Product Line Head – Retail Deposits & Lending

Company Description

Curinos is the leading provider of data, technologies and insights that enable financial institutions to make better, and more profitable, data-driven decisions faster. Born out of the combination of two familiar industry powerhouses, Novantas and Informa’s FBX business, Curinos brings to market a new level of industry expertise across deposits, lending and digital experience solutions and technologies.

Job Description

Curinos is currently seeking a Product Line Head – Retail Deposits & Lending to support the rapid growing suite of B2B SaaS analytics and optimization products for the financial services industry. This position is a remote/hybrid position, with the ideal candidate working remotely from the tri-state area and/or be able to travel to our Manhattan office occasionally for working sessions or team meetings. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in retail banking as well as significant experience in enterprise software product management.

THE ROLE:

Our Product Line Heads are responsible for the unified top-level strategy and Product Management of multiple products within their respective lines of B2B SaaS applications. They are responsible for establishing, articulating, and executing upon a continuous product strategy to create value for our customers and drive growth for our business. They work closely with senior peers in the business, engineering, and sales teams to ensure our products are competitive and anticipate the future needs of our customers - and manage a team of Product Managers and/or Product Owners.  Product Line Heads demonstrate expertise in both the businesses that our applications support, as well as the development of industry leading B2B software.

The Product Line Head – Retail Deposits & Lending will oversee multiple flagship products in our suite of deposit & lending data, analytics and optimization platforms, within our RCR (Retail, Commercial, Risk) business.

You will be responsible to:

• Create, manage, and communicate an inspiring product vision and strategic roadmap for our suite of Retail Deposit & Lending products
• Identify and articulate business goals, market goals, and user goals
• Manage multiple Product Managers and Product Owners, providing leadership and career guidance
• Ensure product features and functionality meet customer needs and are delivered on time
• Lead the team through the prioritization of quarterly product OKRs within each product, ensuring objectives align with strategic roadmap
• Evaluate market trends, the competitive landscape, and emerging technologies to manage the tradeoff between investment across operational efficiency, tech debt, and new features
• Regularly evaluate and influence critical investment or prioritization decisions
• Analyze user data and industry or competitor research to identify trends and insights that will facilitate product success
• Collaborate with the sales and marketing teams to develop go-to-market strategies for new products and features
• Contribute to commercial activity, such as providing strategic input into client pitch-work and RFP responses, or participating in industry & product conferences or webinars

Qualifications

ABOUT YOU

You are well versed in retail banking, particularly in deposits and consumer lending.  You have a deep understanding of retail banking data and analytics, including pricing, profitability, risk, and performance. You excel at understanding and communicating complex ideas. You can talk to clients, business partners or engineers with equal ease. You are talented at conceptualizing, articulating, and gaining buy-in for future goals and strategies.  You know it is your responsibility to anticipate challenges and mitigate risks. You evangelize your product suite and exude enthusiasm both internally and externally.  

Desired background and skills include:

• Bachelor’s Degree required OR equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. MBA and/or management consulting experience are a plus.
• Significant experience in retail banking or serving the retail banking industry, deposit and/or mortgage experience preferred
• Experienced Product Manager in an enterprise software / SaaS environment operating agile practices
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic product roadmaps, including competitive analysis, financial modeling, customer feedback and solution ideation
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Experience managing and mentoring product management teams
• Experience with technologies or platforms