VP, Scores Product Management

FICO (NYSE: FICO) is a leading global analytics software company, helping businesses in 100+ countries make better decisions. Join our world-class team today and fulfill your career potential!

The Opportunity

“The FICO® Score is the leading credit risk score serving lenders and other stakeholders in the U.S. and Canadian financial services ecosystem. FICO Scores and companion offerings such as the FICO® Resilience Index are syndicated offerings that leverage predictive analytics based on consumer credit data. As our VP of product management for the US & Canada markets, you’ll oversee the strategic planning, the product development process, and the successful launch and adoption of B2B Scoring products, ensuring alignment with market needs and company objectives. You understand the impact you’ll create on the product’s success, playing one of the most vital roles in the Company.” – Vice President, Scores B2B Product Management

What You’ll Contribute

• Provide team leadership and strategic vision, market insight, client perspective, and product expertise throughout all phases of the product lifecycle including client adoption for our flagship FICO Score product suite and related products.

• Interface with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, delivery partners, technology partners, government regulatory bodies, and industry analysts to gather inputs, prioritize opportunities, and execute and launch new solutions.

• Developing and articulating a clear product strategy and vision, aligning the product roadmap and product goals with the Company’s overall goals, market trends, and customer needs in partnership with Product Marketing and P&L leaders.

• Leading and inspiring a team of analytic and technical product managers and coordinating their activities to ensure that they meet key performance indicators (KPIs) while fostering collaboration with analytic development, software engineering, marketing, and other departments.

• Monitoring the market landscape, conducting competitive analysis, and staying updated on industry trends to ensure the product remains competitive while addressing evolving customer needs.

• Overseeing the product planning process by collaborating with cross-functional teams, prioritizing features, defining requirements, and creating a product line roadmap for the entire product development lifecycle.

• Successfully plan product launches by collaborating with product marketing, the development team, and the sales teams to develop go-to-market strategies, positioning, messaging, and pricing.

• Cultivating relationships with clients and distribution partners, including cultivating client references, case studies and client participation in public forums like FICO World.

• Developing and driving thought leadership content through channels such as blogs, podcasts, and industry conference/event participation.

• Engaging directly with clients to discover and address product adoption hurdles, including adjusting content/tools/tactics periodically.

What We’re Seeking

• Deep domain expertise in financial services and credit risk management including strong familiarity with FICO® Scores and their multi-faceted role in the U.S. lending & investment ecosystem.

• 10+ years’ experience in product management with leadership responsibilities, with a track record of successfully managing and launching products.

• Experience in building and managing high-performing product management teams, with business cases and metrics as proof of results.

• Experience in building products for the lending ecosystem for risk (mortgage and/or consumer lending).

• Experience with cloud system development, analytic products, and/or alternative data sources.

• Excellent client-facing skills and demonstrated history of cultivating client success and/or referenceable clients.

• Leadership-level communication skills, including strong verbal, written, and presentation skills.

• Analytical and fact-based orientation, with ability to synthesize and organize complex data/information.

• Ability to interact with and work across different internal and external functional disciplines.

• A solid understanding of product management tools and processes, including proficiency in agile methodologies, product lifecycle management, market research techniques, and data analysis.

• Strong strategic thinking skills and a solid understanding of business dynamics to align product initiatives with overall business objectives.

• Bachelor’s degree (or master’s degree) in business administration, marketing, computer science, software development, or a related field is beneficial as a strong foundation for the role of senior product manager.

• May be required to work outside normal business hours.

• Occasional travel is required for industry conferences, leadership meetings, and client and/or partner meetings (typically domestic).

Our Offer to You

• An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others.

• The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences.

• Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so.

• An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.

• The targeted base pay range for this role is: $189,000 to $297,000 with this range reflecting differences in candidate knowledge, skills and experience.

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Why Make a Move to FICO?

At FICO, you can develop your career with a leading organization in one of the fastest-growing fields in technology today – Big Data analytics. You’ll play a part in our commitment to help businesses use data to improve every choice they make, using advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, optimization, and much more.

FICO makes a real difference in the way businesses operate worldwide:

• Credit Scoring — FICO® Scores are used by 90 of the top 100 US lenders.

• Fraud Detection and Security — 4 billion payment cards globally are protected by FICO fraud systems.

• Lending — 3/4 of US mortgages are approved using the FICO Score.

Global trends toward digital transformation have created tremendous demand for FICO’s solutions, placing us among the world’s top 100 software companies by revenue. We help many of the world’s largest banks, insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers and other firms reach a new level of success. Our success is dependent on really talented people – just like you – who thrive on the collaboration and innovation that’s nurtured by a diverse and inclusive environment. We’ll provide the support you need, while ensuring you have the freedom to develop your skills and grow your career. Join FICO and help change the way business thinks!

Learn more about how you can fulfil your potential at www.fico.com/Careers

FICO promotes a culture of inclusion and seeks to attract a diverse set of candidates for each job opportunity. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and we’re proud to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all candidates without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Research has shown that women and candidates from underrepresented communities may not apply for an opportunity if they don’t meet all stated qualifications. While our qualifications are clearly related to role success, each candidate’s profile is unique and strengths in certain skill and/or experience areas can be equally effective. If you believe you have many, but not necessarily all, of the stated qualifications we encourage you to apply.

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