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Fidelity Bank · 2 days ago

Product Leader – Trade Processing and Settlement

Jersey City, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$89K/yr - $180K/yr

6+ years exp

Fidelity Bank is seeking a Product Leader for Trade Processing and Settlement to drive innovation and modernization of their core platforms. The role involves collaboration with various stakeholders to define the vision and roadmap, while continuously improving workflows and leveraging AI tools for analysis and documentation.

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Responsibilities

Define and drive the roadmap to enable innovation and modernization of trade processing and settlement systems, ensuring strong alignment with both business objectives and industry advancements

Collaborate cross-functionally with product leaders, engineering teams, architecture, and business units to capture requirements, set modernization and innovation objectives, and prioritize backlog in alignment with the strategic vision

Analyze, reimagine, and continuously improve end-to-end workflows—including pain points, data dependencies, and user experiences—for both legacy and modernized environments by introducing thought leadership, automation, and innovative solutions

Author and validate use cases, process flows, and acceptance criteria that guide both modernization Prioritize features and innovation or modernization milestones based on business needs, customer feedback, regulatory demands, and measurable data

Leverage AI analysis tools (such as Copilot and others) to accelerate analysis, workflow, and requirements documentation

Facilitate collaborative sessions to drive alignment, stakeholder engagement, and successful adoption of new solutions while supporting essential legacy operations

Monitor and report on metrics of innovation impact, modernization success, user adoption, and continuous performance improvements

Stay current with business trends, industry best practices, and regulatory changes; proactively foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and modernization

Qualification

Product managementTrade processing experienceModernization of legacy systemsAI-powered analysis toolsData-driven decision makingAgile methodologiesCustomer-centric approachCOBOL experienceBachelor's degreeUse of JIRAConfluenceEffective communicationCollaboration with cross-functional teams

Required

6-8 years of product management experience covering product development, or project/product management, with a focus on modernizing or supporting trade processing and settlement platforms

Direct experience with brokerage trade processing and settlement; experience in modernization of core trade processing and settlement workflows is strongly preferred

Demonstrated success in modernizing legacy systems (e.g., mainframe-to-cloud migration)

Ability to translate operational processes into intuitive product requirements for engineering; proven understanding of operational workflows in brokerage trade processing and settlement is preferred

Proficient in the use of AI-powered analysis and productivity tools (such as GitHub Copilot or similar) to accelerate analysis, workflow, requirement documentation, and data-driven decision making

Data-driven approach to modernization - understanding business unit needs and translating those into actionable, incremental roadmap milestones

Demonstrated experience shaping product strategy and delivery with a modernization mindset and working with engineering teams for successful delivery

Highly effective communicator and storyteller, able create visualizations to align stakeholders and build consensus

Customer-centric and operationally savvy, with a proven understanding of how to support Trade Processing and Settlement applications

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (preferred)

Preferred

Experience with agile is preferred and collaborating with cross-functional teams (including engineering, business, and architecture partners); experience with toolsets for modern product delivery (JIRA, JIRA Align, Confluence, Miro, Tableau, Copilot, or similar)

Skills in COBOL or experience working with COBOL-based systems preferred