The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations. 

Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion. Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth. 

The Maples Group is looking to add a Cayman Islands-based Business Product Manager to our team and invites eager and qualified candidates to apply.  We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world-class talent.

Who We Seek

Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

About the Role

The Business Product Manager will determine and oversee the delivery of the strategy and roadmap for products that support our Corporate Services business, to achieve business outcomes and financial objectives. They will be responsible for coordinating with IT, legal, business, and financial stakeholders to set priorities, manage new development and operations, and provide direction to product teams in IT. Primary responsibilities include: 

• Develop a deep understanding of business goals and processes to inform product priorities and improvement recommendations
• Develop strong relationships and regularly communicate with product stakeholders and customers to shape the product strategy and surface and prioritize needs
• Lead product strategy, planning, and life cycle management efforts
• Monitor business, market, and technology trends to inform product strategy and proactively propose new solutions
• Establish product roadmaps and release plans that satisfy requirements and achieve business outcomes
• Contribute to translating business requirements into actionable product and technical requirements
• Continuously monitor and evaluate product performance and proactively champion product improvements
• Determine internal and contract/external resources and skills required for the product team to deliver on the product roadmap
• Guide the product engineering team to scope, plan and deliver work, applying established delivery methodologies (e.g., agile methods) and best practices (e.g., reusability)
• Proactively identify and resolve blockers to achieve business objectives for the product, including technical and resourcing challenges
• Ensure alignment and adherence to corporate, financial and IT standards (e.g., architecture, compliance, security)
• Increase adoption and consumption of product capabilities
• Manage investment decision making and finances for the product, taking a return-on-investment approach to increasing the value while minimizing product costs
• Serve as product manager for multiple, related products
• Define, track, and communicate relevant KPIs for the product to measure performance and contribution to business goals and strategy

EXPERIENCE

What You Bring

In addition to indisputably high ethical standards and autonomy, the ideal candidate possesses the following:

• A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent years of experience) with 8 - 12 years of product management or related experience
• Knowledge of the Corporate Services Industry is desirable
• Relationship building and collaboration skills across diverse and matrixed stakeholders and customers
• Ability to surface, prioritize, and balance multiple stakeholder priorities
• Strong project management skills to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Experience determining and overseeing software development initiatives and estimating resource requirements
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills, including experience leveraging data to inform decision making and independently solving software engineering problems
• Expertise in strategic thinking and strong business acumen
• Strong experience in understanding business partner and client needs
• Demonstrated success in defining and building products
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders verbally and in writing

BENEFITS & REWARDS

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
• Competitive vacation packages
• Educational assistance and professional development programmes
• Savings or pension plan
• Life insurance
• Travel insurance
• Global mental wellness programme
• Sports clubs and social events

ABOUT MAPLES GROUP

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.

Maples’ standard policy to undertake various background screening checks, including criminal records checks, on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. Maples will only ask applicants to disclose a past criminal conviction when a conditional job offer is made. If you have a criminal record it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. Maples will make all job offer decisions on a case by case basis and will take a number of factors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence. You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with Maples before a decision is made.

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