Product Manager, Product Platforms

Company: The McGraw-Hill Companies
Location: Charlottesville
Posted on: February 13, 2020

Job Description:

The Role: S & P Global is seeking a Product Manager to support our Excel Add-in and Screening solutions for the S & P Global platform. The preferred candidate should have: - Strong product thinking skills and user experience sensibilities; - An understanding of the use of financial data; - Highly analytical, with demonstrated proficiency in MS Excel The Career Opportunity: The position plays a key role on the S & P Global Platform Product Management team and for the organization as a whole. The Product Manager role offers exposure to all S & P Global divisions and clients, and opens doors for tremendous career opportunities with S & P Global. In the role, the candidate will be responsible for developing and delivering the Office & Screening capabilities within the S & P Global Platform. The candidate will also be responsible for interfacing with internal and external stakeholders to ensure what we build drives real client value and to ensure that all areas of the business are aware of and are leverage enhancements to the platform. Our Hiring Manager says / Other Accountabilities : Successful candidates will combine an understanding of the financial news and data with experience building and working with complicated technical systems. The ideal candidate will have previous experience with either using/designing Excel Add-ins for financial data, or using/designing complex screening tools. In addition, candidates should be able to work well in a team, be highly self-motivated with the ability to execute independently. About you: - The candidate will have the ability to present to technical audiences commanding sufficient subject matter expertise - The candidate will have a passion for building product and working with complicated technical systems - The candidate will be able to multi-task and manage multiple projects at a given time and under tight deadlines is important Key Roles and Responsibilities: The Product Management team works in close collaboration with internal divisions and teams Sales, Marketing, Account Management and Client Services, Content, and Technologyas well as with our clients to create and deliver the road-map for the Excel Add-in and Screening capabilities. As Product Manager, the candidate is uniquely positioned to be the main point of contact and source of information for client requests. The job is to create the best possible Excel and Screenings tools for our clients, key activities include: - Envisioning new products, validating ideas with internal and external stakeholders and creating user stories and wire-frames; - Overseeing test plan creation & execution, including participation in product testing; - Interacting with client support; product managers and end users as the subject matter expert for your capabilities; - Defining and executing on the road-map from concept through launch for your areas; - Acting as Product Owner on one or more agile scrum teams; - Owning small-mid size projects including project definition and management; - Become the subject matter expert on Excel/Screening, staying up to date on the latest updates in Excel Add-ins and/or Screening capabilities. Experience Required: - BA/BS in finance, business, or related fields - 2+ years of work experience preferred - Product management experience working with Agile/Scrum is preferred - Strong knowledge of global financial markets - High level of expertise in MS Excel and financial modeling - Ability to understand technical product challenges and contribute to defining and communicating solutions - A professional, highly dedicated, detail-oriented, and energetic personality, with the ability to work and thrive in a team environment - Strong problem solving skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills At S & P Global Market Intelligence, we know that not all information is importantsome of it is vital. Accurate, deep and insightful. We integrate financial, industry data, research, and news into tools that help track performance, generate alpha, identify investment ideas, understand competitive and industry dynamics, perform valuation and assess credit risk. Investment professionals, government agencies, corporations and universities globally can gain the intelligence essential to making business and financial decisions with conviction. S & P Global Market Intelligence is a division of S & P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit, S & P Global Market Intelligence S & P Global is an equal opportunity employer committed to making all employment decisions on the basis of merit, capability and equality of opportunity, and without regard to race/ethnicity, gender, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status (including domestic partnerships and civil unions), sexual orientation, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law, or any other characteristic that has no bearing on a person's ability to perform their job. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person

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