CEPRES
Director of Product Management – Portfolio Monitoring (f/m/x)
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Director of Product Management – Portfolio Monitoring (f/m/x)
Job Title
Director of Product Management – Portfolio Monitoring
Available Locations
- London, Frankfurt, Munich
- Remote (EMEA)
About CEPRES
CEPRES is a leading and fast-growing digital investment platform for private capital markets—a critical asset class for sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, pension plans, and other institutional investors.
Our clients rely on CEPRES to:
- Manage, analyse, and benchmark their private market investments.
- Connect with thousands of professionals via the world’s largest private investment network.
Based in Munich and New York, with offices in Denver, Heidelberg, and various locations across the Middle East, CEPRES fosters a highly diverse team (over 20 nationalities) that thrives on smart innovation, collaboration, and global-minded problem-solving.
About the Role
We are hiring a Director of Product Management to own and drive the Portfolio Monitoring product area. This is a customer-facing leadership position, requiring deep engagement with sophisticated institutional clients—complex stakeholders with customisation, configuration, and integration needs.
Your focus:
- Define the product vision and roadmap for portfolio monitoring.
- Translate client needs into scalable, repeatable product capabilities.
- Collaborate with Sales, Customer Success, and Engineering to deliver enterprise-winning solutions.
As the ideal candidate, you should have:
- A B2B enterprise software background in private markets, alternative investments, or financial data.
- Hands-on experience managing high-touch, custom solutions with white-glove engagement.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Own the product vision, strategy, and 12-month roadmap for Portfolio Monitoring, aligning with CEPRES business objectives and market opportunities.
- Participate in annual strategic planning alongside leadership, integrating market intelligence, competitive analysis, and technical feasibility.
- Develop and maintain systematic market and competitive intelligence (not reliance on anecdotal sales feedback).
- Inform roadmap prioritisation and strategy through structured assessment of client needs and competitor capabilities.
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Client & Commercial Focus
- Serve as the primary product spokesperson in engagements:
- Participate in RFPs, sales cycles, and solution scoping.
- Lead product demonstrations and discovery workshops for enterprise clients.
- Develop account-specific solution strategies with Sales and Customer Success.
- Translate customisation and integration requests into scalable, enterprise-wide product features.
Cross-Functional Execution
- Oversee multiple agile squads delivering portfolio monitoring features, ensuring:
- Collaboration between Engineering and other teams.
- Alignment with market demands.
- Continuous improvement in delivery processes.
- Mentor Product Management (PM) teams to foster client empathy, analytical rigor, and innovation.
Market & Operational Oversight
- Champion product positioning and GTM strategy, working with Marketing to develop:
- Differentiated pricing, messaging, and marketplace collateral.
- Industrial strategies tailored to private market software buyers.
- Build strategic partnerships with data providers and vendors to expand the product ecosystem.
- Monitor performance, adoption, and client satisfaction metrics to guide decision-making.
Requirements
Essential
- 10+ years in B2B enterprise software product management, with 5+ years in a customer-facing role serving large institutional clients.
- Direct experience in:
- Private markets, alternative investments, asset management, or financial data/tech.
- Products requiring significant customisation, configuration, or complex implementation, while maintaining scalability.
- Strong B2B commercial acumen:
- Comfortable in RFPs, prospect demos, and commercial negotiations alongside Sales.
- Deep expertise in:
- Agile methodologies.
- Strategic roadmapping.
- Multi-team leadership.
- Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to engage with:
- C-level executives.
- Portfolio managers.
- Technical/Ops teams at investors.
- Experience in:
- Product positioning.
- GTM strategy development.
- Launching successful enterprise software.
- Practical knowledge of:
- Portfolio monitoring workflows (e.g., fund accounting, IRR, TVPI, DPI, cash flow, investor reporting).
- Track record of:
- Mentoring PM teams.
- Driving organisation growth.
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Preferred
- Experience at a private market software vendor.
- Familiarity with:
- Advanced analytics, AI/ML, or quantitative modelling applied to private markets.
- MBA/advanced degree in finance, economics, or quantitative fields.
- Fluency in product management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Productboard).
- Languages:
- Fluent English (required).
- French, German, or other European languages (highly preferable).
Bonus qualifications:
- Entrepreneurial, proactive mindset;
- Willingness to innovate in a fast-scaling, dynamic environment.
Why Join CEPRES?
Career in Private Markets:
- Grow with a high-growth company in a vibrant financial sector.
- Learn from an international team with conversational feedback.
- Reflect and progress in roles with expanded responsibilities.
Culture:
- Focused on collaboration, transparency, and ownership.
- Prioritises initiative and teamwork.
People-first Commitment:
- Diverse, inclusive environment (20+ nationalities).
- Designed support for professional and personal success.
Compensation:
- Transparent, attractive remuneration based on:
- Skills.
- Contributions.
- Growth potential.
Inclusivity
At CEPRES, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace. We celebrate diversity, encourage applications from all backgrounds, and advocate for various perspectives and experiences. Someone like you could make an impactful contribution.
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