Senior Director, Product Management

Responsibilities

• Own and define the end-to-end product vision, strategy, and roadmap across Trading Platform, Platform Services/APIs, and Data products
• Deliver measurable customer and business outcomes aligned with Forge’s marketplace, data, and platform growth strategies
• Lead the development of a scalable, reliable trading platform that supports complex private market transactions and regulatory requirements
• Drive the evolution of platform services and APIs to support internal product teams, external partners, and institutional integrations
• Own and grow the data product business, including datasets, APIs, derived analytics, and index products
• Define and implement monetization strategies across trading, platform, and data offerings
• Establish and track KPIs across platform performance, data product adoption, API usage, and business impact
• Partner with engineering leadership to shape platform architecture, scalability, and long-term technical strategy
• Work closely with data research, operations, and engineering teams to ensure high-quality data pipelines and lifecycle management
• Collaborate with GTM teams (sales, marketing, partnerships) to drive product adoption, commercialization, and revenue growth
• Engage directly with key customers, partners, and market participants to inform product strategy and validate solutions
• Navigate regulatory, compliance, and market structure considerations in private markets and trading systems
• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing team of product managers, including senior technical PMs for platform and APIs
• Drive a culture of product excellence, strategic thinking, and customer-centric decision making
• Evangelize product strategy and platform vision internally and externally, including executive and client-facing engagements

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of product management experience, with significant leadership experience in fintech, trading platforms, or data products
• Deep expertise in capital markets, trading systems, and market data products
• Proven track record of owning and scaling complex platform products, including APIs and backend systems
• Experience building and monetizing data products, including APIs, datasets, and analytics
• Strong technical fluency, with the ability to engage deeply with engineering on architecture, APIs, and system design
• Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing product teams
• Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance considerations in financial markets (e.g., FINRA, SEC)
• Exceptional ability to operate in ambiguity and drive strategic decisions in evolving markets
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including executive-level influence
• Experience working cross-functionally across engineering, data, operations, legal, and go-to-market teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in private markets, secondary trading, or alternative asset management
• Experience with institutional trading systems, exchanges, or marketplaces
• Familiarity with market data vendors and tools (e.g., Bloomberg, FactSet)
• Experience with API-first business models and platform ecosystems
• MBA or advanced degree in Finance, Business, or a related field