Digital Product Manager

Overview

Become a pivotal force in shaping the future of digital finance for a leading financial institution partnering with Aquent. As a Digital Product Manager, you will lead the charge in crafting and implementing cutting-edge digital strategies that revolutionize how customers interact with financial services. Collaborate with a team of experts, influence key stakeholders, and drive innovation in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

This exciting opportunity will empower you to:

• Partner with lines of business to develop and implement digital visions, strategies, and roadmaps that meet business needs and drive future growth.
• Scout and assess external digital platforms, recommending potential partnerships to enhance the institution’s digital capabilities.
• Identify and champion opportunities to leverage digital techniques for maximum strategic impact, defining the key capabilities needed for success.
• Develop compelling business cases and requirements for digital initiatives, spearheading their execution from concept to launch.
• Be the voice of the customer and employee, ensuring product features align with business outcomes and target architecture.
• Develop and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) to track progress and measure success.
• Collaborate with Marketing to drive customer acquisition, product positioning, promotion, and onboarding activities.
• Stay ahead of the curve by researching customer needs, industry trends, and vendor capabilities to inform digital strategies.
• Analyze competitive moves and monitor performance against objectives, adapting strategies as needed.
• Present data-driven recommendations to senior management, securing buy-in for strategic initiatives.
• Prioritize product requirements and coordinate release plans with IT and key stakeholders.
• Act as the primary business contact for implementation, collaborating with stakeholders to achieve milestones.
• Lead complex projects, identifying and engaging key stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications, guiding the implementation of new features and system enhancements.
• Collaborate with decision-makers and end-users to gather requirements and define system goals.
• Represent the business in presenting new systems and applications to the Application and Architecture Review Board.
• Lead design sessions and prototype new functionalities to enhance business processes and information flow.
• Develop and maintain design documentation, outlining integration points between systems.
• Analyze existing systems, identifying opportunities for improvement and optimization.
• Recommend system controls, including access management and configuration management.
• Act as a liaison between business, IT, and Operations teams, managing change/release processes and troubleshooting issues.
• Coordinate and conduct thorough testing, including end-user reviews, for new and modified systems.

Must-Have Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 10+ years of financial services experience
• 5+ years of experience in the digital space
• 5+ years of experience in an Agile environment
• 10+ years of experience in the Mortgage space (strong experience in Mortgage business and platforms)
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, including experience with Jira (writing epics and stories)
• Program management and leadership experience
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills for executive presentations
• Proven ability to develop product roadmaps, define requirements, and lead successful implementations
• Demonstrated interpersonal and management skills, with the ability to thrive in cross-functional teams
• Ability to influence diverse teams without direct authority

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• Experience with specific digital platforms or technologies relevant to the financial services industry.
• Advanced certifications in product management, agile methodologies, or related fields.
• Experience working with large-scale enterprise systems and complex integrations.

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $74.96 to $83.29 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:
Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands.
Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!
Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment—one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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