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ION · 5 months ago

Senior Product Manager - Post Trade (Cleared Derivatives)

Chicago

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

ION Group is a leading provider of trading and workflow automation software, serving a diverse range of clients including financial institutions and governments. They are seeking a Senior Product Manager for their post-trade suite, responsible for managing the US product team and acting as the primary liaison with clients and regulators to enhance their clearing and settlement solutions for cleared derivatives.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

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

Qualification

Post-trade product managementCleared derivatives knowledgeClient engagementAgile methodologyBusiness analysisTeam managementTechnical awarenessRegulatory knowledgeSoftware development lifecycleCommunication skills

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

Company

ION

Glassdoor3.3

ION Group provides solutions for electronic trading, position management, pricing, risk management, and downstream processing for clients.

Founded in 1998

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

https://iongroup.com

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