Technical Product Manager AVP

Morgan Stanley • Chicago, IL

3d • $85,000 - $140,000

About The Position

As a Technical Product Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical foundation of our products. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, and business stakeholders, to ensure the successful development and delivery of backend features. Your focus will be on creating robust, scalable, and efficient backend systems that power our applications. About Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries. Morgan Stanley is committed to helping its employees build meaningful careers and we strive to be a place for people to learn, achieve and grow. Department Overview In the Wealth Management division, we help people, businesses and institutions build, preserve, and manage wealth so they can pursue their financial goals Wealth Management (WM) Platforms manages industry-leading platforms, across all WM channels and client segments, to provide a unified digital experience, unlock growth, and deliver efficiencies for Advisors, Clients, and Institutions. WM Platforms consists of nine sub-teams including: Field Experience & Platforms, Digital Client Experience & Platforms, Workplace Platforms, Automation & Workflow Solutions, Digital Trading & Investing, UX Design & Research, Strategy & Execution. Business Control & Support, and the Chief Operating Office. The Digital Trading & Investing Team manages the trading, investing, & research experiences for self-directed platforms (ETRADE, MSO & Power ETRADE). Responsible for the ETRADE retail education team as well as financial products including equities, options, futures, fixed income & more. The team serves all self-directed clients, from highly sophisticated traders to long-term investors.

Requirements

• Experience: 2-5 yrs previous experience as a product manager or equivalent role, with a focus on backend systems.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree
• Technical Background: 2+ yrs working with backend technologies, APIs, databases, and cloud services.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to analyze complex technical challenges and work with the scrum team to propose effective solutions.
• Agile Mindset: Comfortable working in an agile development environment.

Responsibilities

• Backend Roadmap Ownership: Own the backend product roadmap in alignment with the overall product strategy and company goals. Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, define user stories, and prioritize features around business priorities. Work with various stakeholders through the agile framework to fix existing issues and/or bring new initiatives to light
• Technical Expertise: Understand the intricacies of backend technologies, databases, APIs, and other infrastructure components. Work closely with engineering teams to translate technical requirements into actionable tasks. Provide product support to research and resolve complex issues.
• Performance and Scalability: Work with technology partners to ensure backend systems are scalable, reliable, and meet performance expectations. Work with the scrum team to monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize backend processes.
• Security and Compliance: Work with the risk and engineering teams to implement security best practices for data protection, authentication, and authorization. Stay informed about industry standards and compliance requirements.
• Collaboration and Communication: Bridge the gap between technical and non-technical teams. Communicate effectively with developers, QA, project management, designers, and other stakeholders.

Benefits

• Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

What This Job Offers

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