AVP, Product Manager - Global Markets

Jefferies Financial Group•New York, NY

About The Position

The CRM & Analytics team is a highly strategic and cross-functional team responsible for leading the firm’s global digitalization effort. This initiative, spanning all client-facing business units and corporate functions, will drive innovation and strategic change through technology, data science, and deep analytics. The team partners with key business leaders and industry experts to build transformational technology to drive revenue, maximize efficiency, and optimize the allocation of resources. The CRM & Analytics team is at the forefront of Jefferies’ cloud initiative, leveraging best-in-class cloud-based technologies to replace legacy on-premises solutions to provide intelligent trend insights, actionable opportunities, decision support, and transparency into all client and business-related activities. Position Overview: As a Product Manager on the IB Tech, CRM & Analytics team, you will collaborate with Product Management leadership to drive the strategy and evolution of the technology roadmap. Your goal is to provide an exceptional digital experience and client insights, focusing on delivering business value. You will act as a liaison between the business and implementation teams to define and enhance the platform in a collaborative, energetic, and fast-paced environment. While your primary focus will be on the investment banking business, you may also work with other business groups (Equities, Fixed Income, and Corporate) on various projects.

Requirements

The ideal candidate would have a BA/BS degree from an accredited university.
Previous product management experience within financial services is required.
4 to 7 years’ experience
Strong strategic and analytical thinking skills with the ability to translate complex market and customer insights into actionable product strategies and data backed decision making.
Deep understanding of product development processes, agile methodologies, and user-centered design principles.
Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence and align stakeholders across various functions and geographies.
Passion for technology, innovation, and creating exceptional customer experiences.
Thinks big picture and understands the potential risk/impact of decisions we make
Must have exceptional time management skills
Strong Data/Analytical skills and business intelligence experience
Business analysis and/or project management experience
Experience with CRM technologies, preferably Salesforce

Responsibilities

Collaboration with senior leadership to define, communicate, and create buy-in for the product vision that aligns with the company’s strategic objectives.
Lead the creation and execution a comprehensive product roadmap aligned with the company’s overall business objectives.
Stay current on product developments and industry best practices within your respective domain; conduct market analysis and identify opportunities for product innovation.
Engage regularly with business users and strategic partners to gather feedback, validate product direction, and strengthen relationships.
Lead analysis and help define new business processes that span multiple areas of the organization and provide solutions for improvements; challenge status quo – rationalize, unify and simplify processes and design
Manage and prioritize product back-log based on priorities set by business stakeholders.
Work closely with UX designers with the UX strategy, including industry trends, best practices and standards, feasibility, innovation and ideation, Practice and be an advocate for user-centered & data-validated product design.
Oversee execution of projects across all phases and ensure appropriate collaboration across all stakeholders for successful execution with an eye to delivering business results.
Serving as a product evangelist, both internally and externally, to drive awareness, marketing, adoption, and success of our products.
Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure product performance, identify areas for improvement, and inform decision-making.
Develop strong cross-functional partnerships across the company (Analytics, Data Science, Engineering and Finance) and advance the mission of intelligent experiences.
AI-Driven Innovation: Explore opportunities to leverage GenAI to create smarter, more personalized, and intuitive user interactions, making complex tasks easier and more efficient for customers.