Product Manager in City of London

Coalition Greenwich is currently seeking a Product Manager, Financial Services Digital Transformation Benchmarking, to join their growing organization. The position is aligned with the London office. A career at Coalition Greenwich offers a unique range of exposure across the financial services industry, significant responsibility, and a steep learning curve. You will work alongside intelligent, highly motivated individuals in a supportive and challenging environment that allows you to accelerate your professional development and growth.

Coalition Greenwich builds analytics and business intelligence products that are integral to how the world’s largest corporate and investment banks and fintechs measure, plan and improve their businesses. These products include market analysis and benchmarking against peers on market share, technology, revenue performance, client relationship share and quality, operational excellence, return on equity, brand perception, behavioural drivers, and analysis on industry evolution. Our customers include all of the largest financial institutions, and we are the market leader in our space.

Coalition Greenwich evaluates bank technology investments through proprietary benchmarking data alongside competitive client experience feedback metrics. We focus on the commercial and corporate banking space, specifically on banks’ digital platforms for client channels, payments, cash management, trade services, middle and back-office processes and banker front-office tools and analytics. We are uniquely positioned to provide distinctive, in-demand data and consultative insights to clients, drawing upon years of experience benchmarking digital platforms at leading global financial institutions, proprietary data assets, a broad industry perspective, and decades of trusted relationships with senior leaders at top banks.

The Research Manager for Digital Transformation Benchmarking will join an exciting and fast-growing practice area at Coalition Greenwich. Our Digital Transformation Benchmarking product advises bank leadership teams by providing data and insights to help prioritise large and important technology investment decisions in an industry undergoing a period of massive disruption.

The target audiences for our work include, but are not limited to:

• Bank c-suite leadership
• Heads of Digital Transformation
• Commercial and Corporate Banking
• Payments/Transaction Banking
• Cash Management
• Innovation
• Strategy
• Data & Analytics
• Digital Channels
• Front Office Enablement
• Credit Processes
• Onboarding KYC/Risk/Compliance
• Trade Services
• Marketing

You will have the opportunity to:

• Use research, proprietary data, and insights from discussions with senior bank leadership to work closely with the Head of Product to further develop our suite of benchmarking studies, expanding coverage to new, emerging, and cutting-edge areas of digitisation in the banking industry.
• Further develop an established product to deliver more targeted insights and actionable recommendations addressing the specific questions and challenges faced by Europe-area commercial and corporate banks.
• Work with banks across all stages of benchmarking engagements, including pitching, contracting, data collection, data analysis, and delivery of research findings.
• Advise senior bank and fintech leadership on digital transformation strategies.
• Analyse benchmarking data received from banks and FinTechs.
• Develop consultative thought leadership for contribution to industry whitepapers, marketing materials, and engagement deliverables.
• Attend client meetings and industry forums to stay informed on bank technology investment priorities, market trends, emerging technologies, and competitive differentiators.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA or equivalent is a plus.
• 3-5 years of experience in commercial or corporate banking, fintech, or a consulting environment; product management experience is a plus.
• Strong familiarity with the commercial and corporate banking business is required.
• Passion to be part of an exciting period of transformation in the banking industry.
• Strong coordination skills, with the ability to liaise effectively across support functions, including sales teams, production staff, and marketing.
• Ability for occasional travel depending on business needs.

What We Can Offer:

• A competitive base salary and variable annual bonus.
• A flexible hybrid working policy. Most people come into the office 2-3 days/week.
• A healthy work-life balance. Most people have been here over 6 years.
• A low-politics working environment. Everyone gets on, but we’re not a “family”. We’re all interested in getting good work done.
• 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays.
• Private medical cover for you and your family.
• Travel opportunities.
• A modern office near Old St.