Senior Product Marketing Manager, Direct Platform

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$121K/yr – $186K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 9 days ago

Job Summary

Own go-to-market and storytelling for Morningstar Direct reporting capabilities, shaping messaging, enablement, and adoption across product, sales, and client success.

  • Define messaging and materials for diverse client segments
  • Lead launches and adoption programs for reporting enhancements
  • Measure impact and drive platform adoption

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop positioning, messaging, objection handling, content, and sales tools that clearly communicate the value of Morningstar Direct's reporting capabilities to different client segments and personas.
  • Partner closely with Product Management and UX teams to understand reporting workflows, client needs, and product priorities, translating new capabilities into compelling customer-facing narratives.
  • Craft and execute go-to-market plans for new reporting enhancements and releases, including launch strategy, enablement materials, client communications, and adoption programs.
  • Deeply understand client workflows and reporting use cases through market research, client conversations, win-loss analysis, and usage insights, bringing actionable recommendations back to product and commercial teams.
  • Collaborate with Sales and Client Success teams to identify common reporting challenges, competitive objections, and adoption barriers, then develop resources that improve client engagement and retention.
  • Build and maintain competitive intelligence related to reporting, analytics, and portfolio management platforms, equipping client-facing teams with differentiated messaging and selling tools.
  • Develop revenue-generating sales plays and adoption campaigns designed to expand platform usage, increase client value realization, and support commercial growth.
  • Partner with Campaign Marketing to create persona-based programs and content that drive awareness, engagement, and demand for Morningstar Direct capabilities.
  • Work cross-functionally to ensure reporting capabilities are effectively represented across product narratives, client-facing materials, digital experiences, events, webinars, and thought leadership initiatives.
  • Measure and communicate the impact of product marketing initiatives through business metrics, campaign performance, platform adoption trends, and client outcomes.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in product marketing, product management, marketing, sales enablement, or a related function within financial services, fintech, software, or investment technology. We are looking for a marketer who has experience with software platforms, workflow tools, analytics solutions, or reporting applications. Familiarity with the investment management, asset management, wealth management, or institutional investing ecosystem, is a plus.
  • Strong ability to communicate complex product concepts in a simple, compelling, and customer-focused manner.
  • Proven ability to manage cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across product, sales, marketing, and client-facing teams.
  • Demonstrated experience creating positioning, messaging, sales enablement materials, product launches, or adoption programs that drive measurable business outcomes.
  • Experience conducting market research, win-loss analysis, competitive intelligence, or customer segmentation projects, especially to drive successful launches and drive adoption.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor content to a variety of audiences.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
  • Customer-centric mindset with a passion for understanding user needs and translating insights into effective go-to-market strategies.
  • Comfort using data to inform prioritization, decision-making, and performance measurement.
  • Self-starter with a proven commitment to a test, learn, and iterate mindset.

Benefits

  • Financial Health
  • 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary
  • Stock Ownership Potential
  • Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission
  • Physical Health
  • Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision) including potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually) for specific plans and coverages
  • Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual
  • Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance
  • Emotional Health
  • Trust-Based Time Off
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Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment insights in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The Company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers and owners, retirement plan providers and sponsors, institutional investors in the debt and private capital markets, and alliances and redistributors. Morningstar provides data and research insights on a wide range of investment offerings, including managed investment products, publicly listed companies, private capital markets, debt securities, and real-time global market data. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with approximately $369 billion in AUMA as of Sept. 30, 2025. The Company operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries in 32 countries.

Founded in 1984
Chicago, Illinois, USA
12K employees (526 in marketing)
82% recommend to a friend
90% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$121K/yr – $186K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$91M
Last Raise
$91M
Private Equity, 27 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 1999
    Private Equity • $91M

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Traffic Source Mix
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60.8%
Referral
7.8%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.4%

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