Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Trajectory Recruiting is seeking a senior Product Manager for a contract consulting engagement supporting a global investment management firm. The role owns the reconciliation, modernization, and long-term evolution of the firm's enterprise operational platform, while leading platform transformation, vendor evaluation, change management, and stakeholder alignment.
Responsibilities
- End-to-End Product Ownership: Drive the strategic roadmap, reconciliation, and continuous evolution of the EWS platform (their proprietary application) within Investment Operations
- Operating Model Transformation: Lead the overhaul and optimization of the current operating model across approximately 170 functional screens, translating complex operational workflows into a streamlined, scalable platform
- Vendor Evaluation & Selection: Own the end-to-end vendor discovery, RFP, and evaluation process to determine build-vs-buy and integration opportunities for core platform capabilities
- Change Management & Execution: Lead organizational change management initiatives, ensuring smooth adoption across business operations, technology, and executive leadership teams
- Stakeholder Alignment: Act as the primary bridge between Investment Operations leadership, end-users, and technical delivery teams to align vision, prioritize backlogs, and drive measurable outcomes
Skills
- Proven experience as a Product Manager / Product Owner with a track record of executing complex platform transformations (not purely a Business Analyst or Technical Analyst backgro • und)
- Deep experience wi thin Investment Management, Asset Management, or Investment Opera tions environm • ents
- Hands-on experience driving operational reconciliation, enterprise platform evolution, or EWS / workflow automation proj • ects
- Demonstrated track record evaluating, selecting, and implementing third-party enterprise platforms and vendor solut • ions
- Strong framework for managing business readiness, user adoption, and operational transition across multi-screen, enterprise-scale platf • orms
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and influence skills with senior business and technical lea ders
Benefits
- Remote work in the United States
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