Lead Product Manager - AI
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Job Description
Focal (https://www.falconx.io/focal) is an AI-investment powered platform developed by FalconX, built for institutional investors. By leveraging advanced generative AI and integrating trusted data sources, Focal streamlines research processes, anticipates market shifts, and enables sharper investment decisions.
Since we started working on Focal in 2024, we have grown to 80+ institutional clients and >$10B under AUM. Focal is being used by the biggest crypto hedge funds and venture funds and we are looking to expand our offerings to more institutional clients in the future.
Impact:
We have big goals for 2025 and 2026 to expand beyond crypto to other asset classes and are looking for an AI focused, product manager to drive that next phase of growth. The Lead Product Manager will be responsible for driving the roadmap development, and execution for Focal. This role requires a deep understanding of financial services (specifically global equities), cross-functional collaboration, a strong understanding and curiosity of AI, and a customer-obsessed institutional mindset.
Key Responsibilities:
- Key Metrics Growth: User engagement and monetization. Develop and execute against a strategy to enhance and grow our Focal product line.
- Prioritization: Strategic product bets that drive the maximum customer impact. Convert user feedback into detailed product requirements.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with engineering, sales, go to market, marketing, and customer success teams to deliver a competitive product that drives maximum impact towards our business goals and ensure its market success.
- Market and Competitive Analysis: Conduct ongoing market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities, guide product development, and stay ahead of market trends.
- AI/ML Passion: Use your understanding of new, cutting edge ML/AI product advancements to understand how new user workflows and trends can translate into product and design requirements for Focal.
Qualifications:
- At least 6 years of proven experience as a Product Manager in the Traditional Finance industry, preferably with AI or ML-based products
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree in Finance is a plus.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and work with external customers
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent leadership, communication, and presentation skills
- Startup experience within FinTech is a plus
Compensation:
The base pay for this role is expected to be between $196,000 - $265,000 in the New York City and San Francisco Bay Area. This expected base pay range is based on information at the time this post was generated. This role will also be eligible for other forms of compensation such as a performance linked bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package. Actual compensation for a successful candidate will be determined based on a number of factors such as location, skillset, experience, qualifications and the level at which the candidate is hired.