Director of Product Strategy, Octus
£110-138k
This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.
The essential credit platform
Job no longer available
The essential credit platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
£110-138k
This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make subscribers the smartest people in the room on all things credit.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of experience in product strategy, product management, or commercial strategy, preferably in financial information, fintech, or B2B SaaS
- Strong understanding of sub-investment grade credit markets, including leveraged finance, private credit and restructuring
- Experience defining product vision, roadmap, and go-to-market strategies
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence at all levels
- Highly analytical with excellent problem-solving and communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, founder-led, and intellectually rigorous environment
What the job involves
- Octus is seeking a Director of Product Strategy to drive strategic product development and go-to-market activities for our core editorial offerings.
- This role is responsible for understanding stakeholder needs, substantiating product ideas, creating alignment with business objectives, and driving the strategic deployment of resources.
- The Director will define value propositions, develop commercial and business roadmaps, and lead cross-functional initiatives across product, editorial, data, and commercial teams
- Develop a deep understanding of Octus’s users, including hedge fund analysts, legal professionals, and advisors, as well as internal stakeholder needs
- Gain fluency in our products, tools, and use cases to serve as a subject matter expert and strategic voice
- Derive insights from interviews, feedback, usage data, and the competitive landscape to guide product strategy
- Define clear value propositions and benefits that shape product decisions and roadmaps
- Create and maintain business cases that articulate high-impact stakeholder problems and justify investment
- Manage the product strategy roadmap for Octus Core, including both technology and non-technology components
- Ensure business objectives, especially around platform usage, stickiness, and cross-sell, are translated into strategic initiatives
- Collaborate with Commercial and Marketing teams to plan and execute go-to-market initiatives for both tech and content-driven launches
- Ensure product packaging, messaging, and rollout strategies resonate with customer needs and drive adoption
- Collaborate with Business Intelligence team to define and track success metrics
- Continuously monitor performance and iterate based on results and evolving priorities
- Communicate strategy, outcomes, and recommendations to executive stakeholders
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Octus, formerly Reorg, is a global provider of credit intelligence, data and analysis of issues affecting the distressed debt, event-driven and leveraged finance markets. The company sets itself apart by taking an approach that combines reporting with financial and legal analysis, providing a holistic view and delivering that view in real-time.
Octus has fundamentally changed the way in which financial and legal professionals access complex business information. Its service reaches over 40,000 people across a variety of institutions and its subscription-based service is giving organisations the ability to replace the work of junior attorneys.
Octus garnered considerable interest from several private equity and strategic rivals due to its expensive subscription-based services that have proven to result in stable growth for clients. Octus's services are particularly valuable and its 2022 buyout by British global investment firm Permira has opened the doors to vast opportunities for Octus's further growth.
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Company
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, vision and 401(k) benefits
- A flexible, hybrid working policy with home office reimbursements
- Reimbursements for career development and continuing education
- Generous paid time off – including vacations, sick leave and parental leave
- Employee referral bonuses
- Gym subsidies and other fun fitness benefits
- Kudos program to recognize and reward colleagues
- Manager training programs
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Leadership
Kent Collier
(Founder & CEO)Experienced Analyst having previously worked at Catalyst Investment Management and Millennium Partners, also worked as the Vice President at Assurant Asset Management.
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