Lead with Purpose, Unlock Your Team’s Passion
At LPL, people leaders hold the key to the employee experience — shaping culture, driving performance, and guiding individuals to new heights. Because when that happens, we all win – clients, LPL, and most importantly, our employees.
If you're ready to lead with intention and discover what’s possible, LPL Financial invites you to apply today.
Job Overview:
The VP, Product Management is a senior leader within the product management organization responsible for defining and driving product strategy for data platform capabilities. This role partners with stakeholders and customers to establish vision, prioritize initiatives, and deliver roadmap outcomes. The position operates across both strategic planning and day-to-day execution, ensuring alignment between business objectives and product delivery. The role includes direct people leadership accountability, overseeing Product Managers and Scrum Masters responsible for roadmap execution and delivery across data ingestion and processing capabilities in cloud environments.
Responsibilities:
Define product vision, strategy, and execution roadmaps aligned with stakeholder and customer needs
Prioritize initiatives and manage product backlogs, including creation and refinement of epics and features
Lead product strategy for Data Foundations Platform in collaboration with technology and business leaders
Engage stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into actionable product plans
Communicate product direction, progress, and outcomes across business, technology, and executive audiences
Participate in technical and architectural discussions with engineering teams to guide product decisions
Accept and validate delivered work to ensure alignment with defined business value and requirements
Balance delivery of current capabilities with long-term product opportunities and roadmap investments
Lead, develop, and manage a team of Product Managers and Scrum Masters, ensuring successful execution and professional growth
Build and maintain cross-functional partnerships to enable effective collaboration and delivery
What are we looking for?
We are seeking leaders who consistently pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. The ideal candidate thrives in a collaborative environment where teams win together and actively create and share joy while delivering meaningful outcomes. This individual demonstrates strong leadership, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.
Requirements:
10+ years of experience in product management, consulting, or program/project management within financial services or fintech
7+ years leading and developing teams within an Agile environment
5+ years of experience serving as a Product Owner using Agile/Scrum methodologies
5+ years of experience working with data processing systems, databases, or data-centric products
3+ years of people management experience with direct responsibility for team development
Core Competencies:
Ability to partner with both technology and business Associates to develop and implement solutions
The ability to work in a cross-functional team and drive outcomes without having direct authority
Outstanding organizational skills, especially with adapting to change and shifting priorities appropriately
Strong leadership, communication, writing, and relationship skills across varied levels of influence
Ability to size and scope features and stories, and use quantifiable methods to prioritize work
Preferences:
15+ years of experience in product management, consulting, or program/project management within financial services or fintech
10+ years leading and developing teams within an Agile environment
7+ years of Product Owner experience using Agile/Scrum
7+ years working with data processing systems or data-focused products
5+ years of people management experience with personnel development responsibilities
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Pay Range:
$135,960.00 - $226,600.00Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!
Company Overview:
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.
For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
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Information on Interviews:
LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.
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Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in product management, consulting, or program/project management within financial services or fintech
- 7+ years leading and developing teams within an Agile environment
- 5+ years of experience serving as a Product Owner using Agile/Scrum methodologies
- 5+ years of experience working with data processing systems, databases, or data-centric products
- 3+ years of people management experience with direct responsibility for team development
- Ability to partner with both technology and business stakeholders to develop and implement solutions
- Ability to work in a cross-functional team and drive outcomes without direct authority
- Outstanding organizational skills, adaptability to change, and ability to shift priorities appropriately
- Strong leadership, communication, writing, and relationship skills across varied levels of influence
- Ability to size and scope features and stories and use quantifiable methods to prioritize work
- 15+ years of experience in product management, consulting, or program/project management within financial services or fintech
- 10+ years leading and developing teams within an Agile environment
- 7+ years of Product Owner experience using Agile/Scrum
- 7+ years working with data processing systems or data-focused products
- 5+ years of people management experience with personnel development responsibilities
LPL Financial Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about LPL Financial and has not been reviewed or approved by LPL Financial.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a company 401(k) match that is frequently highlighted as a strong component of total rewards. Feedback suggests these features meaningfully enhance long‑term financial value.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan with a meaningful discount and lookback is highlighted as accessible ownership. Feedback suggests the plan adds tangible upside beyond base salary.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave has been expanded alongside family‑building and adoption support. Feedback suggests these benefits compare well to large‑employer standards.
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What We Do
Financial advice is changing, and at LPL Financial, we’re at the forefront. We’re building a future where advisors can—with no friction or complexity, as simple as turning the dials—pick the business model, services, technology, and product mix that best meet their clients’ needs. With one platform, one sign-on, and one team to call, you can take your business anywhere you want it to go. There are no limits to your growth, and we’ll partner with you every step of the way. Your greatness is our goal. LPL Financial is a leader in the retail financial advice market and the nation’s largest independent broker/dealer*. We serve independent financial advisors and financial institutions, providing them with the technology, research, clearing and compliance services, and practice management programs they need to create and grow thriving practices. LPL enables them to provide objective guidance to millions of American families seeking wealth management, retirement planning, financial planning and asset management solutions. LPL.com Securities and Advisory Services offered through LPL Financial. A registered investment advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC.
