Senior Product Manager

CFA Institute•Remote - DC, DC

20h•$106,400 - $141,000•Remote

About The Position

CFA Institute is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the digital transformation of its Research & Policy Center (RPC). This role involves translating research, policy, and standards priorities into scalable digital products that align with the organization's "Foresight to Influence" vision. The Senior Product Manager will collaborate with business stakeholders to define product requirements, prioritize delivery, and guide cross-functional teams in building impactful solutions. Key responsibilities include owning product roadmaps, influencing strategy, and integrating AI-enabled approaches to enhance product creation and user experience on digital platforms. This position offers a unique opportunity to work across research, policy, and standards, partnering with engineering and business leaders to deliver products that advance CFA Institute's mission.

Requirements

Demonstrable experience leading digital products through the full product lifecycle within a product management environment.
Experience working with research-focused organisations, research products, or complex research-driven environments.
Proven ability to translate business problems into clear product requirements and work effectively between business stakeholders and engineering teams.
Strong product roadmap ownership and prioritisation experience.
Experience applying Agile methodologies, including backlog management, user stories and iterative delivery.
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across cross-functional teams.
Experience delivering complex digital platforms or applications.
An analytical mindset with the ability to understand user needs and define measurable product outcomes.
Interest in applying AI tools and emerging technologies within product management.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Partner with research, policy and business stakeholders to understand strategic objectives and translate them into clear product requirements.
Own and maintain product roadmaps, ensuring priorities align with business needs and long-term strategy.
Act as the bridge between business and engineering teams, communicating priorities, timelines and expected outcomes.
Lead product delivery from discovery through implementation using Agile product management practices.
Create and manage product requirements, user stories and supporting documentation.
Ensure products are delivered against agreed objectives, timelines and performance expectations.
Drive continuous improvement by measuring product performance and refining priorities based on insights.
Explore opportunities to leverage AI tools to improve product management processes, documentation and decision-making.
Support digital products across the Research & Policy Center portfolio, including elements of the Codes and Standards product portfolio.
Provide leadership across projects, with the opportunity to oversee contractors supporting key initiatives and potentially grow into future people leadership responsibilities.