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Product Analyst
LPL Financial
Fort Mill, SC, United States
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• •The Product Analyst role will join the Retirement Partners Product Team, focused on supporting the development, maintenance, and ongoing lifecycle of various technology products and platforms. This position will manage the logistics of the product development lifecycle, including writing formal business requirements, supporting project management work administratively, and communicating across cross-functional teams within the organization.
Candidates for this role must have experience and knowledge in the financial services industry and project management lifecycle. Experience in the Retirement Plan industry, well as a solid understanding of ERISA is a plus. This position requires strong analytical skills, the ability to manage multiple bodies of rapidly evolving work simultaneously, and demonstrate the ability to creatively define, develop, and execute plans to solve complex issues. Collaboration with vendors & internal partners across business, technology & compliance organizations will be critical to ensure these capabilities are delivered in a manner that delights our clients, maximizes our business objectives, and meets regulatory requirements. A successful candidate will demonstrate strategic and creative thinking skills, a strong ability to turn analytics into compelling insights, and be capable of concise oral and written communication.
Responsibilities
The new team member’s responsibilities will include:
• •Leverage the organization to develop and execute detailed, tactical plans to effectively bring products to life
• •Coordinate tasks, meetings, and resources, as part of the implementation, and administration of new product launches
• •Synthesize internal and industry data into themes and patterns to provide insights and data-driven recommendations
• •Work closely with cross-functional teams to develop feature set priorities, and build plans to execute, and achieve the overall strategic program vision
• •Build cross-functional relationships to establish a collaborative environment at all levels of the organization
• •Achieve alignment by communicating decisions and outcomes to various levels throughout the organization
• •Create and present presentations/information for senior members and clients (Advisors) of the organization
• •Complete ad-hoc assignments that assist in development and implementation of strategies and new processes
• •Provide research, analysis, project management and project support on a variety of strategic initiatives
• •Assist in developing, improving, and revising program processes for continual improvement
• •Determine meaningful data metrics, and assist in creating, tracking, and analyzing output based upon them
• •Ability to understand data specifications and how data drives tool functionality.
• •Our organization relies on feedback and professionalism for growth. The ability to have challenging/difficult conversations and receive feedback is required.
Qualifications
• •Positive, flexible person with the ability to work in a changing environment, and identify and manage priorities
• •Strong team player with the ability to work effectively in a group and independently
• •Must be able to take initiative and “make things happen” with timelines and deadlines
• •Strong communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to present materials to the highest levels in the organization, and the ability to frame complex issues
• •Strong analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to evaluate business opportunities within the context of a larger organization and its objectives
• •Entrepreneurial mindset, self-starter, ability to work with minimal supervision
• •Exceptional problem solving and critical thinking skills
• •Product/Project Management Skills (formal or informal)
• •Must have background in financial services, experience in Retirement Plans and supporting technologies is a plus
• •Solid understanding of how data drives technology and tools and the ability to review and quickly understand data specifications is required.
• •Technology fluency including extensive knowledge of Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint required
• •Degree in business, or technology preferred; or equivalent work experience.