Product Manager (Remote - UK Based)

About the company

WealthKernel is a VC based fintech company whose mission is to enable change that makes financial services better for everyday people. We provide the building blocks to power any digital investing offering; from client onboarding and brokerage, to portfolio management, tax wrappers, and custody.

By building on our investing rails, businesses can focus on building great brands and user experiences, and service customers flexibly, easily, and with scalability.

About the job

We are looking for an ambitious Product Manager to join our growing team and help shape the future of our company. You will be playing a key part in providing value and support to our cross-functional teams, helping innovate and build the WealthKernel platform. You will be working closely with our team of developers, analysts, project-managers and clients.

Keep in mind that this is a fully WFH Remote position, but it s only open to applicants based in the United Kingdom

Tasks

You will be

Working with the senior leadership team to help define and delivery of the product roadmap

Championing your product, taking ownership over an entire product area, and instilling in your team a culture of excellence

Identifying problems and opportunities for both users and the business, where possible using data to validate new ideas and feature requests

Identifying opportunities to deliver business value early and often, helping create an incremental delivery plan

Working closely with cross-functional teams, understanding requests and issues, communicating these effectively across relevant stakeholders

Working through difficult scenarios; mediating between competing interests and personalities to gain alignment and achieve an accurate prioritisation of features.

Working in close collaboration with customers, operations and compliance officers, to distil technical requirements into easily actionable specifications and user stories.

Thinking critically to properly assess risk and scope, eliminate blockers and achieve on-time Deliveries

Requirements

Some must haves

You have 3-5 years experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner within the Wealth Management industry, with sound knowledge of API Development and SDLC.

You are passionate about delivering incremental business value, and have an excellent understanding of agile development methodologies, including Scrum and Lean.

You have a methodical, thorough and detail-oriented approach to your work.

You are a self-starter and know how to get things done.

You have solid technical acumen and the ability to learn technical concepts quickly.

You demonstrate very strong organisational skills and have the ability to multitask and prioritise effectively under pressure.

You are an analytical thinker, using data and metrics when approaching and resolving issues.

You are able to collaborate with different stakeholders and develop productive working

relationships with a wide variety of teams and at all levels.

You are assertive and strong-willed, but diplomatic; you have good negotiation skills.

You have experience using Jira, Excel and other project management tools.

You will really stand out if you have

worked within a fast-growing scale-up

worked within an API-first company

have defined executable-specifications

Benefits

Why us?

We believe in transparency and empowering people

We want you to challenge us and also to accept being challenged

We want you to learn from your mistakes. We want you to propose and try new things

We believe in results. We don t micromanage. We trust you.

You will have the opportunity to grow and develop your skills into new areas while working in an open, creative, and collaborative environment.

You will work hands-on with experienced professionals who will always be one click away from you if you need their help

Company Benefits

Working in a multicultural environment

A positive and collaborative working culture

Competitive pay package

Remotely based position (forever!)

Company team retreats

If you have the desire, energy, and passion to take on this exciting role, please get in touch!