Product Manager - Interest Rate & FX Derivatives

The Client

My client is a market leading FinTech business that spun-out of one of the largest and most successful hedge funds in the world. Their offering is a suite of front-to-back portfolio management solutions for derivatives trading. Specifically, a PMS providing pre-trade analytics for pricing & risk and ongoing PnL Management, in addition to an OEMS with STP capability.

They are a product-led organisation and are looking at strengthening their core product units with strong a product manager in order to deliver on an ambitious and transformative roadmap that will lead onto a path of sustained growth. Delivery is enabled through a large scale scrum framework where each product unit will be staffed with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers to ensure end-to-end implementation.

The Product Manager will advance the development of their PMS product in line with their commercial vision: from product specification, through prioritisation, to delivery.

What You'll Get

• An opportunity to play a key role in one of the most exciting hedge fund focused FinTech businesses in the world.

• An opportunity to work in a high talent density organisation, alongside an exceptional team who have joined the business from top tier hedge funds and other major financial markets institutions.

• Market leading compensation, including an annual discretionary bonus, regular salary reviews and ongoing opportunities for financial advancement.

• Benefits including pension, healthcare, life insurance, 26 days holiday and 10 further days working from wherever you want in the world amongst others.

What You'll Do

• Support the macro product end to end from data, to application, to end-user experience.
• Provide business requirements for project work advancing the roadmap.
• Work with product analytics and software development teams in translating requirements into detailed specification.
• Run feature teams on a day-to-day basis following agile methodology.
• Manage business as usual development tasks, including product support and bug fixes.
• Project manage feature delivery.
• Document feature and other business deliverables for internal and external communication.
• Deliver product demonstrations to support sales calls.

What You'll Need

• 5 years or more of experience in a product and/or quantitative finance related role.
• Knowledge of developer workflows and an understanding of financial products and analytics.
• Knowledge of macro product and derivatives.
• Exceptional attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Clear communication including an interest in presenting the product to prospects and clients.