VP, Head of GP Product, Preqin
3+ days a week in office (Victoria)
Data and insights provider for the alternative assets market.
Be an early applicant
Data and insights provider for the alternative assets market.
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
3+ days a week in office (Victoria)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To revolutionise the private markets with data, insights and tools that help industry professionals make more informed decisions.
Role
Who you are
- You care about customers deeply – you’re obsessed with finding out what their problems are, and how we are going to solve them
- You have a commercial mindset, and are able to apply a thorough understanding of customers, the market and our products to identifying where the biggest opportunities are
- You’re a good executor, with a track record of getting product to customers quickly and iteratively, and you show a strong sense of ownership
- You’re evidence based, using data, customer feedback and market insight to help us to build industry leading products
- You’re a great team player who can think independently, and has the confidence to challenge the views of others, including senior management
- Relevant subject matter knowledge in financial services, alternative assets, data products or B2B SaaS is important
- Qualifications are not as essential as experience. If you feel you have work examples and projects that illustrate what we need, we’re happy to have a conversation
What the job involves
- As VP, Head of Product, you will be responsible for leading product development within the GP Business Unit, focused on building, improving and taking to market the product set for a major customer segment for Preqin
- You will report into the Head of Product and work closely with your Business Unit lead, playing a leading role in a cross-functional team building industry leading solutions for our customers
- You will lead a team of Product Managers, and partner closely with our key clients, engineers, designers, researchers, customer success and sales teams to build and operate the best possible products for our clients on behalf of the company
- You will be expected to understand our customers and business deeply, and use that knowledge to define the product strategy and execute against it successfully
- Work with the team and Business Unit Lead to identify the biggest opportunities for the General Partners Business Unit, and develop a product strategy and roadmap to chase those opportunities
- Build great relationships with customers, creating products iteratively and gather feedback with customers continuously as you build and evolve the product
- Talk to customers continuously to understand their workflows, how they use Preqin’s data and tools, and create solutions that help them achieve their goals and provide significant competitive advantage to Preqin
- Identify and track the right metrics for your area and your customers and use those metrics to make our products better
- Work closely and collaboratively with a cross-functional team including engineers , designers, marketers and commercial teams – get everyone aligned around a problem, work together on out how to solve it, and demonstrate great execution and go-to-market to turn ideas into successful, real-world products
- Help your team to do their best work, providing the right level of support and autonomy to allow them to grow themselves and the business
- Reporting To: SVP, Head of Product - Product
Application process
- Introduction Call
- 1st Stage Interview
- 2nd Stage Interview
- Final Interview
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Preqin is a London-based investment data company empowering the alternative asset market with essential data and insights. Supporting customers throughout the entire investment lifecycle, Preqin provides them with critical information leading to analytical solutions.
Preqin has produced advanced methods of collecting private data for 20 years. Its products allow a customer base of over 200,000 professionals to streamline how they raise capital, source deals and investments, understand performance, and stay informed.
As a global company, Preqin is working with software providers, world-renowned institutions, and industry associations around the globe to build innovative products, tools, and research that helps connect data to critical decisions. It's had a successful history, and will look to continue on a strong growth path ahead.
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Challenging work
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Company benefits
- Hybrid workplace & flexible holiday allowance
- Parental leave: maternity & paternity leave policies
- Pension/retirement contributions: contributions are matched up to 10% after 1 year's service (US & UK)
- Subsidized medical insurance
- Bereavement leave
- Annual personal study support allowance of $1,500/£900
- Discounted gym membership (US & UK)
- Access to discount & reward programs
Company values
- Be Customer Obsessed: We exist for our customers. We listen to them and understand their challenges. We design best-in-class data solutions for their success.
- Act with Integrity: We build trust through honesty and transparency. We're committed to doing the right thing for our customers, our company, and each other.
- Own Your Success: We're a high-performance team. We challenge and champion each other in our pursuit of excellence. We never stop learning and strive to become experts in our fields.
- Think Forward: We lead the industry through innovation. We foster collaboration and creativity to solve our clients' next challenge and give them a competitive advantage.
- Make an Impact: We drive postive change as individuals, and as a company. We're passionate about creating a better tomorrow for our industry and our communities.
Company HQ
Victoria, London, UK
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Leadership
Mark O'Hare
(Managing Director)Previously a Manager at The Boston Consulting Group and CEO of Citywatch.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Preqin
- Our company vision is to create an environment where diversity and inclusion are at its core and our differences are valued. An environment where we actively celebrate and support each other, no matter our visible or invisible differences. We believe that every person has the right to work in a safe and welcoming environment and that’s why we commit to being a truly inclusive employer that integrates DEI throughout all of our operations, whilst investing in and empowering our people.
- Launched our DEI Steering Committee in October 2020. They hold sessions regularly to support and guide Preqin’s DEI initiatives, with active leadership from our CEO.
- Workshops, fireside talks and external guest speakers discussing important topics such as, navigating challenges for women in senior leadership, menopause and managing stress.
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