55ip - Product Manager - Vice President

Working at 55ip means standing at the intersection of finance and technology—and at the cutting-edge of wealth management. We’ve been making rapid progress on our mission: to break down barriers to financial progress for financial advisors and their clients. Our global team has built and brought to market a tax-smart investment strategy engine delivering an intuitive experience and intelligent automation to over 160 financial advisor firms with $46 billion in assets (and counting).

Job summary: 

As the 55ip Product Owner - Vice President on the 55ip Global Product team will work with cross-functional teams of developers/engineers, quantitative researchers, and product designers to analyze requirements, investigate stakeholder needs, propose solutions and build products. You will focus on understanding key competitive/market forces, internal and external client requirements, examining needs in alignment with the broader firmwide product strategy and vision, and executing on the roadmap to deliver cutting-edge products in the marketplace. You will focus on our client-facing products – tools and systems to direct support RIA firms in their daily delivery of value to their customers.

Job responsibilities:

• Set product strategy and metrics for your products in alignment with strategic priorities of the broader organization; proactively align and communicate to ensure company goals are achieved
• Drive product development with a team of world-class engineers and designers
• Ensure cross functional collaboration with key stakeholders and internal partners on product design, requirements, and delivery
• Integrate usability studies, research, and market analysis into product requirements to enhance user satisfaction
• Apply and analyze metrics to drive strategy, judge success, and report to product leadership
• Understand 55ip’s strategic and competitive position and deliver products that are recognized best in the industry
• Share your expertise internally and externally in the form of presentations and content development

Required qualifications, skills & capabilities:

• 8-10 years of experience in Product Management
• 5-8 years’ experience working on consumer-facing or client-facing products, heavy on complex UX/UI needs
• 5-8 years of experience working collaboratively with engineering, design, and user research teams
• Experience building Fintech and Wealth products or platforms
• Skill configuring, analyzing, and reporting on metrics from Google Analytics 
• Subject matter expertise in Custodial integration and financial advisory platforms

Preferred qualifications, skills & capabilities:

• Experience in an Agile framework SDLC
• BA/BS in Finance, Economics, or related field; CFA preferred