Product Management – Executive Contract

Top 3-5 requirements:

Brokerage industry product expertise required; brokerage cash sweep product expertise preferred.

Strong communication skills both verbal and written, and ability to create executive level PowerPoint presentations.

Project management skill with ability to manage details and drive progress on complex, high-profile projects working with internal and external stakeholders including executive leadership.

Ability to take ownership of projects and independently lead assigned initiatives.

Series 7 licensed either currently or in past five years.

In this role, you will lead strategic projects in the brokerage cash products business, to enhance business development and transition experience for newly affiliated firms and their clients, and other growth initiatives. This position is a highly visible business owner on projects across multiple organizational channels. Additionally, you will maintain relationships with internal & external vendors/partners to execute projects and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Products include brokerage cash sweep programs, money market funds, and other investment products.

Responsibilities:

• Lead strategic initiatives to develop and execute brokerage cash product transitions for newly affiliated firms and their clients, which includes identifying advisor/client needs, reviewing program information, and recommending solutions, executing large client transition.
• Lead business case development and execute implementations of initiatives with finance, technology, compliance, marketing, sales, service & operations, and vendors.  Includes being business owner/liaison on cross functional projects and programs that significantly impact the firm.
• Lead the day-to-day execution of various business development and other projects, to drive successful implementations., including the relationships with internal partners, vendors and external firms.
• Ensure ongoing compliance of regulatory and legal requirements for product lines.  Ensure strong risk culture over products and processes.
• Support advisors on questions/issues regarding products, and industry and competitor trends.
• Provide effective leadership for assigned initiatives within a matrixed organization that values collaboration and attention to detail.
• Communicate and influence across the organization at senior levels to implement projects and initiatives.

Specific qualifications will include:

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant product management experience with brokerage cash products, including sweep programs.
• Excellent strategic and analytical skills to solve complex problems and identify new product solutions.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience managing teams effectively.
• Experience leading large/complex projects; strong financial and analytical acumen.
• Demonstrated success in influencing senior leaders across a complex matrix internal environment as well as with third parties.
• Series 7 required.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field; advanced degree preferred.

Rate/Salary: $55-60/hr