Title: VP Product Management & Planning
Location: New York, NY (onsite 3 days/week)
Duration: Direct Hire
Compensation: $150-$210K plus bonus
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.
Skillset / Experience:

The VP Product Management & Planning position is responsible for the activities of teams who work directly with product groups and customers to understand the market problems. This role ensures that our products are developed in alignment with the organization's overarching product strategy. The position leads product design, modifications, and manages the activities of products within the organization's product family. Their involvement spans all stages of a product's lifecycle, from inception and planning to maintenance and end-of-life decisions.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor's degree
• At least 10 years of experience in product, technology, and delivery related fields; or
• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Qualifications desired:

• Knowledge of Pragmatic framework and agile methodologies.
• Works on unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles.
• Exercises independent judgment in selecting techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining solutions.
• Able to define system and functional requirements.
• Able to use independent judgment to plan, prioritize and organize a diversified workload.
• Develop high-level estimates for product delivery to include resource needs, cost and timelines.
• Experience in vendor selection reviews, solutions assessments and creating scorecards metrics.
• Collaborate with legal and risk teams for product development activities.
• Superior project management knowledge and abilities.
• Knowledge of research procedures concerning development of new technologies
• Superior written and verbal communication skills

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Foster a first-line risk mindset integrating rigorous risk assessment and mitigation strategies into all stages of product development.
• Designs, modifies and manages activities for a specific product or feature from product definition and planning through production and release.
• Oversees work that is done in conjunction with cross functional teams to complete product technical design and prototyping, operational and support processes.
• Tracks statistics of product adoption and translates feedback into enhancement recommendations.
• Ensures a smooth turnover to the implementation or support organizations that includes planning, training and hand off.
• Establishes strong relationships with financial institutions, their customers, and other stakeholders.
• Support the creation and maintains of the product vision/roadmap.
• Participates in the rollout of marketing plans/campaigns.
• Creates alpha and beta program definition and coordinates execution.
• Creates standard demonstrations and participation in customer and industry presentations.
• Provides training to customers and other stakeholders.
• Promotes investigation and application of new technologies and industry trends to product management activities.
• Ensures that products meet specifications and quality goals.
• Assist less experienced peers and take on team leadership roles.

Travel may be required. Candidates will report to the office three days each week.

About INSPYR Solutions

Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.

INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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