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Vanguard · 3 months ago

Senior Technical Product Manager – Data Platforms and Infrastructure

Malvern, PA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Vanguard is an organization focused on achieving AI-driven goals through a robust data foundation. They are seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager to own the product vision and strategy for data platforms, lead product development, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative data solutions.

FinanceFinancial Services

No H1B

Responsibilities

Own the product vision and strategy of Vanguard’s data platforms from incubation to sunset, in alignment with Vanguard’s enterprise data strategy and target state architecture

Monitor market trends and conduct user research to identify opportunities that will define data platform products and product features

Collaborate across divisions with our users (e.g., data engineers, architects, analysts, data scientists) to define data products that meet their critical data and business needs

Foster a culture of experimentation through MVPs, rapid prototyping, and iterative development, encouraging bold thinking while maintaining a strong bias for execution and learning

Translate insights into actionable and prioritized product features

Develop and maintain a transparent, outcomes-based roadmap and backlog, partnering and aligning with key stakeholders, including architecture and engineering functions under the CTO, to sequence capabilities based on business priorities and technical feasibility

Collaborate with data architecture and engineering teams to co-create the right features, often leading technical discussions with a deep understanding of data platforms and technologies (e.g., AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, integration patterns)

Conduct usability testing and experimentation to ensure platform features meet user needs

Manage product launches, coordinating with project managers for on-time and on-budget releases

Define and monitor key product metrics and analyze product performance to continually improve and drive value, inform roadmap and investment decisions, and measure success

Partner with finance and engineering leadership to allocate budgets across the product portfolio

Use data-driven frameworks to define and manage the OKRs, P&L, and value realization (ROI) of core platform capabilities and data services

Develop and execute go-to-market (GTM) strategies in partnership with enablement, communications, and other support teams

Create approach to socialize products and products features along with onboarding and training materials to ensure adoption

Shape a high-performing product culture within the data platform organization, while fostering a culture of innovation and bold thinking

Mentor junior PMs and contribute to the growth of the product management capability within EDA&E

Qualification

Product ManagementData ArchitectureAWSData IntegrationData AnalyticsGTM StrategyMarket ResearchCross-functional LeadershipCommunication SkillsMentoring

Required

Undergraduate degree in computers science, information systems, business analytics, or equivalent experience

Minimum of 8 years of total technology experience, with 3-5 years in IT Product Management taking highly technical, developer-focused (e.g., engineers, data scientists) products from conception to launch

Demonstrated end-to-end product ownership across product lifecycle, including product innovation and delivery through ideation and experimentation, GTM, and product evolution in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Ability to lead strategic discussions on data architecture and engineering (e.g., data modeling, metadata management, data quality, data integration, storage, compute, security) and data platforms (e.g., AWS, Databricks, Confluent, Flink)

Cross-functional influence and leadership (leading without authority) across multiple teams and levels of stakeholders (e.g., business, risk, compliance, and technology) to align on platform strategy, and drive clarity and alignment in a complex environment

Written and verbal communication skills to build compelling value propositions, GTM plans, influence stakeholders, and provide clarity on complex systems

Track record in using market research, and financial and product analytics to drive innovation, project ROI and manage P&L, and track metrics to inform investment decisions

Proven record in implementing product management frameworks with successful outcomes (e.g., JTBD, CUJ)