Product Manager (Associate)

This role sits within Preqin, a part of BlackRock. Preqin is the world’s leading data and insights provider for the alternative assets market. We empower the global financial community with critical information and leading analytics solutions to help them make faster and smarter investment decisions and plays a key role in how Blackrock is revolutionising private markets data and technology for clients globally.

You will join the Private Markets Product group, across-functionalteam responsible for transforming how clients discover, analyse, and use private markets data through best-in-class analytics and workflows.In this role, you will work in close partnership with engineering and design teams, data research and client-facing teams to drive the direction and delivery of client-facing analytics products at the core of BlackRock’s private markets offering. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Owning the product roadmap for your area, spanning discovery, prioritisation, and execution, in partnership with engineering, design, data research, and business stakeholders.
• Setting clear product objectives and outcome focused success measures, with a focus on the impact and value of analytics delivered to users. ​
• Leading discovery to understand customer workflows and use of Preqin data and tools, translating insights into analytics solutions.
• Working closely with crossfunctional teams to align on problems, shape solutions, and deliver against agreed priorities.
• Defining and tracking product and analytics metrics to assess adoption, effectiveness, and decisionmaking impact.
• Delivering iteratively and incorporating customer and stakeholder feedback throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Building strong relationships with external users to support ongoing discovery and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• Strong customer focus, with the ability to identify user problems and contribute to effective product solutions.
• Commercial awareness, with the ability to apply understanding of customers, markets, and products to identify meaningful opportunities.
• Proven execution skills, with experience delivering product improvements iteratively and efficiently.
• Evidence based approach to product development, using data, customer feedback, and market insights to inform decisions.
• High level of selfawareness and continuous improvement mindset, with openness to feedback and learning.
• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in teams while thinking independently and constructively challenging ideas.
• Ability to lead initiatives through influence, aligning contributors around clear problems and outcomes.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability, with a proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues.
• Experience in financial services, data products, analytics platforms, or B2B software is preferred.