Product Associate

Join one of Connecticut's Top Ten Tech Startups!

RightCapital is an innovative financial tech startup providing cutting-edge holistic financial planning software. We were recently voted by The Daily Finance as one of Connecticut's Best Fintech companies! We started as a group of entrepreneurs working from a garage in Connecticut to now having the 3rd largest financial planning technology company in the US. We have seen tremendous growth within this space, and have our eyes squarely set on growing this company to the next level as we help financial advisors add value to their clients!

Help RightCapital Stand Out!

RigRightCapital's Product Lead will help support the next phase of our organization's evolution.  Your success in this role will require strong analytical and communication skills, including an eye for detail and the ability to support multiple projects at once.  You will be an important component of the RightCapital product team, ensuring we continue to expand our capabilities as the company’s growth accelerates. 

You will lead the creation, design, and testing of various projects designed to enhance RightCapital’s industry leading product features and to increase efficiency for our internal teams.  These projects will include coordination with our engineering team and communication to internal groups.

Primary Responsibilities

• Review feedback provided by customers and internal associates, select and prioritize projects that meet the needs of all constituents.

• Lead the design and development of all assigned product initiatives, including creating wireframes for front-end design and writing detailed specifications for how functionality should work.

• Serve as a key point of contact for project status and alignment with broader company goals.

• Perform functional and regression testing related to product releases, identify and report any bugs or inconsistencies with product design.

• Be the first point of contact for customer support issues. Triage to identify the root cause, where possible, in conjunction with Engineering and Product Support teams.  Provide consistent communication to all affected parties until the issue is resolved.

• Establish strong collaborative relationships with functional leaders and teams in Sales, Partnerships, Customer Experience, Marketing, and Engineering.  Communicate new product initiatives and identify opportunities to create efficiencies with internal systems.

What You Will Bring to RightCapital

• Experience in a product management or related role with demonstrated ownership of cross-functional initiatives.  

• Strong analytical skills, ability to investigate a situation, understand the root cause, and propose solutions.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts to different audiences.

• Strong organization skills, time management capabilities, and attention to detail with the ability to execute on multiple projects simultaneously.

• Leadership and project management skills, with proven ability to direct others to execute on specific projects.

• Intellectual curiosity, taking initiative to improve people, processes, and tools.

• Adaptability and willingness to take on both “stretch up” and “stretch down” assignments.

• Strong understanding of financial services and financial planning is highly desirable.

Benefits:

• Exciting, welcoming, and challenging work environment

• Multiple career path options

• Group medical health insurance – multiple options with generous subsidies

• Vision and Dental group insurance

• 401(k) Plan with 100% employer match up to 3%, then 50% employer match from 3-5%

• $1,200 yearly wellness fund that allows employees to improve all aspects of their wellbeing

• Free onsite gym membership

• Free weekly team breakfast and lunch

• Flexible vacation (no limit)

• Casual dress code

• Pet friendly office

• Fun and social outings, including happy hours and team building events

• Exciting growth opportunities and did we mention yet that we have a lot of fun!

• Eligible for a yearly bonus of up to $1,500

Location, Schedule & Salary:

• Schedule: 8-hour day, Monday to Friday

• Location: Shelton, CT (Hybrid)