Program Manager - Assistant Vice President / Vice President
iCapital Network is powering the world’s alternative investment marketplace. Our financial technology platform has transformed how advisors, wealth management firms, asset managers, and banks evaluate and recommend bespoke public and private market strategies for their high-net-worth clients. iCapital services approximately $70 billion in global client assets invested in close to 750 funds across more than 125,000 underlying accounts.
iCapital was named Solutions Provider of the Year at the 2020 MMI/Barron’s Industry Awards and selected to the 2018, 2019 and 2020 Forbes FinTech 50, a list of the top 50 innovative financial technology companies that are transforming finance through technology.
About the Role
iCapital Network is seeking a highly motivated Product Manager to help lead various buildouts of a critical core area of product at iCapital. You will be working in a team-oriented environment with smart and hardworking individuals in a results oriented culture with support from the Executive Management. This is an opportunity to solve fun and complex problems focused on connecting investment advisors with alternative asset managers through the latest technologies and innovative solutions, with room to grow or broaden your responsibilities as the company continuously grows. You will be responsible for various areas of product building, largely defining and influencing others in your own space, from identifying unmet needs to defining requirements, writing user stories, developing project communication plans, and testing product features. We live and breathe agile and deploy fast, to learn and iterate quickly. Having fun while doing it is a big part of who we are so the ideal candidate will embrace a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Responsibilities
- Help define, develop, and drive the execution of the product roadmap
- Monitor and work with the production support team to improve daily production process
- Work with Design, Technology and other partners in scoping different solutions, writing user-stories and preparing the organization for product launches
- Help identify the highest leverage areas and mobilize key constituents quickly to deliver great products
- Test and review online product upgrades to ensure flawless execution
- Work with the team to manage multiple concurrent requests and requirements
- Monitor the performance of the product and continuously improve it through all the life-stages of a product
- Maintain awareness of the competitive landscape from a business and legal / compliance perspective
- Step outside the product realm when appropriate to contribute to the team and overall company mission
Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience in product management in a fast-paced, agile environment
- Critical thinker and comfortable with the unknown
- Willingness to dig deep, analyze and know the ins and outs of how things work
- Comfort with leveraging SQL and ability to generate conclusions based on data being presented
- Capable or growing into a role of managing space in terms of organizing requests and priorities
- Financial technology background strongly preferred
- Expertise with QA testing and business analysis
- Strong technical background and understanding; ability to construct wireframes and design user experiences while understanding basic API functionalities
- Strong interpersonal skills and capable of building relationships to gain buy in and achieve business results
- History of customer centric focus with a knack for quick and thoughtful problem-solving
- Strong interpersonal and presentation skills
- Capable of growing into a role of influencing others effectively
Benefits
iCapital offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes a competitive total compensation program consisting of salary, equity for all full-time employees, and an employer matched retirement plan; generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling; and generous paid time off (PTO) featuring unlimited sick time and parental leave.
iCapital offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes a competitive total compensation program consisting of salary, equity for all full-time employees, and an employer matched retirement plan; generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling; and generous paid time off (PTO) featuring unlimited sick time and parental leave.
While we are currently working remotely due to COVID-19, this position will be based in our Greenwich, CT or New York City office. As we plan to re-enter our offices in 2021, iCapital will offer most employees the flexibility to work remotely one to two days a week. Every department has different needs, and some positions will be designated in-office jobs, based on their function.
For additional information on iCapital Network, please visit https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us Twitter: @icapitalnetwork | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc
iCapital Network is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.