Product Manager - Data Analytics

Company: StoneX Group Inc.
Location: Alpharetta
Posted on: September 23, 2022

Job Description:

Job Description

Position Purpose: StoneX Digital Payments is looking for a talented and experienced Product Manager, Data & Analytics to join our team. You will be an early member of the Product team with the highest level of technical expertise in leveraging data to build competitive advantages for StoneX. You are always thinking about the customer journey and security as you build a data driven product. You are required to have technical experience with financial systems and challenges from the Payments industry. You will be ultimately responsible for managing the entire lifecycle of a global product from planning to launch. You will be guiding the development of our platform to deliver optimal value for our clients.

You will be responsible for roadmap prioritization, product lifecycle development, and the continuing success for multiple domains. In this role, you will be working closely with key stakeholders mainly from Technology, Product, Operations, Client Services and Sales.

Our approach is both customer-focused and data-informed, so you will be required to have relevant experience and a deep technical understanding of key components from back-office processes for clearing, settlement, funding and cash conversion. Being familiar with the Payment processing ecosystem such authorization, capture, refund, void, API integrations is also critical.

You are a highly driven, analytical team player with a positive attitude and the experience to lead product development teams through all stages of the product lifecycle. You will receive high-level objectives from the leadership team, and you must determine with your team how to accomplish those objectives using knowledge, data and experience. You are innately passionate about customers and how a product can help solve their biggest problems. It is important to be flexible and can effectively cope with change, shift gears comfortably, and make decisions without always having the total picture.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity, is analytical, detail oriented and possesses the ability to work well with cross-functional teams including engineering, design, marketing, sales, operations, compliance, and Legal teams.

Primary Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

• Drive the product lifecycle from ideation, requirement gathering and design to development and launch; iteratively collaborate with cross-functional agile teams
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and clients to understand user needs and develop solutions using customer analytics and market research
• Execute the product roadmap with a prioritized backlog of new features and enhancements
• Write product specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria for owned products
• Work with Engineering to groom user stories to meet the team's definition of "ready"; ensure alignment with the business logic and end-state product vision
• Report on key milestones and initiatives for key stakeholders
• Analyze key metrics and analytics to inform product decisions and drive decision-making
• Determine Onboarding priorities, requirements and delivery sequence
• Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management and build consensus by understanding stakeholder requirements and constraints
• Stay abreast of competitive landscape and industry trends
  Knowledge and Skills Required:
  
  • Technical expertise in Payment Reporting, Reconciliation workflows, Financial & Tax Reports, Data API
  • Experience with Credit/Debit card acceptance, bank transfers, e-wallets, instant and alternative payment methods
  • Experience with Snowflake, Amazon Redshift or similar tools is a plus
  • Ability to build functionalities touching the following transaction types: authorization, sale, capture, settle, refund and void/reversal
  • Ability to create features, epics and technical user stories with complex Product specifications for Dev teams and Architects to build a new platform
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills to influence stakeholders
  • Strong collaboration and organizational skills to work with global, cross-functional teams
  • Detail-oriented and hands-on; willing to roll up your sleeves to get the job done
  • High degree of self-initiative, proactive and self-driven to drive results.
  • Bi-lingual or Multi-lingual is an asset. Payments Experience in Latin America is a plus
    Education and Experience
    
    • Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical field or equivalent work experience.
    • 5+ years of Payments experience in a data-related field
    • 5+ years of experience in executing and delivering Payment products with strong and complex technical requirements
    • 2+ years' experience overseeing product owners or business analysts is a plus
    • Experience building and deploying products in eCommerce, Fintech, SaaS or Payments
    • Experience integrating 3rd party services and/or building a partner network
    • Experience working with agile project teams of designers, engineers, and various stakeholders to plan, execute, and track product releases from beginning to end
    • Experience using data and analytics to inform product decisions
    • Experience conducting in-depth analysis and technical reviews of product performance
    • Experience being accountable for a product area and its performance and profitability
      Benefits & Perks
      
      • Competitive compensation package, including annual performance bonus
      • Excellent health, dental and vision benefits, with FSA/HAS
      • Life, critical and disability insurance
      • 401k plan with company match
      • Parental Leave
      • Flexible time off
      • Opportunity to work on impactful projects in international markets
      • Be a part of a great international team
        Physical requirements/Working conditions:
        
        
        • Climate controlled office environment
        • Minimal physical requirements other than occasional light lifting of boxed materials
        • Dynamic, time-sensitive environment
        • Some travel is required.
          
          About Us
          
          StoneX (formerly known as INTL FCStone) is an institutional-grade financial services network that connects companies, organizations and investors to the global markets ecosystem through a unique blend of digital platforms, end-to-end clearing and execution services, high-touch service and deep expertise. We provide access to 36 derivatives exchanges, 175 foreign exchange markets, nearly every global securities marketplace and a number of bi-lateral liquidity venues. We deliver this access with support throughout the entire lifecycle of a trade - from consulting and "boots-on-the-ground" intelligence, to best execution, to post-trade clearing, custody and settlement. In these ways, StoneX enables clients to use the global markets ecosystem to achieve their business goals through one trusted partner. We currently serve more than 30,000 commercial, institutional and payments clients, and more than 125,000 retail clients across more than 130 countries. Our clients use our institutional-grade digital platforms, our high-touch service, and our market intelligence to pursue trading opportunities, make investments efficiently, manage their market risks, and improve their business performance. Our relentless focus on helping them accomplish these objectives has enabled us to build deeply valued, long-term relationships based on guidance, integrity, transparency and trust.
          
          StoneX Group Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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