What are the responsibilities and job description for the AVP, Product Manager - Global Markets position at Jefferies?
Job Description
The CRM & Analytics team is a highly strategic and cross-functional team responsible for leading the firm’s global digitalization effort. This initiative, spanning all client-facing business units and corporate functions, will drive innovation and strategic change through technology, data science, and deep analytics. The team partners with key business leaders and industry experts to build transformational technology to drive revenue, maximize efficiency, and optimize the allocation of resources. The CRM & Analytics team is at the forefront of Jefferies’ cloud initiative, leveraging best-in-class cloud-based technologies to replace legacy on-premises solutions to provide intelligent trend insights, actionable opportunities, decision support, and transparency into all client and business-related activities.
Position Overview
As a Product Manager on the IB Tech, CRM & Analytics team, you will collaborate with Product Management leadership to drive the strategy and evolution of the technology roadmap. Your goal is to provide an exceptional digital experience and client insights, focusing on delivering business value. You will act as a liaison between the business and implementation teams to define and enhance the platform in a collaborative, energetic, and fast-paced environment. While your primary focus will be on the investment banking business, you may also work with other business groups (Equities, Fixed Income, and Corporate) on various projects.
Responsibilities Include
The ideal candidate would have a BA/BS degree from an accredited university. Previous product management experience within financial services is required.
About Us
Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research, and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies, and governments.
At Jefferies, we are committed to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.
Jefferies is committed to creating and sustaining a workforce that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds to apply. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, pregnancy, age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.
The salary offered will take into consideration an individual’s experience level and qualifications. In addition to salary, Jefferies Financial Group is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time employees or part-time employees, who are scheduled to work at least 30 hours or more per week, including an annual discretionary incentive and retention bonus, competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Jefferies also offers paid time off packages that include planned time off (e.g., vacation), unplanned time off (e.g., sick leave), and paid holidays, and for full-time employees, paid parental leave.
The CRM & Analytics team is a highly strategic and cross-functional team responsible for leading the firm’s global digitalization effort. This initiative, spanning all client-facing business units and corporate functions, will drive innovation and strategic change through technology, data science, and deep analytics. The team partners with key business leaders and industry experts to build transformational technology to drive revenue, maximize efficiency, and optimize the allocation of resources. The CRM & Analytics team is at the forefront of Jefferies’ cloud initiative, leveraging best-in-class cloud-based technologies to replace legacy on-premises solutions to provide intelligent trend insights, actionable opportunities, decision support, and transparency into all client and business-related activities.
Position Overview
As a Product Manager on the IB Tech, CRM & Analytics team, you will collaborate with Product Management leadership to drive the strategy and evolution of the technology roadmap. Your goal is to provide an exceptional digital experience and client insights, focusing on delivering business value. You will act as a liaison between the business and implementation teams to define and enhance the platform in a collaborative, energetic, and fast-paced environment. While your primary focus will be on the investment banking business, you may also work with other business groups (Equities, Fixed Income, and Corporate) on various projects.
Responsibilities Include
- Collaboration with senior leadership to define, communicate, and create buy-in for the product vision that aligns with the company’s strategic objectives.
- Lead the creation and execution a comprehensive product roadmap aligned with the company’s overall business objectives.
- Stay current on product developments and industry best practices within your respective domain; conduct market analysis and identify opportunities for product innovation.
- Engage regularly with business users and strategic partners to gather feedback, validate product direction, and strengthen relationships.
- Lead analysis and help define new business processes that span multiple areas of the organization and provide solutions for improvements; challenge status quo – rationalize, unify and simplify processes and design
- Manage and prioritize product back-log based on priorities set by business stakeholders.
- Work closely with UX designers with the UX strategy, including industry trends, best practices and standards, feasibility, innovation and ideation, Practice and be an advocate for user-centered & data-validated product design.
- Oversee execution of projects across all phases and ensure appropriate collaboration across all stakeholders for successful execution with an eye to delivering business results.
- Serving as a product evangelist, both internally and externally, to drive awareness, marketing, adoption, and success of our products.
- Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure product performance, identify areas for improvement, and inform decision-making.
- Develop strong cross-functional partnerships across the company (Analytics, Data Science, Engineering and Finance) and advance the mission of intelligent experiences.
- AI-Driven Innovation: Explore opportunities to leverage GenAI to create smarter, more personalized, and intuitive user interactions, making complex tasks easier and more efficient for customers.
The ideal candidate would have a BA/BS degree from an accredited university. Previous product management experience within financial services is required.
- 4 to 7 years’ experience
- Strong strategic and analytical thinking skills with the ability to translate complex market and customer insights into actionable product strategies and data backed decision making.
- Deep understanding of product development processes, agile methodologies, and user-centered design principles.
- Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence and align stakeholders across various functions and geographies.
- Passion for technology, innovation, and creating exceptional customer experiences.
- Thinks big picture and understands the potential risk/impact of decisions we make
- Must have exceptional time management skills
- Strong Data/Analytical skills and business intelligence experience
- Business analysis and/or project management experience
- Experience with CRM technologies, preferably Salesforce
About Us
Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research, and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies, and governments.
At Jefferies, we are committed to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.
Jefferies is committed to creating and sustaining a workforce that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds to apply. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, pregnancy, age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.
The salary offered will take into consideration an individual’s experience level and qualifications. In addition to salary, Jefferies Financial Group is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time employees or part-time employees, who are scheduled to work at least 30 hours or more per week, including an annual discretionary incentive and retention bonus, competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Jefferies also offers paid time off packages that include planned time off (e.g., vacation), unplanned time off (e.g., sick leave), and paid holidays, and for full-time employees, paid parental leave.
Salary : $130,000 - $160,000