LPL Financial Corp is seeking an Assistant Vice President product owner to lead product execution within Advisor Experience, focused on Personalization and the Business Configurator product. In this Fort Mill, SC onsite role, you will translate customer and market insights into clear roadmap decisions, partner with cross-functional teams, and help drive measurable product outcomes.
You will own planning and backlog activities across Agile development, define what success looks like through metrics, and collaborate with Product Management and internal partners to keep product strategy aligned with business goals.
Role summary
As an AVP product owner, you will act as the subject matter expert on user needs and desired outcomes, lead roadmap and release planning, and analyze user and market signals to inform leadership decisions for assigned products and programs.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the product subject matter expert on users and their needs by using customer interviews, product analytics, user feedback sessions, and insights from internal partners
- Define the mid-term technology product development roadmap, establish key features and capabilities, and manage development cycles with clear schedules, deliverables, and milestones
- Develop and monitor metrics that track product and feature success and guide future iterations
- Partner with diverse cross-functional teams to drive creative and continuous improvements
- Collaborate across the firm to maintain alignment on vision, strategy, and performance to goals, applying an entrepreneurial mindset and critical thinking to increase value proposition for assigned products and programs
- Work closely with Product Management to create and maintain product vision, roadmap, growth opportunities, and a product backlog prioritized by business value or ROI
- Plan product release plans and set delivery expectations for new functionality using PI roadmaps
- Actively mitigate impediments that may impact successful completion of Release and Sprint Goals
- Set direction for Agile development teams and stakeholders, and facilitate requirements
- Plan and prioritize the product feature backlog and development work for the assigned product
- Assess value, develop business cases, and prioritize stories, epics, and themes aligned with product strategy
- Provide backlog management, iteration planning, and elaboration of user stories
- Research and analyze market conditions, users, and the product roadmap
Requirements
- 5-7 years of hands-on experience with business and systems requirements processes
- 5-7 years of product owner experience or relevant business work experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field
- 3-5 years of experience in a financial services or wealth management industry
Core competencies
- Demonstrated experience as a Product Lead, Manager, or Owner
- Experience engaging multiple initiatives at the same time
- Ability to operate in rapidly changing and sometimes ambiguous environments
- Comfort working independently while adapting to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines in a fast-paced setting
- Exceptional customer focus with a strong bias for action
- Strong problem-solving, organizational, and time-management skills
- Collaborative team approach
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
Preferences
- Broker dealer, investment bank, or RIA product experience in a financial services environment
- Master’s degree preferred
- Experience in Fintech and/or Financial Services
Benefits
- 401K matching
- Health benefits
- Employee stock options
- Paid time off
- Volunteer time off
Location: Fort Mill, SC (onsite)
Salary: USD 109,283 - 182,104 per year
Minimum experience: 3 years
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