Director of Technology - Product Strategy

Job Description

Job Description

WHO WE ARE:

Financial Independence Group (FIG) is one of the nation’s largest Finance and Insurance Marketing Organizations (FMO & IMO) in the country, partnering with thousands of financial professionals in all 50 states. FIG seeks to expand the availability of financial products and services to financial professionals and ultimately the clients and families they serve. This is accomplished through robust product offerings, innovative marketing, and cutting-edge technology.

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ABOUT THE TEAM:

FIG’s Tech Team is no ordinary “IT Team”. Utilizing cutting edge technology to build proprietary software, our tech team is so deeply entrenched in the business, they understand the problems afoot. With a culture of transparency and collaboration, all areas of FIG work cohesively to deliver the ultimate solutions for our advisors and the families they help.

FIG’s Tech Team operates in a truly agile manner. In today’s volatile and ever-changing environment, adapting to change and delivering quickly and securely is a must. Our tech team have a passion for change and our entire culture is driven off embracing that fact. We further encapsulate that by the way we work with our industry partners. We foster an environment of transparency and collaboration with those partners to be able to pinpoint industry problems that can be solved as one unit – removing the red tape that has fraught financial services for decades.

YOUR ROLE:

• Product Technology Strategy
  • Develop and communicate the product vision, strategy, and technical roadmap that aligns with our company's mission and business goals.
  • Identify and invest in key relationships with vendors and partners internally and externally.
  • Strategize and execute the rollout of new platforms and features through communication, demos, and trainings.
• Team Leadership and Mentorship
  • Lead and mentor the Product and Design teams, fostering the individualized growth and development of each team member.
  • Collaborate with FIG’s Leadership team as peers to drive collective growth and innovation.
  • Contribute to FIG’s strong leadership foundation and culture through idea-sharing and open collaboration.
• Innovation
  • Lead efforts to drive product innovation by identifying opportunities to enhance our product offerings.
  • Work closely with and incorporate the Family of Companies (FOCs) and their offerings into a comprehensive product offering to our customers.
• Customer Behavior Analysis
  • Closely monitor and engage with customers (including our financial professionals) to determine needs and competitive opportunities to enhance our products.
  • Combine observations with data to inform future enhancement decisions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Collaborate closely with product management, design, engineering, and key stakeholders to ensure alignment and effective execution of technology and product initiatives.
• Performance Metrics
  • Identify, track, and make decisions based off KPIs to assess the success of our product initiatives and make data-informed adjustments as needed.
  • Drive FIG and our FOCs growth through continued evolution of our access to data and trends as a company, as well as amongst the industry.
• Industry Impact
  • Evangelize our product strategy across the carriers, peers, and solution providers to drive technological advancements in our space – not just for FIG

WHY YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON:

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in product management, with a proven track record of driving product strategy
• Experience in leading and managing a team of product managers and designers.
• Experience in the financial services industry; preferably within the fixed insurance vertical
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify opportunities and develop creative solutions.