Job Description Summary
For over forty years, HarbourVest has been home to a committed team of professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to deliver impactful solutions to our clients and investing partners. As our global firm grows, we continue to add individuals who seek a collaborative, open-door culture that values diversity and innovative thinking.
In our collegial environment that’s marked by low turnover and high energy, you’ll be inspired to grow and thrive. Here, you will be encouraged to build on your strengths and acquire new skills and experiences.
We are committed to fostering an environment of inclusion that promotes mutual respect among all employees. Understanding and valuing these differences optimizes the potential of both the individual and the firm.
HarbourVest is an equal opportunity employer.
This position will be a hybrid work arrangement, which translates to 2-3 days minimum per week in the office.
As a Quant Platform Manager you will ignite your passion for product innovation by leading customer-centric development of groundbreaking quantitative products to support private market investors. As a leader on the team, you will remove barriers to success by encouraging creative solutions and champion the culture of continuous innovation.
The ideal candidate is someone who:
- Has a successful track-record of launching digital products from conception through market commercialization
- Has proven success in influencing the adoption of key product life cycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management
- Is experienced in inspiring change within organizations and leading team members across multiple functions
- Is an engaging speaker and effective cross-functional team leader
What you will do:
- Partner with Client Solutions and Quantitative Investment Science teams to drive execution of the digital product vision and own the implementation of the product roadmap to achieve business goals
- Lead the product life cycle through planning, execution, and developing new products and features, improving infrastructure, and supporting the business
- Translate customer needs into product capabilities via extensive collaboration with product users, research, and engineering teams
- Serve as first line business development resource to evangelize the products and drive customers upon product release
- Responsible for product performance and is accountable for investing in enhancements to empower clients
- Mentor the development team on industry-leading product development practices, such as solution generation, market research, storyboarding, mind-mapping, prototyping methods, product adoption strategies, and product delivery
What you bring:
- 10+ years of product leadership within FinTech sector
- Extensive knowledge of the product development life cycle, technical design and architecture, quant and data analytics
- Demonstrated curiosity about or knowledge of investments, asset allocation, portfolio optimization, and cash flow modeling techniques
- Prior experience with Private Equity is a plus
- Outstanding communication and problem solving skills
- Results oriented. Innovative mind set. Comfortable taking initiative
Education Preferred:
MA/MS/MBA/PhD or equivalent experience
Experience:
10+ years experience in digital product leadership capacity preferred
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