Lead Product Manager - Enterprise Data Inventory

FINRA • Rockville, MD

20h • $114,200 - $248,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

FINRA’s Office of the Chief Data Officer is seeking an experienced Lead Product Manager to lead the development and delivery of an enterprise-wide Data Inventory platform. This role will drive a strategic initiative to identify, document, and manage sensitive data assets across structured and semi-structured data sources, enabling the organization to implement focused, risk-based data protection controls. As the Lead Product Manager for our Data Inventory initiative, you will own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for a platform that discovers and catalogs sensitive data elements at the attribute level across enterprise data stores. You will work closely with Enterprise Data Privacy Office (EDPO), Cyber and Information Security (CIS), Information Operations, Technology Operations, and Internal Audit (IA) teams to deliver a solution that addresses critical data governance and protection requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Communications, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)
• 7 years of experience in one or more of the following: product management, project management, business analysis, program management, or product marketing
• 5 years of experience in product and/or experience management
• Strong writing ability
• Strong business acumen
• Experience with Agile software development
• Experience working cross-functionally in a large organization
• Experience working closely with senior leadership
• Experience translating data into quantifiable actions/deliverables

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration or similar advanced degree
• CSPO Certification
• Experience in the Financial Services industry
• Strong financial acumen
• Experience collaborating closely with senior leadership
• Experience providing guidance and direction to cross-functional resources

Responsibilities

• Develops deep understanding of the business and product areas within the product group, as well as the relevant data that can be used to inform key decisions
• Defines multiple products and/or complex products and identifies gaps and user needs by creating vision, strategy, and requirements documents for product(s)
• Utilizes available data or commissions new research to identify user needs
• Performs experiments and organizes primary research to uncover additional user value
• Develops, manages, and owns the product roadmap for multiple products and/or complex products
• Makes trade-off decisions for multiple products in a product group
• Demonstrates expertise across multiple products which facilitates discovery and drives enterprise capabilities
• Builds partnerships with relevant stakeholder teams
• Coordinates with interdependent teams and influences leadership to drive efficiencies
• Builds and leverages solid working relationships with business and product stakeholders, UI/UX, architecture, and technology teams to facilitate product and user success
• Participates in the intake process for their product domain
• Leads the product planning process across multiple products and/or complex products by overseeing the development of requirements documents (user stories, acceptance criteria, use cases) for products or product releases
• Maintains a prioritized backlog based on defined user value, aligning with product strategy and resource capacity; uses data and analytics to prioritize the product backlog appropriately
• Works closely with UI/UX to set the direction for the design of the user experience for their products
• Determines and monitors release goals, prioritization, implementation, and iteration plans for their products according to user value
• Resolves problems that are escalated during the process
• Facilitates the development process by reviewing demos with the technology team and validating acceptance criteria for multiple products and/or complex products
• Provides UX/UI approval for the assigned products
• Tracks the development work and drives resolution of escalated issues and bugs for their products
• Identifies issues that will keep their products from delivering on time or at the right level of quality, assesses alternatives to resolve, builds a plan for resolution, and directly resolves or communicates to leadership
• Leads large and sometimes highly complex product launches by working with relevant stakeholders to develop launch plans
• Identifies, reviews, and resolves issues and blockers in partnership with team members that may delay the launch or impede the success of product(s)
• Coordinates formal UAT where necessary
• Develops product documentation and training materials for users in support of product launches
• Tracks and reports on product launch metrics, utilizing feedback to drive associated actions and product iteration
• Leads post-launch reviews and drives incorporation of feedback in future product releases
• Works with internal and external teams and users to identify, classify, and resolve product and product group-level user issues
• Identifies new and innovative methods and metrics for tracking product success, works with the technology team to improve reports and monitoring
• Works with stakeholder teams to actively monitor metrics
• Tracks performance trends and gathers user feedback to determine product group-level gaps, development opportunities, and if necessary, product end-of-life plans
• Represents team in product group-level discussions with stakeholders
• Attends business reviews, providing critical input and expert insights to inform the business cases, business strategy, and development of new products
• Provides coaching and guidance to more junior-level product management team members
• Works with cross-functional leaders and experts to establish best practices and identify opportunities to improve the product development and delivery process
• Follow, understand, and apply relevant industry trends, research, and best practices in technology and product management
• Demonstration of FINRA’s values.
• Collaboration, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.
• In collaboration with senior Product and Engineering leaders, define and communicate the product vision and roadmap for the Enterprise Data Inventory platform.
• Translate business requirements from Enterprise Data Privacy Office (EDPO), Cyber and Information Security (CIS), Information Operations, Technology Operations, and Internal Audit (IA) stakeholders into actionable product features.
• Identify and prioritize use cases that deliver maximum value for data protection and operational efficiency.
• Make data-driven decisions on feature prioritization and scope management.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Enterprise Data Privacy Office (EDPO), Cyber and Information Security (CIS), Information Operations, Technology Operations, and Internal Audit (IA).
• Engage with application owners and data stewards to understand data landscape and sensitivity requirements.
• Build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups with competing priorities.
• Present product updates and value delivery to senior leadership.
• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle from discovery through implementation and ongoing operations.
• Work with engineering teams to build automated data discovery and classification capabilities.
• Manage product backlog and sprint planning activities.
• Define success metrics and KPIs to measure product impact and adoption.
• Conduct pilot programs with stakeholders and incorporate feedback iteratively
• Understand sensitive data types and associated regulatory requirements
• Apply knowledge of data classification frameworks and data loss prevention concepts
• Guide technical approach for metadata-based sensitive data identification
• Balance accuracy requirements with cost-effectiveness in solution design
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• discretionary bonus
• overtime pay
• comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
• basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal insurance
• immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match
• eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution
• tuition reimbursement
• commuter benefits
• adoption assistance
• backup family care
• surrogacy benefits
• employee assistance
• wellness programs
• 15 days of paid time off
• 5 personal days
• 9 sick days
• two volunteer service days
• military leave
• jury duty leave
• bereavement leave
• voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections
• care of a family member leave
• childbirth and parental leave
• nine paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior