Product Manager

Overview

The Product Manager position is a collaborative role on the Philanthropy team, serving as both a strategic leader and an operational steward. This role is responsible for understanding VCF’s full slate of fund products and services, setting product strategy, conducting market analysis, and overseeing all aspects of fund administration, including the development and enforcement of policies and compliance standards. Product strategy includes gathering input from internal and external stakeholders and recommending opportunities for product design, enhancements to the product mix, and evolution of performance and pricing structures.

While not directly responsible for asset development, the Product Manager advances VCF’s goals by developing and evolving our policies and products, which result in financial stability and growth for the organization.

Fund administration spans the entire lifecycle—from new fund setup to fund closure—with a strong emphasis on maintaining rigorous compliance with IRS regulations, National Standards for Community Foundations, VCF business policies, donor intent, and accounting standards. The Product Manager plays a critical role in safeguarding organizational integrity by ensuring that all processes are executed accurately and consistently. This role manages the approval processes while liaising with external legal counsel and internal experts to make decisions on behalf of VCF.

Equally important, the Product Manager works across all teams to ensure that VCF’s products, systems, and administrative processes operate smoothly and coherently. By championing both compliance excellence and user-centered design, this role ensures that fund holders experience seamless, trustworthy, and responsive service that reflects VCF’s values and commitments.