Product Manager Specialist

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• Job Description Summary

  Leads the strategic vision and roadmap for a digital product, demonstrating a understanding of the digital product(s) and associated business areas. Digital products often have divisional implications.

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Job Details

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  • Product Manager, Specialist - STPOS2001
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  • Digital Product Management
• Worker Sub-Type
  Worker Sub-Type
  • Regular
• Worker Type
  Worker Type
  • Crew Member
• Time Type
  Time Type
  • Full time
• Compensation Grade
  Compensation Grade
  • CS02
• Primary Location
  Primary Location
  • GBR - Manchester
• Primary Job Posting Location
  Primary Job Posting Location
  • Manchester, United Kingdom
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• Scheduled Weekly Hours
  Scheduled Weekly Hours

  35

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• Recruiting Start Date
  Recruiting Start Date

  03/19/2026

• Target Hire Date
  Target Hire Date

  03/19/2026

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Additional Information

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• Job Description
  Job Description

  Core Responsibilities:
  1. Provides digital product management services on a digital product, applying functional expertise to improve digital product results.
  2. Collaborates with small cross-functional teams to demonstrate best practices that drive significant change to the client experience.
  3. Coaches digital product teams towards best practices and learnings. Ensures delivery of messaging, communication, and customer outreach as necessary.
  4. Partners with stakeholders to resolve production and implementation issues in a timely manner, and supports/drives escalations where required to enable rapid delivery.
  5. Leads the planning, development, and implementation of a new digital product or client offer/proposition. Brings proven experience in shaping, launching, and iterating new propositions from a product perspective-including assessing market needs, defining value propositions, and ensuring successful go-to-market execution.
  6. Employs a variety of qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques to continually improve the user experience.
  7. Participates in and provides recommendations for ongoing business planning and departmental prioritization activities.
  8. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

  Qualifications:
  Minimum of five years related work experience. Financial Services or function-specific experience preferred.

  Demonstrable experience developing and launching new offers/propositions within a product management context is strongly preferred.
  Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.