Product Owner

SEI1GLOBAL•Chicago, IL

45d•$125,000 - $140,000

About The Position

At SEI we value our employees and believe in driving growth through change. Part of building brave futures is making a concerted effort to develop and challenge our employees to achieve their goals through internal job mobility. SEI delivers technology and investment solutions that connect the financial services industry. With capabilities across investment processing, operations, and asset management, we work with corporations, financial institutions and professionals, and ultra-high-net-worth families to solve problems, manage change, and help protect assets. Technology and operations: The heartbeat of our business. We work with our clients to tackle the whole of business transformation. From the front to back office, our technology solutions create connections that empower our clients to take control and reshape their businesses. We offer end-to-end platforms for wealth and investment management, delivered as flexible outsourced infrastructure solutions that include processing, fund administration, information analytics, and cybersecurity services. As a Product Manager, you will primarily focus on executing on the product roadmap. To be successful you will be (or become) the subject matter expert for the products you support, and have an understanding of the overall platform in which those products operate. The Product Manager acts as the primary facilitator among the development teams, the other Product Team leaders, Development Teams, and the user community (clients and operations) in support of their products.

Requirements

BA/BS in Computer Science, MIS, Mathematics, Finance, Accounting, Business or applicable experience.
5+ years’ experience with a strong background in Product and Development disciplines
Financial Services experience, preferably FinTech experience in Asset Management or Wealth Management.
Experience with Agile and Iterative development methodologies.
Demonstratable experience using AI tooling for product design, strategy and software testing

Nice To Haves

Ability to synthesize information arising from multiple directions, and generalize specific issues or requests into functional requirements for broader application.
High levels of creativity and attention to detail.
Solutions-oriented with strong problem solving skills and system-based thinking.
Understand product decision impacts and trade-offs
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to use AI tooling to go from idea generation to artifact creation quickly when communicating with stakeholders.
Demonstrated leadership experience as a team lead or similar role.
Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders. As the needs of our clients change, we need to be flexible to change with them.
Ability to work on several projects simultaneously and to thrive in a project-based environment within a lean team.
Capacity to work within complex systems and large data sets.
Someone who will embody our SEI Values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection and fun. Please see our website for more information. https://www.seic.com/

Responsibilities

Coordinate and execute detailed requirements gathering & documentation for one/more assigned products.
Review and refine a backlog of requirements using tools like Jira and Confluence
Lead and facilitate all agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
You are the SME in this role, providing knowledge and expertise in this business area/product
Create and deliver communications throughout the development cycle to stakeholders at all levels, including release planning content, feature/story-level acceptance criteria new/modified functionality overviews, user guides, and release notes.
Own product quality and performance through consistent delivery