Employment Type: Full-Time
Our client is expanding the set of tools it provides its individual investor clients and is looking for an experienced Product Manager to lead our efforts.
At Zacks Trade the responsibilities of the Product Manager include user requirements definition, managing the IT development team, user documentation testing and QC, launch management, and support for a set of three investment tools - the Trading Tool , Model Portfolios, and Options Backtesting.
The ideal candidate has experience with each of these types of tools. This position can be a work from home role, it is a plus if you live in the Chicago area, where our clients offices are located in Chicago.
Compensation consists of a competitive salary + bonuses based on your ability to achieve specific product related goals.
If you have the energy of an entrepreneur and love developing web tools to help individual investors better manage their portfolios please send your resume along with a brief cover letter and links to investment tools for which you were the product manager.
As part of your application can you provide detailed response to the following Questions:
- Do you have Brokerage experience with a brokerage firm? If yes, what are the experiences
- For how many years have you been involved in developing investment tools or services for individual investors?
- Have you worked for Interactive Brokers or for a firm that cleared through Interactive Brokers?
- Have you traded your account using the Zacks Rank or other stock selection tools?
- Have you written marketing material or user case studies for investment products you have created? If yes please attach sample.
- Today Zacks Trade has only 6 employees. Have you worked on such a small team?
- Our plan is to grow to team of 25 by providing high quality tools for individual investors. Have you ever worked in this type of high growth environment?
- Do you have experience with Trading Tool, Model Portfolios, and Options Back testing?
- Have you managed your own trading account?