Lenmar Consulting
Senior Digital Product Manager
Lenmar Consulting, New York, New York, us, 10261
- Remote but must be able to cover Eastern Time- Hybrid IF in NY or Seattle
Top Skills- Understanding of Agile- Examples of work in financial services/asset management, having worked with financial advisors- Experience with heavy data visualization- Experience with client research- Working cross functionally in a large organization- Experience working with Sr. UX designers to complete digital product design
The Product Manager is responsible for working skillfully across the organization and managing stakeholders to produce• Solution Vision, which entails defining:o what we are solving foro end-to-end user/customer journey or lifecycleo personas, their skills and needso high level outline of a solution that addresses their needs• Solution Intent (architecture), which entails defining:o nomenclature for data and capabilities required to meet business objectives, this is critical to establish common language across business and technologyo overall non-functional requirements that are key metrics required for new system to capture and tracko target operating model (business, operations) that complement evolution in systemso Defining requirements for API and data flow• Program Increment planning and leadershipo Roadmapo Efficient implementationo Feature planningo Dependency planningo Metrics definition
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES- Communicate effectively - both verbally and written - with technology and business partners to include strong discussion, debate and listening skills and the ability to look beyond obvious answers to understand impacts.- Creatively design workshops and user sessions by identifying suitable participants, being clear about outcomes and approach (interviews, online whiteboarding, surveys, card sorting, etc.)- Ability to empathically understand and articulate user needs- Analyze data gathered through user/stakeholder interactions and apply design thinking to draw out goals/business needs/problem statement/opportunity to be addressed, workflows/user journeys, personas and high level solution outline- Work collaboratively with product and development team to draw out solution intent with capability roadmap and milestones- Clearly understand and articulate dependencies that will influence sequencing of development- Work collaboratively with business and operations stakeholders to draw out target operating model as systems evolve- Effectively manage stakeholder relationships through polished communication and follow-through- Effective written communication through solution inception, vision and intent documents- Lead and influence cross-functional teams.- Provide consultation and ensure continuity with product and development teams on solution.
JOB REQUIREMENTS- Master's degree required- A minimum of 15 years of experience in Finance/Asset Management, Strategy, Business Analysis or System analysis- Excellent verbal and written communication skills- Experience leading and directing others to achieve measurable results.- Demonstrated ability to articulate customized solutions to meet business requirements- Advanced experience working with Scaled Agile/Agile/Lean/Kanban software development processes- Advanced skills using a variety of tools to document workflows and data mapping including but not limited to Excel, SQL and Visio- Understanding of analysis and artifact goals throughout the solution lifecycle- Ability to learn quickly and work in a changing environment and under tight deadlines- Ability to independently manage personal timelines and meet tight deadlines- Ability to successfully manage and coordinate simultaneous project deliverables across groups and teams- Strong experience with SQL, Excel, Visio, Balsamiq, Jira, Tableau, Confluence- Strong experience in financial industry
Top Skills- Understanding of Agile- Examples of work in financial services/asset management, having worked with financial advisors- Experience with heavy data visualization- Experience with client research- Working cross functionally in a large organization- Experience working with Sr. UX designers to complete digital product design
The Product Manager is responsible for working skillfully across the organization and managing stakeholders to produce• Solution Vision, which entails defining:o what we are solving foro end-to-end user/customer journey or lifecycleo personas, their skills and needso high level outline of a solution that addresses their needs• Solution Intent (architecture), which entails defining:o nomenclature for data and capabilities required to meet business objectives, this is critical to establish common language across business and technologyo overall non-functional requirements that are key metrics required for new system to capture and tracko target operating model (business, operations) that complement evolution in systemso Defining requirements for API and data flow• Program Increment planning and leadershipo Roadmapo Efficient implementationo Feature planningo Dependency planningo Metrics definition
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES- Communicate effectively - both verbally and written - with technology and business partners to include strong discussion, debate and listening skills and the ability to look beyond obvious answers to understand impacts.- Creatively design workshops and user sessions by identifying suitable participants, being clear about outcomes and approach (interviews, online whiteboarding, surveys, card sorting, etc.)- Ability to empathically understand and articulate user needs- Analyze data gathered through user/stakeholder interactions and apply design thinking to draw out goals/business needs/problem statement/opportunity to be addressed, workflows/user journeys, personas and high level solution outline- Work collaboratively with product and development team to draw out solution intent with capability roadmap and milestones- Clearly understand and articulate dependencies that will influence sequencing of development- Work collaboratively with business and operations stakeholders to draw out target operating model as systems evolve- Effectively manage stakeholder relationships through polished communication and follow-through- Effective written communication through solution inception, vision and intent documents- Lead and influence cross-functional teams.- Provide consultation and ensure continuity with product and development teams on solution.
JOB REQUIREMENTS- Master's degree required- A minimum of 15 years of experience in Finance/Asset Management, Strategy, Business Analysis or System analysis- Excellent verbal and written communication skills- Experience leading and directing others to achieve measurable results.- Demonstrated ability to articulate customized solutions to meet business requirements- Advanced experience working with Scaled Agile/Agile/Lean/Kanban software development processes- Advanced skills using a variety of tools to document workflows and data mapping including but not limited to Excel, SQL and Visio- Understanding of analysis and artifact goals throughout the solution lifecycle- Ability to learn quickly and work in a changing environment and under tight deadlines- Ability to independently manage personal timelines and meet tight deadlines- Ability to successfully manage and coordinate simultaneous project deliverables across groups and teams- Strong experience with SQL, Excel, Visio, Balsamiq, Jira, Tableau, Confluence- Strong experience in financial industry