Senior Manager, Product Management (Data)

WHO WE ARE
Apex Fintech Solutions (AFS) powers innovation and the future of digital wealth management by processing millions of transactions daily, to simplify, automate, and facilitate access to financial markets for all. Our robust suite of fintech solutions enables us to support clients such as Stash, Betterment, SoFi, and Webull, and more than 20 million of our clients' customers.
Collectively, AFS creates an environment in which companies with the biggest ideas in fintech are empowered to change the world. We are based in Dallas, TX and also have offices in Austin, New York, Chicago, Portland, and Belfast.
If you are seeking a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment where you'll have the opportunity to make an immediate impact, and you have the guts to change everything, this is the place for you.
AFS has received a number of prestigious industry awards, including:

• 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018 Best Wealth Management Company - presented by Fintech Breakthrough Awards
• 2021 Most Innovative Companies - presented by Fast Company
• 2021 Best API & Best Trading Technology - presented by Global Fintech Awards

ABOUT THIS ROLE
As the Senior Manager, Product Management for Apex's Data Platform and Products, you will play a pivotal role in enabling the reliable, scalable, quality access to data across multiple LOBs and platforms at Apex, including Apex's new Ascend platform. This role requires the ability to deliver strategic vision and lead/influence senior leaders to drive a customer and platform-centric approach to cloud data platforms and data access. We're looking for someone who wants to get hands on and drive delivery and continuous improvement for bleeding edge data products and solutions at a leading high growth fintech firm.
Duties/Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive strategies for Apex's Data Platform and Products product areas, aligning closely with the company's long-term goals, market opportunities, and internal partner teams.
• Drive end-to-end management of major, multi-year product initiatives, ensuring quality delivery and impactful outcomes in an agile environment.
• Manage and mentor a team of Product Managers and interdisciplinary team members, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Operate your team against clear goals and performance metrics with high predictability, clarity, efficiency, and develop a bias for action and data/narrative-driven culture within your team.
• Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Compliance, Data Science, Sales, Marketing, and other departments to ensure alignment on product strategy, goals, roadmap prioritization, successful execution and launch.
• Champion customer-centric approaches in product development, leading efforts to understand and address client and internal user needs effectively and drive tight feedback loops.
• Evaluate business and financial implications of product decisions, driving initiatives that manage cost, enhance profitability, and increase market competitiveness.
• Anticipate industry trends and competitive dynamics, leveraging insights to formulate and communicate a compelling product vision.
• Champion an inclusive and diverse environment where people are excited to do their best work and their ideas are actively sought after. Model our values and leadership principles, coach others to give them the tools to grow, and demonstrate caring and empathy.
• Generate energy to motivate the team throughout the entire product cycle.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required. MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in product management roles with a proven track record of delivering complex, data-driven data products, platforms, and solutions. Experience with investing platforms is highly advantageous.
• 3+ years as a people manager
• Demonstrated success in leading product for large engineering teams and driving organizational strategies that contribute to overall company success.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Strong ability to develop and execute product strategies that align with corporate objectives, broad stakeholders, and market trends.
• Solid understanding of technical service management concepts; ability to lead technical discussions and provide guidance on complex issues.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.
• Expertise in research and data analysis, with the ability to derive actionable insights and guide junior team members in similar pursuits.
• Demonstrated ability to work with internal partners across business and leadership roles across a large organization to collaborate on and deliver high impact products, tools, and services.
• Proven ability to lead client communications and represent the company effectively in client-facing interactions.
• Experience in fostering a positive team culture, identifying and addressing cultural gaps, and driving initiatives to enhance team cohesion and performance.

Other Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within the financial services or fintech industry, especially within a FINRA and/or SEC regulated business.
• Experience with Data Cataloging, Data Governance, Data Streaming, and/or Data Testing solutions.
• Experience with Google Big Query, Looker or delivering other BI platform solutions to client and internal users.
• Management experience building B2B SaaS solutions; Financial Services (Payments, Brokerage, Wealth Management, Trading, Clearing, Settlements, etc) industry experience is a strong plus.

Work Environment

• This job operates in an office envrionment.
• Position requires 25%+ time for travel. (We're a distributed company.)

#product management #director #full-time #LI-JC1 #APEX
​ Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Our Rewards
We offer a robust package of employee perks and benefits, including healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP), competitive PTO, 401k match, parental leave, and HSA contribution match. We also provide our employees with a paid subscription to the Calm app and offer generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits. At AFS, we offer a hybrid work schedule for most roles that allows employees to have the flexibility of working from home and one of our primary offices.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Commitment
We're looking for all kinds of people.
At Apex, we believe that wealth management and investing should be accessible to everyone, and we strive to create spaces to democratize investing for folks of all walks of life. Internally, we embrace diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace, which reflects our company vision and mission. We value every team member's unique perspective and are committed to fostering a culture where everyone belongs. Join us in our mission to empower and celebrate individual differences.
Apex is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We ensure that qualified applicants receive fair consideration for employment without discrimination based on sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, genetics, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. We stand by this commitment to promote a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce.