[Hiring] Front Office, Product Owner @Derivative Path

Role Description

We are seeking a Front Office, Product Owner with strong experience in product management and the software development lifecycle (SDLC and AI-DLC) to join our team. This role sits within our Front Office team, which focuses on clients’ pre-trade needs, including:

• Dodd-Frank compliance requirements
• Building capabilities across pre-trade workflows
• Trade entry and trade execution that identify exposure and surface hedging opportunities
• Managing the revenue metrics of the product area

This role requires a candidate to own their product from conception through delivery, working autonomously to:

• Prioritize the team’s backlog
• Clearly articulate the priorities and user impact of our initiatives to key stakeholders

The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of capital markets and OTC derivatives, including interest rate FX and Commodity, along with the organization, drive, and collaboration skills needed to keep cross-functional teams aligned. The Product Owner will:

• Elaborate epics and user stories
• Document detailed requirements and acceptance criteria
• Actively manage the product backlog in Jira

This role requires excellent communication, the ability to multi-task across concurrent initiatives, and confidence validating that developed functionality meets expectations before presenting it to the broader organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in product management, including experience owning a product or service from conception through delivery.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC & AI-DLC) and Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
• Strong understanding of capital markets and OTC derivatives, including Interest Rate, FX and Commodity derivatives.
• Experience with Jira, actively managing and prioritizing a product backlog.
• Highly organized, driven, and capable of working autonomously.
• Highly skilled collaborator and excellent communicator, able to clearly articulate priorities and the user impact of initiatives to stakeholders.
• Able to multi-task effectively across concurrent projects, and skilled at documenting detailed requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Proficient at rapid prototyping.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on delivering client value.

Requirements

• Own a product or functionality from conception through delivery, guiding initiatives through the full software development lifecycle (SDLC & AI-DLC) from discovery to release.
• Clearly articulate and develop initiatives, epics, and user stories, documenting detailed requirements and acceptance criteria that define client impact.
• Actively manage and prioritize the product backlog in Jira, holding regular grooming sessions with development to maintain at least 3 sprints of ready backlog.
• Collaborate with other teams to align dependent workstreams and ensure seamless, on-time execution of projects.
• Clearly articulate the priorities and user impact of team initiatives, analyzing how they affect client satisfaction and business outcomes, and collaborating with Development to iterate on strategies as needed.
• Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders regarding project status, potential risks, and resource requirements.
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of requirements, acceptance criteria, project plans, and progress reports to facilitate effective tracking and accountability.
• Work independently to drive initiatives forward, validate that developed functionality meets expectations, and present new functionality to the broader organization.

Benefits

• Base salary, equity, and annual bonus as part of the compensation package
• 40 hours of sick leave
• 18 days of PTO
• Paid parental leave
• 401K contribution at 3%
• Competitive health benefits including HSA & FSA options, life insurance, and short-term disability
• The expected salary for this position is $150,000-$170,000 and is eligible for a discretionary bonus and equity.