Senior Product Manager - Post Trade (Cleared Derivatives)
Company: ION
Location: Chicago
Posted on: October 22, 2024
Job Description:
The Role:XTP is ION's flagship clearing and settlement solution,
supporting the entire post-trade processing cycle for cleared
derivatives.Working as part of our global Product Management Team,
you will act as US Head of Product Management for our post-trade
suite, and you will be primarily responsible for the following:
- Senior product liaison with US based clients, regulators,
exchanges and industry associations (FIA US).
- Product lead for US based client engagements (new client
onboarding and product extensions).
- Product Ownership for specific functional areas, contributing
to ION's strategic product roadmap, including regulatory
enhancements.
- Management of the US post-trade product team.Key
Responsibilities:
- Senior product liaison for US based clients, exchanges,
regulators and industry bodies.
- Gather and document client business requirements and
forthcoming US exchange and regulatory initiatives, liaising with
the XTP Product Owner and the development team to schedule the
related enhancements.
- Working within the Product Management team, utilising your
industry experience you will assist in the functional evolution of
ION's Cleared Derivatives offering (front, middle and back), with
focus on XTP's post-trade suite.
- Manage the US post-trade product management team, overseeing
timely delivery of assigned tasks, ensuring their quality standards
are met as expected. Mentor the team to ensure their professional
growth, recognising talent and promoting longer term career
potential within ION Cleared Derivatives.
- Leading XTP Implementation Analysis engagements, attending
client workshops and documenting requirements across the ION
solutions in scope.
- Take ownership of a specific product line, function or asset
class (e.g. Cleared OTC) within the Cleared Derivatives Product
Management team, immediately or over time, depending on your
specific product knowledge and experience.
- Regularly attend major US cleared derivatives industry
conferences.
- Participate in FIA-led initiatives and attend FIA working
groups and committees as ION's US cleared derivatives
representative.
- Work with development teams to ensure solutions meet business
requirements, including testing new functionality.
- Effectively communicate to all interested parties on new
initiatives and updates on existing initiatives and services.
- Support the Technical Account Management and Commercial Account
Management teams in customer meetings and calls as a subject matter
expert.
- Liaising with the Sales team, provide assistance for the
following activities:
- Preparation of demos and related client meetings, attending as
an industry subject matter expert (SME).
- Provision of questionnaire responses and any material required
for submission of RFP bids within the timelines indicated by
clients.
- General pre-sales activities including preparation of
commercial proposals and related supporting materials.Required
Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
- Required
- Degree educated.
- 10+ years working in finance, or financial technology at a
bank/FCM, software vendor, or exchange, with understanding of
global derivatives markets.
- Knowledge of the exchange traded derivatives (ETD) clearing and
settlement process.
- Ability to analyze customers' business problems, specifying
business requirements and their solution at a functional level,
using an agile approach.
- Ability to communicate confidently and concisely (both oral and
written) using specialist business acumen.
- Excellent team management skills.
- Strong technical awareness.
- Preferred
- Direct knowledge of vendor post-trade platforms (including
risk-management) or in-house developed solutions.
- Direct knowledge of cleared OTC post-trade life cycle from
clearing to settlement, including reporting (IRS, CDS, FX NDF
products).
- Direct experience with US regulatory framework and reporting
requirements for cleared derivatives.
- Direct experience with US tax regulatory framework and tax
reporting requirements.
- Experience of the software development lifecycle, including
agile methods, SCRUM, definition of use cases, knowledge of JIRA as
the related supporting tool.
- Experience writing business requirements and product
specifications, with a background in Business Analysis or Product
Management.About usWe're a diverse group of visionary innovators
who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value
analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks,
financial institutions, and governments. Founded in 1999, we've
achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best
and most successful financial technology companies in the
world.Over 2,000 of the world's leading corporations, including 50%
of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world's central banks, trust ION
solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply
chain, trading and risk.Over 800 of the world's leading banks and
broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the
world's financial market infrastructure.ION is a rapidly expanding
and dynamic group with 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40
cities around the globe.Our ever-expanding global footprint,
cutting edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide provide
an unparalleled career experience for those who share our
vision.ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive
environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We
respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions
of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the
value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our
business.ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that
prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants
or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.
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