Vice President Private Wealth Management & Product Management

Goldman Sachs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment firm is seeking a Product Manager to help modernize their Wealth Management digital platform. The ideal candidate will possess over 7 years of experience in product management, especially in financial services, and be passionate about creating user-centric products. Responsibilities include driving product strategy, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and using analytics to inform the product roadmap. This role requires excellent communication and problem-solving skills, and a commitment to delivering quality solutions.

Benefits

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

Competitive vacation policies

Child Care & Family Care

Qualifications

• Over 7 years of relevant work experience in product management or financial services.
• Experience developing or managing digital platforms in financial services.
• Ability to synthesize differing requirements and lead discussions expertly.

Responsibilities

• Help modernize and reinvent the Wealth Management digital platform.
• Drive the execution of the product roadmap with user stories and requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver user-centric features.

Skills

Product management

Analytical and problem-solving

Excellent communication

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Opportunity Overview sitemap_outline CORPORATE TITLE Vice President language OFFICE LOCATION(S) London assignment JOB FUNCTION Product Management account_balance DIVISION Asset & Wealth Management

OUR IMPACT

Private Wealth Management (PWM)secures, develops and manages relationships with high net worth individuals, their families, family offices and foundations. PWM assists clients with building and preserving their financial wealth by creating and implementing long-term asset allocation within the context of each client’s particular risk tolerance, and by providing access to innovative investment ideas and opportunities. PWM professionals develop customized investment strategies and offer a full array of wealth management products and services, including private banking and trust company services.

YOUR IMPACT

As a Product Manager, you will be responsible for helping modernize and reinvent the Wealth Management digital platform. You will join a team of creative and driven product managers to help build digital solutions to empower the client and advisor relationship. You are passionate about intuitive and user‑centric products and enhancing the client and advisor experience. You are comfortable writing requirements, managing project execution, and performing testing for the features you bring to market.

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the PWM business goals, processes, and players, and collaborate closely with them to drive product requirements and success
• Support and develop product strategy and roadmap with our team, clients, and partners
• Drive the execution of the product roadmap by writing user stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria for engineering development
• Partner with colleagues in Engineering, Design, Operations, and Program Management to deliver user‑centric features
• Solicit stakeholder input and coordinate amongst multiple groups to inform requirements, including Business, Legal, and Compliance
• Leverage analytics and data to inform the product roadmap
• Parse larger product feature projects into smaller components while understanding dependencies
• Translate complex problem statements into clear and actionable next steps for impacted groups
• Monitor competitive best practices and analyze end‑user feedback – identifying and developing solutions when necessary
• Engage with partner vendors to ensure they address product needs
• Participate in ideation activities, product feasibility assessments, business case preparation, and overall product definition (feature lists and prioritization)

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Candidates should have over 7 years of directly relevant work experience in product management and/or the financial services sector (ideally in Wealth Management)
• Previous experience developing or managing the development of digital platforms, particularly in the financial services sector
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to lead calls and trainings, and adjust content according to the respective audience
• Outstanding analytical and problem‑solving skills; ability to synthesize differing requirements
• Strong attention to detail; strong logical and analytical thinker
• High degree of personal accountability and teamwork, going above and beyond to ensure that products are delivered on time and of quality
• Aptitude for logically breaking down complex problems and processes, documenting workflows and edge cases, and communicating solutions with clarity
• Commitment to excellence and a high level of integrity
• Proactive attitude and willingness to take initiative and ownership of projects, identifying potential risks and issues, and proposing solutions
• Adaptability and flexibility to work in a fast‑paced and dynamic environment, collaborating with cross‑functional teams and stakeholders
• Demonstrate exceptional prioritization skills whilst delivering quality work

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, life, accidental death, labour accident and business travel accident insurance.

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health Services

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state‑of‑the‑art on‑site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on‑site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre‑approved amount).

Child Care & Family Care

We offer on‑site child care centers that provide full‑time and emergency back‑up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs

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