Product Manager, Transactions and Funding Rounds Data

About the Team:

The Content organization is responsible for identifying, creating/collecting, licensing and integrating best-in-class unstructured and structured data that is both self-sourced and from third party content providers. The team reports to the Chief Content Officer and has strategy, product management content, collection operations, and support responsibilities for each Content vertical. We have been experiencing rapid growth across all content sets. We value and uphold transparency, trust, and accountability in our relationships within the team and with external partners and internal stakeholders.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Product Manager to oversee our M&A Transactions and Valuations content. Candidates should have deep knowledge of the fundamentals of capital markets and investment research combined with extensive experience of managing 3rd party or proprietary M&A Transactions content feeding into financial research platforms and investment analysis workflow functionality.

Who You Are:

• 10+ years of experience working in Product, Content, Operations, or equivalent roles at a financial institution, investment research platform, or market intelligence firm, focused on the delivery of content, features, analytics, and models for front-office investment professionals
• 3+ years of experience managing or working closely with a globally distributed content generation operation
• Expert knowledge of various market data and investment research databases, products, and tools (e.g.: Fundamentals, Estimates, M&A Transactions data, Ownership data, Market data, Excel plug-in, XML feeds)
• Demonstrated ability to lead a dedicated cross-functional development team of engineers, data experts, QA, scrum master
• Thorough understanding of the logic and concepts of relational databases (eg: SQL); demonstrated experience using them is strongly preferred
• BSc, MSc, or MBA degree with a concentration in finance or economics or a CFA certification
• Demonstrated passion for corporate finance, capital markets, financial analysis, and modeling demonstrated either in previous capacity in a buy-side or sell-side analyst role or have managed products/features/data used by investment professionals
• You have a natural enthusiasm for working at the intersection of data, technology, and finance
• You thrive in a builder’s role - you have designed, built, launched and managed a marquee product, module, or functionality for the investment community or have set the foundation and successfully run an extensive content generation operation
• You excel at aligning diverse, cross-functional teams through clear, persuasive communication and executive-level presentations
• You demonstrate empathic communication, with the ability to listen and identify problems in need for solutions
• You’re highly analytical, tech-savvy, and meticulous, with a strong ability to set priorities, manage deadlines, and deliver results
• Material experience in the financial industry as a front office professional (e.g. research analyst or investment banker) leveraging platforms and and content similar to AlphaSense’s is preferred
• Prior experience at a market intellig