About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Software Development.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is hiring an Associate Product Manager to support investing and wealth-management products and internal efficiency tooling. You will act as a junior product owner for a workstream, partner with operations (Vestmark Outsourced Services equivalent), and work with engineering, design, compliance, and operations to deliver user-centered, compliant features.

• Contribute to the product roadmap by gathering stakeholder, customer, and data input
• Write clear product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Conduct user interviews and competitive research to inform product decisions
• Own and maintain backlog items for assigned workstreams; prioritize stories for development
• Track epics and releases in Jira/Confluence and surface risks and blockers
• Translate operational pain points into product requirements for internal tooling and automation
• Partner with operations and efficiency teams to scope and prioritize internal tools
• Participate in agile ceremonies (refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives)
• Monitor product performance post-launch and recommend improvements
• Apply AI responsibly to speed requirement writing and execution, aligned with company policies
• Work with Compliance/Legal to ensure features meet regulatory requirements

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Minimum Qualifications

• 2–3 years of product management or product-owner experience (fintech/financial services preferred)
• Basic familiarity with investing or wealth-management concepts (accounts, portfolios, advisory services)
• Exposure to agile tools and practices (Jira, Confluence, or similar)
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to synthesize and present information clearly
• Comfort collaborating with operations teams to translate manual workflows into product requirements
• Eagerness to learn, take ownership, and grow in a structured environment

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience on consumer-facing digital product teams from discovery through launch
• Basic familiarity with SQL or BI tools to work with product metrics
• Prior exposure to regulated or compliance-sensitive product development
• Experience with back-office, operations, or BPO environments
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, or related field

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Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $90,000 USD - $120,000 USD
• Market-based compensation with potential variable pay (if eligible)
• Company-paid medical premiums approximately 90%
• Competitive time-off program and standard benefits package

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Location & Work Model

• Hybrid role based in Boston, MA (Confidential Client office). Candidates should be able to commute to Boston as required.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

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Why Join

• Deepen fintech product experience while owning meaningful features and internal efficiency initiatives
• Work alongside experienced product, engineering, compliance, and operations partners
• Structured mentorship and growth opportunities for early-career product professionals

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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