Associate Director

• Continually refine and execute the product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with company goals and market trends.
• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities for product innovation and differentiation.
• Collaborate with engineering and design teams to translate product requirements into user stories, wireframes, and prototypes.
• Drive the agile development process, prioritize feature backlogs, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality releases, working closely with engineering and from a user acceptance perspective.
• Build strong relationships with key customers, industry partners, and stakeholders to gather insights, validate product concepts, and drive customer-centric innovation.
• Conduct usability testing, analyze user behavior, and iterate on product features to optimize user engagement and satisfaction
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and customer support teams to ensure alignment on go-to-market strategies and product messaging.
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success (Net Promoter Score and Net Run Rate, Customer Lifetime Value) and track progress against goals.
• Define and analyze product use metrics, user feedback, and market trends to identify areas for improvement and optimization.
• Rally stakeholders, business heads and management members to prioritize the strategic product to the business, process improvements, new initiatives, and competitor analysis.

Skills

• Strong negotiation, communication, and presentation skills. Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex investment and accounting concepts and solutions to diverse audiences.
• Proactive and self-motivated with a results-oriented mindset.
• Proven track record of building and maintaining client relationships.

Experience

• 10-12 years of total experience within the financial services sector with 5+ years of product management experience in the fintech, wealth management, or related industry, with a proven track record of success in delivering innovative products and leading high-performing teams.
• Deep understanding of wealth management industry trends, technologies, and regulatory landscape, with a passion for driving positive change and disrupting the status quo.
• Knowledge and experience with SAAS products are a significant advantage.

Qualification

• Must have CA or CFA degree.

Location

• Nariman Point, Mumbai with periodic travel to Pune offices