Job Description
Position: Product Owner (Investments)
Location: Cleveland, OH (On site, with one day remote)
Duration: Full time, W2
Description:
We are seeking a strong product owner for client located in downtown Cleveland. They are an alternative investment platform company and you will lead the investor portal and help build the best client experience for the future Alternative Investments. The ideal candidate will take a service design driven mindset to identify tangible business goals and build flexible tools to support users and clients. The product owner will set their feature roadmap, lead goal and priority discussions, and create a flexible architecture to address current and future growth opportunities.
Responsibilities:
• Build a technology roadmap, including backlog, and partner with technology counterparts to build a roadmap that aligns with firm strategic vision for the platform and its client facing portal
• Write epics and stories to support the successful implementation of features
• Lead a squad in an Agile framework serving as product owner function defined by the client’s approach
• Support discovery process with relevant user experience tools including service design map, user journeys, and personas working closely with UX designers and Product Operations analysts
• Participate in user interviews (internal and external) and systemically gather feedback to inform roadmap and maintenance of feature backlog
• Partner and work alongside Chief Operating Officer to ensure strategic goals and operations are being met for the firm’s broader strategic objectives
• Partner with MD of Tech and senior engineers to ensure data flow and user flow diagrams are aligned and technology supports business objectives both current and future
• Coordinate stakeholder sign off on relevant topics, including Legal & Compliance, Business Development and other stakeholders when introducing new features
• Identify and raise concerns regarding technical, schedule, and cost risks associated with any project
• Support firm’s compliance and privacy requirements as a SEC registered investment advisor as part of solution design, including SOC2 standards, PII protection, and other necessary safeguards