Sr. Product Manager
First American · Santa Ana, CA · 6 days ago
Marketing$129k–$172k/yrFull-time
Join a team that puts its People First! As a member of the First American family of companies, First American Trust is a federal savings bank that has provided banking, wealth management, and trust solutions on a national, full-service basis for more than five decades.
About the role
We are seeking a Senior Product Manager, Wealth Management to lead the Wealth Management Product Team and drive the strategy, roadmap, and execution of technology capabilities supporting wealth management operations, advisors, clients, and internal business partners.
Responsibilities
- Define and own product vision, roadmap, prioritization, and delivery outcomes aligned to business goals.
- Translate business needs, regulatory requirements, and client insights into actionable product strategies.
- Lead end-to-end product delivery, including discovery, requirements, backlog management, release planning, and post-launch evaluation.
- Drive execution of initiatives across advisory platforms, Salesforce integrations, reporting, data quality, operational automation, and legacy modernization.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Technology, Operations, Compliance, Risk, Legal, Finance) to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Manage stakeholder and vendor relationships, ensuring alignment, governance, and clear communication.
- Lead, coach, and develop the product team while establishing consistent product management practices.
- Ensure solutions meet regulatory, risk, and operational standards and support ongoing process and data improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years in product management, financial services technology, or wealth management operations.
- Prior people leadership experience managing a product team.
- Strong knowledge of wealth management, investment operations, trust/custody, or related domains.
- Proven ability to manage product roadmaps, prioritize initiatives, and deliver through cross-functional teams.
- Experience navigating complex stakeholder environments with competing priorities.
- Experience with Agile or structured delivery environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with platforms such as Salesforce, Wealthscape, Schwab, trust accounting platforms, fiduciary/trust administration, 1031 exchange and GIPS reporting.
- Knowledge of trust, custody, tax reporting, tax loss harvesting or investment advisory processes.
- Experience with data, reporting automation, workflow optimization, or modernization initiatives.
- Vendor management experience and relevant certifications preferred.
Pay Range: $129,300.00 - $172,300.00 Annually