Director Product Management
Director Product Management
PEAK6 is a leading investment firm headquartered in Chicago. More than 20 years ago, we were one of the first firms to develop sophisticated proprietary technology in our trading business. Today, we leverage our technical ingenuity and operational ability across several investment areas. We cover everything, spanning from early- to mid-stage growth capital, operational control, trading, and sports management while lending an eye and providing value to the customer. Over the years, we have built and operated several leading financial technology firms. The list includes OptionsHouse (sold to General Atlantic in 2014). Today, our team consists of a digital wealth clearinghouse, an outsource provider of flood insurance, a Premier League soccer team, a crypto currency brokerage, a value investment arm, an incubation lab, and more.
This role is based out of Chicago.
What you’ll do all day:
- Drive product prioritization and detailed product definition for PEAK6 Capital Management Products
- Build relationships with stakeholders and teams to help influence & drive successful outcomes
- You will lead throughout the full product life-cycle
- Define the vision and strategy for the product(s) they own
- Collaborate across the Product team to tell the story of the overall company Product Vision and Strategy
- This includes the overall vision and how their team contributes to that program, while also maintaining road maps for individual products
- Understand markets, competition and customer/user requirements in depth
- Curate a list of feedback and ideas for their product
- Lead product strategy for including market analysis, go to market strategy, and user acquisition/adoption
- Uncovers and influences opportunities from Discovery process to define and measure KPIs that evaluate performance of product suite against targeted outcomes
- Define and evangelize product road map
- Lead product discovery with design and engineering for their product
- Represent PEAK6 at industry events and other development community events as needed
- Resource for team on product strategy, road map, and understanding of product goals/objectives
- Prioritize and manage product backlog
- Partner with Engineering manager to help aid delivery
- Test and validate features and product suite
What you need to succeed:
- BS/BA degree or equivalent experience
- 10+ years' experience in product management role, ideally in SaaS and cloud-based software
- Experience tracking and reporting on product performance metrics
- Experience adhering to strict compliance policies and software development procedures
- Curate and maintain software development life-cycle
- Understanding of regulatory requirements relating to data and information retention, management, and security