Lead Product Manager

Overview

As a Private Markets Product Manager at SimCorp, you will own the product strategy and execution for a cross-asset private markets platform. You’ll align with leadership, clients, and engineering to translate complex workflows into intuitive software that drives business outcomes. You’ll shape the roadmap, manage the backlog, and lead a cross-functional team to deliver high-impact features. This role offers visibility, ownership, and the chance to influence a transforming industry at a leading fintech provider.

Pay / Benefits

• Meaningful ownership
• Trust-based culture
• Autonomy
• Collaborative environment
• Human-centered culture
• Opportunity to shape industry

Responsibilities

• Evangelize the solution through demonstrations, executive roundtables, and client conferences to secure stakeholder buy-in
• Define and evolve the product roadmap for the private markets platform, balancing short-term needs with long-term vision
• Be the primary contact for private markets and collaborate with internal/external stakeholders
• Prioritize the product backlog with leadership, balancing technical debt and strategic investments
• Immerse in private markets workflows through user interviews and shadowing to derive actionable insights
• Write clear product specifications and collaborate with engineering and design to ship features on time
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create user features and stories with rigorous acceptance criteria
• Define success metrics for initiatives and use data to evaluate outcomes and iterate
• Partner with Sales and Customer Success to understand market gaps and evolving client needs
• Identify opportunities to integrate AI and automation into core workflows to improve speed and reliability
• Drive alignment across teams on priorities, tradeoffs, and rationale behind decisions
• Stay informed about regulatory developments, market trends, and competitive shifts in private markets tech
• Represent the voice of the customer to advocate for UX without compromising business viability

Key requirements

• 5+ years in product management, with ≥2 years in B2B SaaS or fintech
• Meaningful exposure to private markets via PE, fund admin, placement agent, LP, or financial software serving these markets
• Proven track record of launching user-loved products with measurable business impact
• Strong understanding of private asset structures, capital calls, distributions, and investor reporting workflows
• Exceptional written and verbal communication; comfortable presenting to executives and leveraging AI
• Proficiency with data: analyzing usage metrics and building dashboards
• Experience collaborating with engineering in an agile environment; familiarity with modern practices is a plus
• High EQ and ability to build trust with customers, engineers, and leadership
• Curiosity about technology’s role in reshaping financial services
• Experience engaging clients to solicit input for user stories
• Broad knowledge of Alternative Investment marketplace and system vendors
• Experience with SimCorp Dimension is advantageous but not required
• Background in roles like PM, PO, Engineering, BA, PM/Consultant in software
• Strategic mindset with focus on business outcomes and complete product offers
• Ability to motivate teams and drive community improvements
• Understanding of how great products deliver client value
• Creative, curious mindset with ability to simplify complex concepts
• Degree in Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Finance or related field (preferred)

• excellent communication
• collaboration and teamwork
• ability to work in ambiguity
• Data analysis and dashboarding
• Agile / modern development practices
• Product backlog management

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