with institutional investors, asset managers, custodians, broker-dealers, transfer agents, or governance service providers.
• Track record of managing complex enterprise platforms and delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Strong ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and executive stakeholders.
• Experience building product roadmaps, defining requirements, and working within Agile development environments.
• Intellectual curiosity around AI and emerging technologies and their application to financial services products.
• Executive presence and the ability to influence senior internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy, roadmap, and execution for a suite of proxy voting and investment stewardship solutions.
• Partner with engineering teams to define product requirements, prioritize enhancements, and deliver scalable technology solutions.
• Work directly with institutional clients to understand operational challenges, gather feedback, and identify opportunities for product innovation.
• Drive adoption and commercial success by ensuring products align with evolving client needs, market trends, and regulatory developments.
• Translate complex governance, stewardship, and proxy voting workflows into intuitive and scalable product capabilities.
• Collaborate with sales, client service, operations, legal, and technology teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Evaluate opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and emerging technologies to improve client outcomes and operational efficiency.
• Present product strategy, priorities, and business cases to executive stakeholders and senior client audiences.
• Lead and mentor a small team while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and client focus.

Skills

Product management leadership

Financial services knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Agile development

Job description

Selby Jennings seeks a Vice President of Product Management to lead strategy and evolution of a market-leading proxy voting and investment stewardship platform serving institutional investors and asset managers. The role sits at the intersection of finance, governance, and technology, offering visibility with senior leadership and opportunities to shape critical governance tools.

You will own the product roadmap, translate complex governance workflows into scalable capabilities, and collaborate