Product Manager

Job Title: Product Manager
Location: Richmond/McLean, VA/Chicago, IL (hybrid)
Contract Duration: 6 months (possible extension)

Responsibilities:
· Defining and owning the product backlog for the development teams
· Defining product KPIs and success metrics
· Defining, building towards, and launching key capabilities for the modern Core processing platform.
· Leading discussions with lines of business to understand capability intent to support their product roadmap
· Leading internal customer research for core processing capability (such as transaction processing, interest accruals, fees, and account servicing maintenance) and synthesizing it into new platform capabilities
· Defining, building towards, and launching MVPs that turn into successful products.

Ideal Experience:
· A bias toward action and a proven track record of delivering minimum viable products to market at rapid speed
· Excellent communication skills to navigate a large organization and inspire teams
· Ability to proactively identify impediments on the critical path and remove them
· A structured problem-solving approach to help a team work through a wide range of issues
· Intellectual curiosity for emerging technologies and engineering challenges
· Ability to prioritize across different types of value dimensions
· Ability to actively seek out multiple opinions, yet make independent decisions and influence positive outcomes

Basic Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree or military experience
· At least 3 years of product management experience
· At least 2 years of experience working with an Agile delivery methodology

Preferred Qualifications:
· 3+ years of experience in API management, software development
· 3+ years of experience in data technologies, data modeling, and ensuring a high bar of data quality through reconciliation and analytics
· 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional teams
· 1+ years of experience in Financial Services Industry

Job Type: Contract

Salary: From $70.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in McLean, VA 20598