Product Development, AVP

The Alternatives Product organization seeks a qualified leader with strong experience and interest in leading alternatives projects for our alternatives product organization, primarily with a Data and AI background.  The individual must have strong experience in implementing AI solutions across program/project management to manage complex business transformation and technology development.  This role will interact directly with key stakeholders across the business, technology and within the product organization, including senior management. The successful candidate must have excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, be highly organized, and have a good understanding of our Alternatives business.  Responsibilities                             Lead and/or perform the implementation of Data and AI initiatives across the Alternative development programs, including partnering with other members of the client facing, product, global delivery and technology teams.  Use latest AI technology to implement project documentation solutions including business case creation, requirements, development plans across the team. Facilitate program governance including compliance with policies, best practices, oversight of issues, risks, audit and compliance items in support of automated program reporting. Participate as product owner or business analyst for agile development programs including prioritization, epic & story creation, status tracking, execution status meetings, issue escalation/resolution, testing & implementation Collaborate globally across business units to share approaches, develop best practices and improve the teams capabilities to successfully execute and deliver new capabilities or better serve clients. Manage project status meetings, ensuring complete and accurate reporting and updates for senior management and key stakeholders around issues, risks, progress and accomplishments. Understand the firm’s strategic plans, business, process and architecture and apply that knowledge in the solution design and development phases. Skills Highly proficient in AI with strong execution experience  Highly organized, strong analytic skills, ability to operate independently and to move seamlessly between multiple projects/implementations with changing client requirements Ability to organize, prioritize, balance key tasks and manage time effectively. Demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to develop and define clear business requirements for various project documentation e.g. use cases, business requirement document. Comfortable facilitating working groups and large discussions to ensure common understanding and drive decisions. Strong presentation skills to both internal and external stakeholders, including client interaction. Ability to evidence facts and back up with data to validate decision making. Ability to distil complex information into clear, concise actionable insights for senior management.