VP, Technology Product Manager

Company: LPL Financial
Location: Encinitas
Posted on: November 18, 2021

Job Description:

Are you a team player? Are you curious to learn? Are you interested in working in meaningful projects? Do you want to work with cutting-edge technology? Are you interested in being part of a team that is working to transform and do things differently? If so, LPL Financial is the place for you!
LPL Financial is one of the nation's leading financial services companies and a publicly traded company under ticker symbol LPLA. - We support over 18,000 financial professionals -including over 14,000 independent advisors, more than 700 financial institutions, and over 4,000 institutional clearing and technology subscribers. We enable advisors to focus on their clients by reducing the complexity of running their practice and we support their business by offering enabling technology, comprehensive clearing and compliance services, practice management programs and training, and independent research. At LPL, we take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients. And Technology is at the center of our mission.

Job Overview: LPL is seeking a Vice President, Technology Product Manager to lead our Technology team as part of the Business Enablement platform, one of the company 's highest priority initiatives. The ideal candidate will have experience managing teams of product owners/analysts through the agile process and instilling best practices, as well as being the primary point of contact with business stakeholders.

Responsibilities: Serves as the primary liaison with business product management and stakeholders representing the technology product and platform.

Communicates status of technology product and backlog readiness to outside team members.

Understands business and product goals in order to communicate vision so that the technology product team is equipped to -realize it.

Creates best practices for team members to follow to meet key objectives of the technology platform.

Participates in product increment planning, daily stand-up meetings (scrums), reviews, retrospectives, iteration and release planning, demos -and other Scrum-related meetings.

What are we looking for?
We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience . We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team oriented , and are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement .

Requirements: 8+ years of experience in the IT industry

3-5 years of experience managing a small team of direct reports

Product management expertise within an agile delivery framework

Bachelor 's degree

Core Competencies Is visible, vocal, and -objective. Exemplary collaboration, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

Passion for delivering the best client experience both internally and externally

Superior skill and ability in multi-tasking and appropriate prioritization

Ability to effectively respond to dynamically changing work environment and to positively influence business outcomes

Preferences 5-10 years Financial services experience

Experience with account management or cash management platforms

Familiarity with BPM-based systems and well as rules-driven systems

Scaled Agile (SAFe) certification (PO/PM) preferred

Why LPL?
At LPL, we believe that objective financial guidance is a fundamental need for everyone. As the nation 's leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of proprietary technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services. We provide you with a work environment that encourages your creativity and growth, a leadership team that is supportive and responsive, and the opportunity to create a career that has no limits, only amazing potential.

We are - one team on one mission. We take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients.

Because our company is not too big and not too small, you can seize the opportunity to make a real impact. We are committed to supporting workplace equality, and we embrace the different perspectives and backgrounds of our employees. We also care for our communities, and we encourage our employees to do the same. This creates an environment in which you can do your best work.

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Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life 's aspirations into financial realities. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE.

Information on Interviews:

LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lp lfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. - During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant 's bank or credit card. - Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL 's Human Resources Solutions Center at (800) 877-7210.

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