Manager, Product Owner Securities Clearing

1 week ago

Chicago, United States CME Group Full time

Manager, Product Owner - Clearing (Securities Clearing)

CME Group : Where Futures are Made

CME Group is the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it - all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we're looking for more.

The Manager, Product Owner - Clearing, is responsible for driving operational and technical work in Agile product-oriented delivery (POD) set up. The candidate must have an expertise in Repo or US Government Securities from trading, clearing or settlement perspective.

The team will develop the product, including a complete set of capabilities like trade capture, post-trade processing, MTM calculations, and settlements. This individual will work closely with the Product Manager to define and prioritize the product backlog accordingly. This individual will leverage deep expertise in the securities clearing space to deliver the best value to our customers. Responsibilities also include partnering with technology teams and scrum master to drive delivery of key capabilities, facilitating product demonstrations. In addition, this individual will need to work across CME supporting internal teams and external partners and requires a passion for customer success and problem solving.

What You'll Get

  • The ability to have a direct impact on market structure by influencing clearing solutions.
  • The opportunity to work with several functional groups across departments.
  • Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
  • Exposure to CME's vast number of products and asset classes.
Principal Accountabilities
  • Demonstrating ownership of the product, and gather stakeholder input and feedback regarding the PODs features and outcomes.
  • Maintains a deep understanding of the securities clearing space including competitive landscape, emerging trends, and new technologies that may impact the product's success.
  • Understand and communicate the product vision with a variety of stakeholders in order to establish clear achievable goals.
  • Managing the product backlog, by prioritizing the list of items in a way of maximizing business value.
  • Responsible for scope, budget and time of the product delivery, being able to make trade offs based on needs and objectives of the stakeholders.
  • Making decisions on what features to include in each sprint or release, considering the value they will deliver to customers and business.
  • Breaks down the Portfolio Epics and Strategic Initiatives for clearing portfolio into workable features that the Pods in the Product can deliver.
  • Defines Program Increment (PI) scope and Release Plan for the product comprising new Features, Enablers (architecture, infrastructure etc.), and Technical Debt items.
  • Drive team alignment, identify dependencies, and recognize and mitigate risks to plan for the Program Increment.
  • Acting as the primary point of contact for all stakeholders (e.g. customers, partners, executives, and other departments) on matters related to the product.
Skills & Software Requirements
  • Strong business and technical subject matter expertise in US Government Securities, Treasury and Repo market structure and practices.
  • Strong knowledge of clearing and other infrastructure processes for US Treasuries and repurchase agreements (repo).
  • Preferred track record of working in a Product Owner, Solutions Engineering or Technical Account Management role.
  • Experience with Jira, Jira Align and/or other ALM tools.
  • Strong business analysis skills including the ability to articulate customer requirements in a clear and concise manner.
  • Ability to prioritize, manage, and execute responsibilities to meet or exceed team objectives.
  • Proven background in analyzing, designing and implementing processes and policies to improve efficiencies and achieve desired objectives with a strong bias towards continuous improvement.
  • Strong teamwork skills, with a demonstrated ability to interact effectively across organizations.
  • Works towards cultivation of a culture that encourages open communication, cooperation and the sharing of information.
  • Strong understanding of SDLC concepts with certification in SAFe and/or SCRUM preferred.
Experience
  • At least 5 years of experience working with financial products and markets. Previous experience must include work in tri-party and bi-lateral repo settlement as either a Product or Account Manager.
  • Working knowledge of SAFe, Agile, Lean and/or Iterative Development Methodologies.
Education
  • Bachelor's Degree required with strong academic performance; computer science or math/finance concentration preferred.
  • Master's Degree in computer science or math/finance preferred.


CME Group : Where Futures are Made

CME Group is the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it - all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we're looking for more.

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