VP - Products

Synopsis of the role As the Commercial Product Manager, you will own the overall Product Life Cycle of our Commercial Credit Bureau offerings, including product ideation, design, build, launch, growth, enhancement and eventual sunset of Products. The candidate will work closely with internal and external stakeholders on creating meaningful product offerings in the Consumer lending space for Equifax India . The key objective is to create unique offerings that bring us ahead of the curve and keep our product portfolio competitive in the market; resulting in new/ increased revenue opportunities. You will be instrumental in scaling our Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) risk products, and driving the commercial roadmap.

What You’ll Do

• Manage the suite of existing products, keeping them relevant and up-to-date, ensuring implementation, efficacy and acceptability of the products.
• Create new offerings that address the needs of clients, market conditions and competitor product offerings and see them through build and go-to-market execution
• Comply with regulatory direction on Product constructs.
• Lead product strategy, road-mapping and design to align to market demand and strategic goals.
• Create product roadmaps and understand and decide prioritization of product build and deployments.
• Makes decisions guided by policies, procedures and business plan
• Defines product requirements and collaborates with cross functional team to implement product ideas
• Create product collateral and supporting material for sales team, train and assist the sales team on client queries
• Work with Sales on a regular basis in order to get product feedback and understand client expectations,
• Track revenue and support business in achieving targets
• Identify, implement and manage product partnerships to drive revenue growth and market penetration.
• Engage with global product teams to leverage best practices and global trends.

What Experience You Need

• 10+ years of professional work experience with a proven ability to manage complex products, projects and programs of these, 4 years should be in the banking/lending business .
• Experience in establishing marketing strategies (include product road map) including product direction, marketing communication, packaging, pricing, and future product development and manage a product over the product's life cycle.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or a field tied to the product’s sector (tech, finance, etc.) required, Masters in Engineering or MBA will be an added advantage
• Ability to effectively communicate complex processes within and across teams.Skilled at working effectively with cross functional teams in an organization.
• Ability to work on multiple projects in various stages simultaneously
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on planning and documentation.

What Could Set You Apart

• Strong communication, presentation, and public speaking skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Confident decision-making.
• Experience in working with multiple stakeholders #India