Payments-Digital & Design-Commercialization-Product Executive Director

Job description

Ignite your passion for product innovation by leading customer-centric development, inspiring solutions, and shaping the future with your strategic vision and influence. As a Product Director in Digital & Design Commercialization team, you lead innovation through the development of products and features that delight customers. As a leader on the team, you leverage your advanced capabilities to challenge traditional approaches, remove barriers to success, and foster a culture of continuous innovation that helps inspire cross-functional teams create groundbreaking solutions that address customer needs. Job responsibilitiesOversees the product roadmap, vision, development, execution, risk management, and business growth targetsLeads the entire product life cycle through planning, execution, and future development by continuously adapting, developing new products and methodologies, managing risks, and achieving business targets like cost, features, reusability, and reliability to support growthCoaches and mentors the product team on best practices, such as solution generation, market research, storyboarding, mind-mapping, prototyping methods, product adoption strategies, and product delivery, enabling them to effectively deliver on objectivesDrives client outreach initiatives to develop first-hand knowledge about clients’ needs across markets / segments and act on the feedback by aligning the growth roadmap and positioning Establish effective partner routines with stakeholders across Payments, including Digital & Design Product, Regions, Sales, Marketing, Business Transformation, and segment leads Oversees annual budgeting prioritization to ensure investments tie to business outcomes and client needs Owns product performance and is accountable for investing in enhancements to achieve business objectives Monitors market trends, conducts competitive analysis, and identifies opportunities for product differentiationRequired qualifications, capabilities, and skills8+ years of experience or equivalent expertise delivering products, projects, or technology applicationsExtensive knowledge of the product development life cycle, technical design, and data analyticsProven ability to influence the adoption of key product life cycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value managementExperience driving change within organizations and managing stakeholders across multiple functionsPreferred qualifications, capabilities, and skillsRecognized thought leader within a related fieldBA/BS in Management, Strategy, Administration, Communications, MBA or related graduate degree6+ years professional experience in a bank or other financial institution, consulting firm, and/ or software company 4+ years’ experience working with Payments Sales, Product, and Marketing leaders Expertise in Payments products and digital channel capabilities (including online, mobile, and API) Experience developing strategic assessments, pricing frameworks, and competitive intelligence reportsDemonstrated prior experience working in a highly matrixed, complex organizationRecognized thought leader within a related field