Lead Product Owner

About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About the Role

THE POSITION
We are seeking an experienced Lead Product Owner to join our Strategy and Delivery team within Client Platform Technology, with a specific focus on the Sales domain. This is a critical role responsible for building our Insights Module, which is designed to identify and deliver actionable signals for sales, service, and product teams.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with stakeholders across the organization, including Business Developers, Investment Directors, Relationship Managers, Specialists, and Analysts, to understand their needs and translate them into a compelling product vision and roadmap. You will be a key driver of product strategy, working alongside engineering and cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional user experiences and increase platform adoption. This role reports to the Director of Strategy and Delivery.

The Technology Strategy and Delivery Team, part of the Client Platform Technology department, is responsible for defining the vision and overseeing the implementation of technology capabilities across the Client Platform. The team supports our product, sales, and client service functions by ensuring that our technology strategy aligns with broader business and firm-wide goals, and by prioritizing work to achieve those goals.

We guide the development and maintenance of product roadmaps and backlogs and own a suite of products used across the platform. Our mission is to ensure that each product is developed and maintained to meet the evolving needs of our clients and internal teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Specific responsibilities include:

• Product Strategy & Roadmap:
  • Define and prioritize a clear product vision and strategy that aligns with business objectives, key results, and user needs.
  • Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and user research to identify opportunities and inform product decisions.
  • Develop and maintain a prioritized product roadmap that outlines key features, timelines, and success metrics.
• Requirements Gathering & Prioritization:
  • Elicit detailed requirements from business stakeholders and translate them into user stories and acceptance criteria.
  • Prioritize features and user stories based on business value, user impact, and technical feasibility.
  • Manage and continuously refine the product backlog to ensure it reflects current priorities and stakeholder input.
• Product Delivery & Iteration:
  • Collaborate closely with engineering and QA teams throughout the agile development process.
  • Lead sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews to ensure timely and effective product delivery.
  • Monitor product performance, gather user feedback, and iterate to continuously improve the user experience.
• Stakeholder Management:
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across all levels to understand needs, gather feedback, and ensure alignment with product strategy.
  • Communicate product vision, roadmap, and progress clearly to stakeholders to foster transparency and collaboration.
  • Proactively identify and address potential roadblocks or challenges to product adoption.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 7-12 years of experience in product management or product ownership, with a proven track record of delivering successful products.
• Strong understanding of the asset management sales process.
• A passion for user-centered design, with a deep understanding of user experience principles and their application in product development.
• Experience using Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices and tools such as Cucumber to define and validate expected outcomes. Familiarity with data analysis techniques to identify patterns, trends, and insights in structured and unstructured data.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills with the ability to influence and build consensus across different levels of stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex business needs into actionable product requirements.
• Experience working in an agile development environment, with a solid understanding of Scrum methodologies.
• Proficiency in creating and managing product roadmaps, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That's ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law . If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at .

At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry.We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is:
USD 100,000 - 225,000
This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.

Base salary is only one component of Wellington's total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/ or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally. Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back-up childcare, tuition/CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)

We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.