Director, Product Management, Data Intelligence

Description

You might not think about what happens behind the scenes when you check your bank balance or deposit a check from your phone, but we do. Every day.

Kinective empowers banks and credit unions to move beyond keeping up with technology to shaping the future of banking. Our platform seamlessly connects the right tools, delivers real-time data, and drives smarter operations for more than 4,000 financial institutions nationwide.

We are a fast-growing team built on individual ownership, company-wide collaboration, and setting industry-leading standards. Here, new ideas are encouraged, candid feedback is welcomed, and your growth truly matters as much as the company's. At Kinective, we are leading the way to intelligent banking together and enjoying the journey along the way.

Every role at Kinective exists to move the needle for our clients, partners, and the financial institutions we serve.

As the Director of Product Management, Data Intelligence, you will guide the Data Intelligence (DI) roadmap and make sure it lands in the market. You will work hand in hand with Product Marketing, Marketing, and Sales to bring new capabilities to market successfully, and you will lead the DI product team to deliver the roadmap with consistency and quality. You will also be a key partner on cross-product initiatives that connect DI to the rest of the Kinective platform, so banks and credit unions can turn their data into action and measurable business results.

You will report to the VP of Product, Data Intelligence, and carry the strategy into day-to-day execution through your team and your cross-functional partners.

• Guide the Data Intelligence roadmap in partnership with the VP of Product, turning product line strategy into clear priorities, sequencing, and release plans.
• Bring together customer feedback, market trends, competitive insight, and financial institution use cases to make well-reasoned prioritization calls.
• Prioritize scalable, repeatable capabilities over custom one-off requests, and communicate the "why" behind roadmap decisions to internal teams and clients.
• Keep the roadmap connected to commercial outcomes, including packaging, pricing, and the use cases that matter most to banks and credit unions.

• Partner directly with Product Marketing, Marketing, and Sales so every launch has clear positioning, messaging, enablement, and a plan that sales teams can use right away.
• Make sure launches are grounded in what the product can demonstrate today, with a clear view of what is coming next.
• Bring the voice of the customer and the field back into the roadmap through client conversations, advisory programs, and regular feedback loops with Sales and Services.
• Support sales and client conversations as a product expert where DI value, use cases, and roadmap direction need to be told well.

• Lead and develop the DI product team, including Product Managers and Product Owners, setting clear expectations, coaching on craft, and building strong operating habits.
• Drive execution on the roadmap with Engineering, UX, Services, and Support through clear requirements, healthy Agile practices, and predictable delivery.
• Run the operating cadence for DI, including planning, release readiness, KPI tracking, risk and dependency management, and status reporting to the VP and leadership.
• Spot risks early, remove blockers, and elevate with options and recommendations.

• Lead or co-lead cross-product initiatives where DI capabilities power broader Kinective solutions, platform work, and solution bundles.
• Partner with Platform, AI, and other…