Executive Director, Senior Product Manager - AreaX, Digital Incubation at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in New York, New York

Job Description:

AreaX is a business idea Innovation Lab that is tasked with the mission of catalyzing innovation within the Corporate & Investment Bank. We are a team of designers, engineers, and products managers dedicated to creating transformative financial and non-financial digital products that meet our clients' needs. We are responsible for developing and nurturing true "zero to one" ideas within 12 week cycles.

Finance background is a nice to have but not a deal-breaker - just the curiosity and passion to solve complex problems. If you are excited to make a difference and want to be at the ground floor of transforming the JPM Corp & Investment Bank, we'd love to speak with you.

For more information about AreaX and JPM's focus on innovation, see the following links:
• https://www.jpmorgan.com/country/US/en/detail/1320575480406
• https://www.businessinsider.com/jpmorgan-forms-rapid-response-teams-to-spur-innovation-2019-6

As a Senior Product Manager, you will push the boundaries of what is possible and innovate quickly in a rapidly evolving field. You will need to identify opportunities and help create products that transform the space. This is a fairly hands-on role with the opportunity to manage, coach and mentor Product Managers on the team.

In this role, you will:

• Apply product management best practices to creatively solve complex, ambiguous, and novel problems.
• Own the vision, product strategy, and delivery of new products - that test a hypothesis
• Maintain a robust delivery schedule in partnership with the Engineering team.
• Build consensus with business partners and senior managers on feature priority decisions
• Back decisions with data & metrics
• Partner with the design team members to ensure a phenomenal user experience
• Partner with the engineering team, product peers, business stakeholders to adjust product priorities
• Keep stakeholders, senior managers informed on delivery progress, blockers and present decision points to drive debate.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience building products from conception to launch.
• 4+ years leading product managers, associates and analysts either as a manager or as a senior team-member
• Nice to have - 1-2 years experience with product design
• Experience with end-to-end software product delivery and working closely with the Engineering team on a daily basis
• Technical experience is a plus to form a view when working with Engineering
• Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
• Experience overseeing a roadmap strategy and definition
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Entrepreneurial spirit & ability to wear many hats with minimal direction
• Strong bias for data-driven decision-making
• Quick decision-making abilities demonstrating bias for action under tight timing and pressure
• Demonstrated user obsession
• You are intellectually curious, see things differently, and challenge the status quo; you are not afraid to ask questions
• You have the ability to navigate a matrixed organization and the ability to influence peers by articulating the product offering and value to business partners
• Strong grasp of user-centered design and testing methodologies
• Technical background or familiarity working with engineers towards building products is a must-have
• Act as a coach, mentor & manager to team-members providing feedback on approach and helping navigate through blockers, but also giving them the freedom to bring their originality to the table

JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

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