Product Manager, Specialist

Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to tens of millions of individual investors around the globe-directly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.

Vanguard's India Office

Vanguard's office in India is a significant milestone in our global expansion. We are committed to establishing an enduring technology center in Hyderabad, Telangana and are excited to be adding talent who will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), mobile, and cloud-based technologies that drive our business outcomes and deliver a world-class experience for our clients.

Role Summary

This role leads the strategic vision and roadmap for a digital product, demonstrating an understanding of the digital product(s) and associated business areas. Digital products often have divisional implications. This role also integrates market trends and consumer insights to drive product innovation and inform future enhancements.

Responsibilites

1. Provides digital product management services on a digital product, applying functional expertise to improve digital product results.
2. Collaborates with small cross-functional teams to demonstrate best practices that drive significant change to the client experience.
3. Coaches digital product teams towards best practices and learnings. Ensures delivery of messaging, communication, and customer outreach as necessary.
4. Partners with stakeholders to resolve production and implementation issues in a timely manner, and supports/drives escalations where required to enable rapid delivery.
5. Leads the planning, development and implementation of a new digital product. Defines and analyzes markets, developing detailed product features and requirements, and developing implementation plans.
6. Employs a variety of qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques to continually improve the user experience.
7. Participates in and provides recommendations for ongoing business planning and departmental prioritization activities.
8. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
9. Manages the entire product lifecycle from planning to execution, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
10. Researches market conditions and identifies emerging consumer trends to guide product innovation and enhancement opportunities.
11. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to define and oversee the development of product features and functionality.
12. Prepares product documentation and supports marketing and sales with product knowledge and technical expertise.
13. Leverages customer and market feedback to assess product performance and inform future roadmap decisions.

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum 5 years of product management or related work experience; two years of project management preferred. Experience in financial services or function-specific domains is an advantage.
• Bachelor's degree (B.E./B.Tech/B.Sc./BBA) in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field is required.
• Good to have skills in digital product lifecycle management, stakeholder collaboration, customer journey optimization, market and trend analysis, and cross-functional coordination.
• Familiarity with product development tools and agile methodologies is desirable.
• Platform skills in digital technologies, data analytics tools, and customer engagement platforms are beneficial.
• Strong written and verbal communication, problem-solving, time management, and analytical skills are essential.
• Certifications such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, or Pragmatic Product Management are preferred.