About the Role:

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We are seeking a high-performing, strategic-thinking, creative and experienced Product Management Lead to join S&P Global Commodity Insights, working within the Research and Analytics business.

Research and Analytics brings together unrivalled expertise in oil markets, refined products, chemicals, agricultural products and industrial materials to provide insight and data products that critically inform strategic investments and operational decisions. Our offerings include short and long-term market forecasts, comprehensive asset databases, analysis of industry dynamics and company strategies, and tools to enable comparison and benchmarking of operational efficiency. Clients include oil and gas, chemicals, agribusiness and downstream industries like automotive, technology and pharma. 

Role: As a leader of the product management team, you will take responsibility for the thriving product portfolio focused on the Oil markets, with a mandate to ensure the continued commercial success of existing offerings, as well as develop the next generation of products. This includes the development of digital product offerings and data feeds which bring tangible value to our customers. In this role you will work with different business functions such as research, technology, sales and marketing to develop and execute on a customer-centric roadmap that solves problems for customers. You will manage the full lifecycle of product development from understanding customer needs, to project management and development, through to go-to-market and driving customer adoption. You will be expected to be a subject matter expert in the market sectors in which you operate. You will apply your expertise and understanding of market problems to influence the product strategy and define the product roadmap.

Impact: This position provides the opportunity to significantly impact the growth of S&P Global Commodity Insights by bringing revenue-generating products and/or product enhancements to market. You will relish the opportunity to solve problems for thousands of companies, and the people that work for them, by designing and building high-quality, product solutions.

Responsibilities: In this role you will interact with customers and internal stakeholders – including research teams, sales, marketing and technology – to identify, plan and execute on product strategies to grow our business. Specific responsibilities include:

•    Maintain a deep understanding of industry trends and the needs of needs of prospective and current customers
•    Interact with customers to understand client problems, solicit product feedback, and how customers use S&P Global’s and competitor products in their workflows 
•    Translate market knowledge, client interactions and usage analysis into product roadmaps which solve problems for identified market segments and personas
•    Identify and define new product concepts and evaluate their commercial potential, examining client value, strategic fit and competitive environment
•    Create and present robust business plans and advocate for resources
•    Manage technology development, providing the business vision and direction to Agile development teams, writing user stories and maintaining/prioritizing a product backlog according to business value and/or ROI
•    Partner with marketing to develop and execute on Go To Market plans for product rollout/launches
•    Support sales efforts by providing guidance on target segments/personas and internal education about product value propositions
•    Analyze relevant commercial and usage metrics and work with stakeholders to develop strategies for increasing client value-realization and retention

What we’re looking for

Strong Candidates will be able to demonstrate:
•    10+ years of product management experience with experience of analytical content, data and tools. You might have worked in the oil industry, data/analysis, B2B information, fintech, software or a related field
•    Chemical, oil, gas or related commodity industry knowledge – and/or demonstrated ability to quickly develop such domain understanding to be effective in a product management role
•    Past success in both developing and launching new offerings and in finding new avenues for growth for mature products 
•    Experience in and enthusiasm for engaging with clients to understand customer industry workflows, identify unmet needs, and develop creative solutions to address them
•    Experience of working with developers and of Agile Scrum practices 
•    Experience of APIs and enterprise data delivery would be a plus
•    Experience of managing a team

Foundational Qualities We Seek In All Candidates:
•    Strong business acumen