Product Owner with capital market

Roles & Responsibilities

1.Product Vision & Strategy
• Define and own the product vision aligned with business objectives.
• Understand front-office, middle-office, and back-office workflows.
• Translate Capital Markets business needs into product roadmaps.
• Prioritize features that drive revenue, efficiency, risk reduction, and regulatory compliance.

2. Backlog Ownership & Agile Delivery
• Own and prioritize the product backlog.
• Write and maintain epics, features, and user stories.
• Define acceptance criteria.
• Participate in Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Make prioritization decisions based on business value and risk.

3. Capital Markets Domain Leadership

Must possess strong knowledge of one or more areas:
• Equities
• Fixed Income
• FX (Foreign Exchange)
• Derivatives
• Prime Brokerage
• Trade Lifecycle
• Clearing & Settlement
• Syndication & New Issue Processing
• Electronic Trading Platforms

Knowledge of Primary Markets, Syndication, Book Building, Fixed Income, and Equities workflows is particularly valuable in Capital Markets environments.

4. Stakeholder Management

Work closely with:
• Traders
• Sales teams
• Risk teams
• Compliance teams
• Operations
• Technology teams
• Senior business executives

The PO acts as the bridge between business and technology, ensuring business requirements are delivered correctly.

5. Regulatory & Risk Management

a Product Owner must understand:
• Market regulations
• Operational risk
• Data governance
• Audit requirements
• Model risk controls
• Regulatory reporting obligations

Ensure product features comply with internal control and regulatory standards.

6. Data & Technology Understanding

A modern Capital Markets PO is expected to understand:
• APIs
• Cloud platforms
• Data lakes
• AI/ML use cases
• RAG and GenAI solutions
• Real-time event processing
• FIX Protocol
• Kafka
• Trade messaging flows

Not necessarily hands-on coding, but strong technical fluency is required to engage effectively with engineering teams.

7. Business Analysis & Value Realization
• Gather business requirements.
• Analyze gaps in current processes.
• Define KPIs and success metrics.
• Measure adoption, productivity improvements, and business outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.

8. UAT & Release Management
• Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Validate business outcomes before production releases.
• Approve releases from a business perspective.
• Coordinate production rollouts and stakeholder communication.

Salary Range- $95,000-$105,000 a year