Associate Director of Product Development

The role

You will drive the discovery, development, implementation and improvement of YipitData products, focused on clients' data experience. You will build new alternative data products, evaluate new datasets for commercialization, and set product strategy on top of YipitData's data and research.

What you will do

• Drive revenue growth by building new alternative data products spanning entire sectors or financial verticals
• Explore and evaluate new datasets for potential commercialization
• Work with the Partnerships team to direct the sourcing of new datasets and build relationships with prospective data partners
• Understand user workflows, problems and needs through client interviews and work with the Revenue team
• Drive the product strategy that creates value on top of YipitData's data and research
• Communicate progress and roadmaps upward and outward
• Potentially manage or build out a team of Product Development Analysts

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of alternative data experience, including evaluating, sourcing and working with multiple datasets
• Experience developing new alt-data research or feed products with measurable impact
• Client-facing or buy-side exposure and a strong understanding of financial client needs
• Customer-centric product thinking that uses data and feedback to guide decisions
• Track record of product innovation, prioritizing effectively and executing quickly and iteratively
• Ability to collaborate across teams and influence others toward shared product goals
• Understanding of the underlying technology of data collection, storage, delivery and consumption
• Operates with transparency, communicates progress clearly and stays aligned with company objectives

Benefits

• Flexible work hours
• Flexible vacation
• Generous 401K match
• Parental leave
• Team events
• Wellness budget
• Learning reimbursement
• Equity

Before you apply

• Candidates who currently or in the future will require visa sponsorship cannot be considered for this position

About the company

YipitData is a market research and analytics firm for the disruptive economy, which recently raised $475M from The Carlyle Group at a valuation of over $1B. It has offices in the US, APAC and India, and was recognized by Inc. as a Best Workplace for three consecutive years.