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Position Summary:   As a founding PM of the newly formed Innovation team, you will build and ship solutions with real complexity and scale to tens of thousands of clients. You will also play a key role in foundational decisions about architecture, design, systems, data, product, and business strategy. This is a rare opportunity to build product at the 0 to 1 stage, and ship it immediately to scale. You will work directly with Will Peng, Chief Innovation Officer — a former founder of a fintech company that raised $40M and exited in 2025. About Cerity Partners Cerity Partners is the one of the largest and fastest growing independent financial advisory firms, managing over $160 billion in assets under management, and over $1 trillion assets under advisement. We serve high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, business owners, and institutions with comprehensive financial planning, investment, tax, and retirement solutions. Backed by growth capital from Genstar Capital, Warburg Pincus, and Lightyear Capital, Cerity Partners ranks in the top 10 RIA s in the country by Barron s. Founded in 2009, we are extremely entrepreneurial and feel we are still in the early innings. Our mission is to make every client steadier than we found them. We measure ourselves not by what we deliver, but by whether the people who trust us are better for it. Advice, service, and care do not bend to compensation, affiliation, or convenience — and they do not bend to the size of the client. We uphold the fiduciary standard at its highest levels. The Innovation Team at Cerity Partners Cerity Partners Innovation Team is the firm s center of excellence for the strategy and deployment of technology and applied AI. We are combining the best of technology and professional services to build the future of financial services. We believe the biggest opportunity is in the application of AI to scaled, complex industries like wealth and investment management — to raise the bar for quality of service, in service to our clients. This is a rare opportunity to join a generational company at a key inflection point. We are extremely ambitious and entrepreneurial, and approach innovation with a blank sheet of paper mindset — so there will be no shortage of exciting technical challenges to work on. We approach every problem through the lens of experience and design, with the client at the center. Our team partners with colleagues across the entire business to understand workflows, and create cohesive experiences across the client, advisor, and colleague journey. Our vision is to build the new OS of wealth intelligence. We are building the entire AI stack — harness, context, memory, evals, agents, models, workflows, data, knowledge — both in applying it to wealth management, as well as in how we work and collaborate with each other. By fully leveraging the insights and institutional expertise of the firm, we will move the firm into a client-first, AI-native era. Primary Responsibilities  Strategic Collaboration: Work directly with the CTO and senior leadership to develop and maintain technology roadmaps that align with business objectives and strategic initiatives. Sprint Management: Lead hands-on sprint planning, refinement, and execution activities with our growing 10-person development team, ensuring consistent delivery velocity and predictable outcomes. Stakeholder Alignment: Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and development teams, translating complex business requirements into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria. Cross-Functional Project Leadership: Manage and coordinate projects that span multiple technology domains including data engineering pipelines, Salesforce customizations, system integrations, and internal tooling development. Backlog Management: Maintain and prioritize the product backlog based on business value, technical dependencies, and strategic alignment, ensuring development teams always have clear priorities. Requirements Refinement: Work closely with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and refine requirements, ensuring all development work has clear business justification and measurable outcomes. Release Coordination: Manage release planning and communication, ensuring stakeholders are informed of delivery timelines and that releases meet business expectations. Process Optimization: Continuously improve agile processes and practices to enhance team productivity, delivery predictability, and stakeholder satisfaction. Quality Assurance: Collaborate with development teams to define acceptance criteria and ensure delivered solutions meet business requirements and quality standards. Stakeholder Communication: Provide regular updates to leadership and business stakeholders on project progress, timeline adjustments, and delivery milestones. Required Qualifications:  7 years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager in a technology environment Salesforce platform familiarity is required - understanding of Salesforce customization, development processes, and integration capabilities Financial services industry experience required - understanding of wealth management, investment advisory, or related financial services operations Proven track record of managing complex, multi-domain technology projects with predictable delivery outcomes Strong experience with Agile methodologies and sprint management practices. Experience working with cross-functional teams including data engineering, software development, and business operations Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications and user stories Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguity and building 0-to-1 products from first principles rather than established processes. Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience presenting to senior leadership Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with acute attention to detail Experience with project management and collaboration tools (familiarity with Asana and Confluence a plus) Exceptional communication and organizational skills with ability to manage multiple competing priorities Proven ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with geographically distributed teams Growth mindset with willingness to learn new technologies and adapt to evolving business needs Compensation Range: $150,000 - $200,000 Why Cerity Partners: Our people drive our success by working together to deliver exceptional service to our clients. Below is a glimpse of the key elements of our total rewards package: Health, dental, and vision insurance – day 1! 401(k) savings and investment plan options with 4% match Flexible PTO policy Parental Leave Financial assistance for advanced education and professional designations Opportunity to give back time to local communities Commuter benefits Cerity Partners is committed to providing an environment where all individuals can be their authentic selves. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer who respects each individual and supports the diverse cultures, perspectives, and experiences of our colleagues. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and will not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Cerity Partners is committed to working with and providing accommodations to applicants with disabilities or special needs. For those needing accommodations, please reach out to careers ceritypartners.com. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

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Strategic Collaboration: Work directly with the CTO and senior leadership to develop and maintain technology roadmaps that align with business objectives and strategic initiatives.
Sprint Management: Lead hands-on sprint planning, refinement, and execution activities with our growing 10-person development team, ensuring consistent delivery velocity and predictable outcomes.
Stakeholder Alignment: Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and development teams, translating complex business requirements into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria.
Backlog Management: Maintain and prioritize the product backlog based on business value, technical dependencies, and strategic alignment, ensuring development teams always have clear priorities.
Requirements Refinement: Work closely with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and refine requirements, ensuring all development work has clear business justification and measurable outcomes.
Release Coordination: Manage release planning and communication, ensuring stakeholders are informed of delivery timelines and that releases meet business expectations.
Process Optimization: Continuously improve agile processes and practices to enhance team productivity, delivery predictability, and stakeholder satisfaction.
Quality Assurance: Collaborate with development teams to define acceptance criteria and ensure delivered solutions meet business requirements and quality standards.
Stakeholder Communication: Provide regular updates to leadership and business stakeholders on project progress, timeline adjustments, and delivery milestones.
7 years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager in a technology environment
Salesforce platform familiarity is required - understanding of Salesforce customization, development processes, and integration capabilities
Financial services industry experience required - understanding of wealth management, investment advisory, or related financial services operations
Proven track record of managing complex, multi-domain technology projects with predictable delivery outcomes
Strong experience with Agile methodologies and sprint management practices.
Experience working with cross-functional teams including data engineering, software development, and business operations
Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications and user stories
Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguity and building 0-to-1 products from first principles rather than established processes.
Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience presenting to senior leadership
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with acute attention to detail
Exceptional communication and organizational skills with ability to manage multiple competing priorities
Proven ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with geographically distributed teams
Growth mindset with willingness to learn new technologies and adapt to evolving business needs
$150,000 - $200,000

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Experience with project management and collaboration tools (familiarity with Asana and Confluence a plus)

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