Product Director - Event & Engagement - Executive Director
On-site · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Executive-level Product Director role leading Event Services within the PX Global Banking & Payments Core Services Team. Own and drive the Event Services roadmap, lead and mentor a product management team serving front office, marketing, and event planners, and partner across Sales, Event Planners, Marketing, Tech, UX, and content teams to deliver best-in-class experiences. Responsible for cross-functional collaboration, backlog management, sprint prioritization for a global technology team, executive communications and demos, and go-to-market strategies for multiple personas and lines of business. Must demonstrate strategic thinking, data-driven decision-making, and the ability to operate within a highly matrixed organization while overseeing relationships with Risk, Legal, and Controls. Proficient with Event Platform (Stova) and Marketing Automation tools (Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Marketo, Salesforce), along with Jira/Confluence and related documentation practices.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in product ownership or product management in enterprise/B2B settings, with hands-on agile execution (Scrum/Kanban)
- 5 years of experience managing distributed or non-co-located teams
- Proven leadership in driving cross-functional initiatives, influencing senior leadership, and driving measurable business outcomes
- Excellent collaboration skills with technology, product, design teams and executive stakeholders
- Experience defining platform requirements for complex, global organizations and creating go to market strategies for multiple personas and lines of business
- Strategic thinking, strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, and comfort making data-driven trade-offs and setting measurable success criteria
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; confident presenting to senior audiences, simplifying complex topics, and partnering effectively with Risk, Legal, and Controls
- Detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with Event Platform (Stova), Marketing Automation and/or Engagement platforms (e.g., Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Marketo, Salesforce, Street Context, LinkedIn, Adobe)
- Proficiency with Jira and Confluence (or equivalent tools), with disciplined documentation practices
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Event Platform (Stova)
- Marketing Automation and/or Engagement platforms (e.g., Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Marketo, Salesforce)
- Experience in financial services industry, CRM capabilities and events
- Experience in global organizations or matrixed environments
- Experience with JIRA and agile methodology
- Experience evaluating and managing third-party partnerships and vendor relationships to strengthen the product ecosystem
- Experience building and delivering AI/ML services
- Proficiency with Jira and Confluence (or equivalent tools)
- Strong leadership in cross-functional initiatives
- Ability to present to senior audiences and manage executive stakeholders
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