PEAK6 · 3 hours ago
Senior Product Manager (Futures)
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$134K/yr - $168K/yr
6+ years expApex Fintech Solutions is a leader in digital wealth management, processing millions of transactions daily to facilitate access to financial markets. The Senior Product Manager will define the vision and strategy for the Futures product, oversee its delivery, and ensure it meets performance and customer experience standards while engaging with executive stakeholders.
Financial ServicesInformation TechnologyTrading PlatformVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Independently own our client facing futures products: define vision, strategy, and a multi-quarter roadmap that delivers material outcomes (growth, customer experience, efficiency) and clear decision rights
Set product OKRs/KPIs and operating mechanisms (intake, prioritization, governance, release planning); ensure execution discipline through cadenced reviews, risk management, and course-correction
Lead complex, cross-org initiatives; influence senior stakeholders and secure resources for the highest-impact work; align multiple teams on goals, milestones, and accountability
Establish and enforce quality, reliability, security, and compliance guardrails; own product health and SLAs with engineering, including postmortems and remediation for incidents
Develop compelling business cases; guide investment decisions and portfolio prioritization across related product areas, including build/buy/partner evaluations and ROI modeling
Represent the product in executive forums and with key customers; drive alignment and accountability; communicate strategy, trade-offs, and performance transparently
Coach and elevate PMs; review roadmaps/PRDs; raise the bar on discovery, experimentation, and decision quality; mentor on product craft, operating standards, and stakeholder influence
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field required; Master's (e.g., MBA, CS, Engineering) preferred, or equivalent experience
6–8+ years in product management, including independent ownership of a product line
History of setting vision and multi-quarter roadmaps, influencing senior stakeholders, and delivering material business outcomes
Experience establishing operating mechanisms and quality/compliance guardrails and leading high-visibility launches
Systems and portfolio thinking: defines product vision and multi-quarter roadmap; aligns investments to outcomes and adjacent areas
Executive communication and influence: frames trade-offs and decisions; secures resources and cross-org alignment
Metrics and modeling: sets KPIs/OKRs; models impact/ROI; course-corrects based on performance and risk
Technical and architectural fluency: engages on architecture, scalability, reliability, security, and compliance guardrails
Operational excellence: establishes operating mechanisms (intake, prioritization, governance); owns product health, SLAs, and postmortems
Coaching and bar-raising: mentors PMs; reviews roadmaps/PRDs; elevates product craft, measurement, and stakeholder management
Preferred
Relevant experience or understanding of futures market structure, derivatives, capital markets, exchange connectivity, FIX protocol, or order management systems
Deep fluency in platform/API strategy, data models, and third-party integrations; engages on architecture, scalability, and reliability
Executive-level storytelling with data (impact/ROI modeling; influencing senior stakeholders)
Track record leading major launches and representing the product with executives and strategic customers
Experience leading large-scale re-platforming or modernization initiatives, driving cross-org alignment and risk management
Benefits
Healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP)
Competitive PTO
401k match
Parental leave
HSA contribution match
Paid subscription to the Calm app
Generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits
Hybrid work schedule for most roles that allows employees to have the flexibility of working from home and one of our primary offices
Company
PEAK6
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1001-5000 employees
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