Digital Product Owner

Role Summary

The Global Digital Solutions (GDS) Product Owner (PO) owns assigned product area(s), develops digital strategy, establishes product road map, and executes in collaboration with partners/stakeholders to deliver business value. Leads discovery efforts to gather and organize product features, services, and requirements. Prioritizes them within the roadmap to align with the organization's business objectives. Through business knowledge, provides guidance to internal and/or external clients on optimizing their use of enablement platforms and tools. Leverages insights gained from engagement metrics and client interactions to recommend enhanced processes, reports, tools, etc., for improving effectiveness. Takes the lead in conceptualizing and developing enhancements. Advises leadership on recommended priorities.

Responsibilities

Product Ownership — Partners with various teams such as marketing, sales, investments, product, legal, compliance, technology, and design to ensure that solutions are compliant, client-centric, and in line with brand standards. May own product(s) from end to end. Establishes or heavily contributes to the roadmap for assigned product(s). Removes impediments and facilitates decision-making both within and outside the core team to ensure successful product delivery. Elevates product-related issues that cannot be resolved to the senior product owner or management for resolution assistance; elevates key product decisions to senior management. The product owner sets the product's direction and prioritizes what will be included in the business case and in each release. Prioritizes and manages backlog work.

Achieves Business Results — Collaborates with a cross-functional team, which could include (not limited to) marketing, technology, and design associates. Ensures products meet and/or exceed standards for business performance, client satisfaction, compliance, and operational efficiency by closely monitoring, analyzing, and interpreting the metrics to assess the performance of products against key performance indicators (such as sales, new accounts, lead and referral generation, etc.). Develops and implements strategies and tactics to achieve the assigned product's business objectives.

Coaching and Mentoring — Supports the leadership team in onboarding, training, and ongoing coaching of product analysts. Recognizes associates as appropriate and, at times, may provide constructive feedback in support of individual development goals. May also coach a cross-functional Agile team if serving in a product owner capacity.

Product Release Coordination — Plans with other key team roles as well as product owners who are part of different teams, if necessary, to ensure a strategic, complementary release schedule. The product owner also helps to identify essential operational changes stemming from a release and is co-responsible for defining reusable solutions/shared components.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience AND

• 5+ years of total relevant work experience

Preferred

• 7+ years of relevant work experience in the Financial Services/Investment Management/Asset Management industry

• Experience working with content and data management systems

• Hands-on experience in the management and delivery of digital products and capabilities, preferably in a global digital setting

• Ability to work in an agile product development environment and lead/collaborate with various internal and external partners/stakeholders.

 

Base Salary Ranges

Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.

$96,500.00 - $164,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers
$105,000.00 - $180,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.
$120,000.00 - $205,000.00 for the location of: New York, California

Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role.  Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package.  Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all. 

Benefits

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.