Morningstar
Product Manager, Climate Solutions
Morningstar, Toronto, ON
About the Role
The Climate Solutions team oversees product development, innovation, and execution of Sustainalytics' climate product portfolio within the commercial side of Sustainalytics business. The Climate Solutions team is seeking a new team member who is passionate about climate action and wants to leverage their experience in financial services and/or responsible investing to support the development, commercialization, and maintenance of a suite of strategically important research products that meet investor needs for measuring climate risks and aligning financial flows with the Paris Agreement and other high-level policy goals.
The Product Manager will be responsible for supporting the development of new product features; supporting client and sales teams to achieve commercial goals; and collaborating with internal teams to build robust and efficient operational processes that improve and ensure product quality. Over time, it is expected that this role will grow to independently manage a subset of product(s) within Sustainalytics' broader suite of Climate solutions.
Overall, this multifaceted role requires someone who excels in a dynamic environment, is a creative problem solver, and is a team player. The ideal candidate has some experience in product development, ESG research, or managing client relations in the financial services industry, or in the application of ESG and impact research in investment processes. Additionally, experience or background in GHG Emissions GHG Protocol and Carbon Disclosures is advantageous for this role.
You will join a dynamic and strategically important team and contribute to the development of a vibrant community of product managers at Sustainalytics.
Job Responsibilities
Qualifications & Skills
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Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. We've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis, at least three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.
The Climate Solutions team oversees product development, innovation, and execution of Sustainalytics' climate product portfolio within the commercial side of Sustainalytics business. The Climate Solutions team is seeking a new team member who is passionate about climate action and wants to leverage their experience in financial services and/or responsible investing to support the development, commercialization, and maintenance of a suite of strategically important research products that meet investor needs for measuring climate risks and aligning financial flows with the Paris Agreement and other high-level policy goals.
The Product Manager will be responsible for supporting the development of new product features; supporting client and sales teams to achieve commercial goals; and collaborating with internal teams to build robust and efficient operational processes that improve and ensure product quality. Over time, it is expected that this role will grow to independently manage a subset of product(s) within Sustainalytics' broader suite of Climate solutions.
Overall, this multifaceted role requires someone who excels in a dynamic environment, is a creative problem solver, and is a team player. The ideal candidate has some experience in product development, ESG research, or managing client relations in the financial services industry, or in the application of ESG and impact research in investment processes. Additionally, experience or background in GHG Emissions GHG Protocol and Carbon Disclosures is advantageous for this role.
You will join a dynamic and strategically important team and contribute to the development of a vibrant community of product managers at Sustainalytics.
Job Responsibilities
- Respond to inquiries from clients and client-facing teams on the value and utility of the product.
- Work with commercial teams to understand client needs in order to inform product strategy and development priorities; translate insights into actionable product enhancements.
- Support the development and maintenance of the product vision and roadmap to ensure a competitive offering that aligns with evolving market needs and corporate priorities.
- Lead the execution of the product roadmaps, collaborating with internal stakeholders and project managing the development lifecycle for new features in order to bring them to market.
- Provide product support and work with internal teams to investigate and analyse product data.
Qualifications & Skills
- 5 years of relevant work experience working on product management, product development and solutions. Preferably experience with carbon/climate-focused solutions.
- Experience working with clients in the financial services industry or in a strategic consulting role is an asset.
- Degree or Master's degree in a related discipline (business, economics, finance, engineering, environment and/or physical sciences) or Bachelor's degree with the equivalent, relevant experience.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Proven ability to work cross-functionally with ease and manage competing interests in order to deliver strategic projects efficiently and effectively.
- Technical knowledge and expertise are advantageous, understanding the technical aspects of product development and experience working with technical teams.
- Problem-solving skills and ability to tackle complex challenges. Ability to deal with data on a large scale, perform data analysis and create data insights.
- Experience overseeing roadmap and prioritization of tasks and product backlog. Knowledge of how to manage tickets via Agile tools such as Jira. In addition to skills in writing use cases and user stories to refine product requirements and specifications for new product enhancements.
- Ability to excel in dynamic environments where there is a high degree of uncertainty.
- A genuine team player who is motivated to achieve objectives and overcomes challenges through close collaboration and coordination with other teams. Alignment with Sustainalytics' mission, vision and values.
310_Jantzi Research Inc. Legal Entity
Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. We've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis, at least three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.