Vice President, Product Solutions
Brown Brothers Harriman, Boston, MA, United States
At BBH we value diverse backgrounds, so if your experience looks a little different from what we've outlined and you think you can bring value to the role, we will still welcome your application!
What You Can Expect At BBH:
If you join BBH you will find a collaborative environment that enables you to step outside your role to add value wherever you can. You will have direct access to clients, information and experts across all business areas around the world. BBH will provide you with opportunities to grow your expertise, take on new challenges, and reinvent yourself—without leaving the firm. We encourage a culture of inclusion that values each employee’s unique perspective. We provide a high-quality benefits program emphasizing good health, financial security, and peace of mind. Ultimately we want you to have rewarding work with the flexibility to enjoy personal and family experiences at every career stage. Our BBH Cares program offers volunteer opportunities to give back to your community and help transform the lives of others.
Brown Brothers Harriman is currently looking for a strategic and client-focused Product Solutions Lead to help drive revenue growth for our Infomediary Data Solutions (IDS) business. IDS offers a suite of solutions for BBH clients in the data and digital space leveraging our Infomediary platform, which brings together our data management technology and managed services to help clients take full command of their data. Infomediary Data Solutions makes data usable for businesses by designing, building, and maintaining custom master data domains that drive the processes and systems that run our client’s operating models.
Overall Responsibilities & Areas of Focus
Product Vision and Growth Strategy
- Drive the product vision and growth strategy for IDS’s Data Product suite to reach new clients, segments and markets.
- Create a relevant and differentiated product capability which can be profitable and scalable.
- Uncover, design and develop high-impact use-cases that generate new growth.
- Generate comprehensive research and data analysis on product growth strategy from clients and prospects; inclusive of market testing (Innovation hub).
- Collaborate with various key stakeholders in the business, including the Sales and Relationship Excellence organization, InServ Strategy, Marketing, Voice of Client and the Product Development organization to curate the capability and Go to Market strategy and to define the requisite technology solutions.
- Engage widely with clients and prospects, inclusive of attending conferences, publishing thought-leadership and discussing data strategy with client leaders.
- Develop a global product offering with consistent operating models, marketing, pricing, services etc.
- Ensure that product development is aligned to industry developments and client strategic direction.
- Ensure that all client-facing staff are aware of new features and changes to the products.
- Work with marketing to develop and maintain relevant collateral.
- Work with peers across the Data Solutions Product team to ensure our data products meet the needs of clients, anticipate future trends and requirements, and align with other Investment Operations and BBH products.
- Develop BBH's brand, reputation, and recognition in the marketplace as a Data Management services provider.
Leadership & Talent Development
- Focus on the growth and talent development of the team analysts to meet the evolving needs of the IDS model and strategic objectives by identifying required capabilities, development platforms and training needs.
- Lead efforts to clearly identify development and career paths within the organization.
- Promote development through mentoring, coaching, and establishing annual goal setting and professional development targets.
- Role model inclusive behaviors that demonstrate commitment to a workplace that values diversity of thought, background, and perspective.
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of prior experience within the Financial Services industry, preferably 5+ years within an asset manager's front or middle office.
- 5+ years of product management experience.
- Successfully managed and led a team.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Strong aptitude for numbers, accuracy, and organization.
- Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure.
- Ability to plan and prioritize workload effectively.
- Ability to manage and build trust relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to learn and adapt to multiple IT and Information Systems.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state or local law.