Head of Digital Products
Company: Franklin Templeton Investments
Location: San Mateo
Posted on: May 8, 2024
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At Franklin Templeton, we're driving our industry forward by
developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve
their investment goals. Our dynamic and diversified firm spans
asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many
ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our
talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that's both
broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible
culture to our global and diverse business, we offer opportunities
not only to help you reach your potential but also to contribute to
our clients' achievements.Come join us in delivering better
outcomes for our clients around the world! The Opportunity Digital
is a significant growth area for Franklin Templeton (FT). FT's
initial steps in digital were driven by fundamental research and
innovation, this has led to a significant increase in demand for
our digital products across the globe. Given the increase in
pipeline, digital products need to be managed, developed, and
deployed at a significantly larger scale. This requires formalizing
the function along the lines of digital first tech companies. This
role will lead the setting up of this function and help expand it.
As the Head of Digital Products , this role will oversee the
conceptualization, build, and deployment of FT's digital products
globally. The role would entail building the required product
management function and be responsible for the delivery and
deployment of FT products across multiple market segments and
geographies. The head would have to conceptualize and build a
digital platform that enables scalable, friction less growth of an
internal plus external ecosystem around FT's digital capabilities.
The role would own the end-to-end digital advice platform
capability and drive user experience. The role is of a high span as
it demands a deep understanding of client facing capabilities along
with fundamental AI capabilities like Reinforcement Learning and
Dynamic Programming, with a focus on finance. What are the ongoing
responsibilities of the Head of Digital Product Management Lead the
creation of a comprehensive, companywide roadmap that brings
together inputs from several constituents including clients and
teams across investments, business, research, engineering, data,
and operations.Work with the technology and executive leadership to
build a multiyear/annual/quarterly roadmap.Monitor and manage the
execution.Create Market Leading Products. Create advanced
algorithmic products with fast performance and compelling user
experience, based on a modern cloud architecture that incorporates
the latest technology and innovations while delivering a
differentiated value proposition to customers.Articulate the
roadmap as well as individual products/features as they are
launched. Communicate the capabilities of different products to
stakeholders and clients.Acquire talent and build the team - Coach,
mentor, manage a team of senior product leaders. Invest in team
development and talent acquisition.Oversee product delivery. Guide
the engineering teams towards specific deliveries. Ensure strong
alignment to target product features. Guide delivery schedules
across competing priories. Signoff on delivery.Directly manage
delivery of critical AI products, as a subset of overall digital
products. Drive MLOps, full stack development, testing and sign off
for the AI products.Engage with clients for solutioning and consult
them on their digital transformation. Incorporate client feedback,
competitive and market intelligence into product features and
roadmap.Be responsible for business results and revenue growth
through product capabilities.Engage with multiple stakeholders -
senior leaders, partner firms and clients- on the digital product
vision and strategy. Ensure active support around digital
capabilities.Digital is a growing business. An entrepreneurial
background or mindset will help achieve business objectives while
driving a scalable organization. What ideal qualifications, skills
& experience would help someone to be successful? Extensive
experience in product management, development, and operational
roles. Solid understanding of AI and Mathematical Optimization
given the nature of our advice products.Minimum 10+ years of
experience with significant background in technology, AI and
data.At least 5 years in a leading portfolio or product management
role. Demonstrated ability to build, deploy and scale products.
Demonstrated understanding of platform architecture, ideally in an
investment/wealth management environment. Understanding of
financial/investment advice can be a plus though not a must.Masters
or PhD in engineering, computer science, or other relevant
technical discipline required. MBA preferred. The candidate needs
to have a strong relevant background to manage the products as a
business.CFA, CQF or any quant finance background could be a plus
but not essential.Background in AI/ML and analytics will be
relevant. Professional certifications and post graduate experience
that demonstrate these capabilities will be relevant.Demonstrated
ability to manage complex programs, including execution,
implementation and influencing skills. Ability to manage
conflicting priorities and of influencing the broader
organization.Team player mindset with an ability to test, learn and
pivot.
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