Project / Product Manager - BFS || New York, NY || Contract

PROJECT / PRODUCT MANAGER - BFS || New York, NY || Contract

• Looking for seasoned Product Managers with good communication skills, should be able to handle multiple different stakeholders.
• Drive execution through agile ceremonies, backlog prioritization, and release planning.
• Support the team through the various migration phases (build, parallel test, ramp up, cutover, fallback and decommission)
• Partner closely with engineering leaders to ensure timely delivery, high quality, and adherence to architectural standards.
• Coordinate functional tests, performance validation, and end-to-end readiness assessments.
• Facilitate alignment across domains on migration strategy, risk controls, customer impact, and timeline.
• Communicate progress, risks, and mitigation plans to senior leadership.
• Analyze complex datasets to derive actionable insights and support business decisions.
• Model data solutions for high performance and reliability.
• Work extensively with Python for data processing and automation.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries for Postgres, SQLServer, or .
• Drive execution through agile ceremonies, backlog prioritization, and release planning.
• Support the team through the various migration phases (build, parallel test, ramp up, cutover, fallback and decommission) .

Required:

• 5 8+ years of Product Management experience, ideally in payments, risk systems, platform modernization, or large-scale technology transformation.
• Proven experience driving cross-functional programs with complex dependencies.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into clear business requirements and communicate with both engineering and leadership stakeholders.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Data-oriented mindset with ability to define KPIs and use analytics to drive decision-making.

Thanks,

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