Senior Manager, Product Management (Data)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive strategies for Apex’s Data Platform and Products product areas, aligning closely with the company's long-term goals, market opportunities, and internal partner teams.

• Drive end-to-end management of major, multi-year product initiatives, ensuring quality delivery and impactful outcomes in an agile environment. 

• Manage and mentor a team of Product Managers and interdisciplinary team members, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.  Operate your team against clear goals and performance metrics with high predictability, clarity, efficiency, and develop a bias for action and data/narrative-driven culture within your team.

• Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Compliance, Data Science, Sales, Marketing, and other departments to ensure alignment on product strategy, goals, roadmap prioritization, successful execution and launch.

• Champion customer-centric approaches in product development, leading efforts to understand and address client and internal user needs effectively and drive tight feedback loops. 

• Evaluate business and financial implications of product decisions, driving initiatives that manage cost, enhance profitability, and increase market competitiveness.

• Anticipate industry trends and competitive dynamics, leveraging insights to formulate and communicate a compelling product vision.

• Champion an inclusive and diverse environment where people are excited to do their best work and their ideas are actively sought after. Model our values and leadership principles, coach others to give them the tools to grow, and demonstrate caring and empathy.

• Generate energy to motivate the team throughout the entire product cycle.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required. MBA or advanced degree preferred.

• 8+ years of experience in product management roles with a proven track record of delivering complex, data-driven data products, platforms, and solutions. Experience with investing platforms is highly advantageous.

• 3+ years as a people manager

• Demonstrated success in leading product for large engineering teams and driving organizational strategies that contribute to overall company success.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Strong ability to develop and execute product strategies that align with corporate objectives, broad stakeholders, and market trends.

• Solid understanding of technical service management concepts; ability to lead technical discussions and provide guidance on complex issues.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.

• Expertise in research and data analysis, with the ability to derive actionable insights and guide junior team members in similar pursuits.

• Demonstrated ability to work with internal partners across business and leadership roles across a large organization to collaborate on and deliver high impact products, tools, and services.

• Proven ability to lead client communications and represent the company effectively in client-facing interactions.

• Experience in fostering a positive team culture, identifying and addressing cultural gaps, and driving initiatives to enhance team cohesion and performance.

Other Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within the financial services or fintech industry, especially within a FINRA and/or SEC regulated business.

• Experience with Data Cataloging, Data Governance, Data Streaming, and/or Data Testing solutions.

• Experience with Google Big Query, Looker or delivering other BI platform solutions to client and internal users.

• Management experience building B2B SaaS solutions; Financial Services (Payments, Brokerage, Wealth Management, Trading, Clearing, Settlements, etc) industry experience is a strong plus.

Work Environment

• This job operates in a, hybrid office environment 3 days per week.

• Position requires 25%+ time for travel. (We’re a distributed company.)

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