Product Owner Associate Director- London

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Product Owner to work for our client within the Financial Services sector. This is initially a 12 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in London. 

As a premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, our client simplifies the complexities of clearing & settlement across transaction types and asset classes, increasing transparency, mitigating risk and driving efficiencies for financial firms. The Equity Clearing & Settlement Product Owner Associate Director is a core member of the Equity Clearing & Settlement team responsible for translating the product vision into squad deliverables to achieve the product strategy, aligned with improving value to the client. This is done through handling scope and product backlog in collaboration with the squad, Product Manager, clients (internal/external) and key partners. 

Responsibilities:

• Translates the Equity Clearing & Settlement product vision into a roadmap, squad deliverables and release plans. 
• Engage with Product Management leads and customers to deliver on specific initiatives for the product
• As Product Owner in an Agile squad, partners with internal teams for implementation of new features ensuring that all proposed changes are reviewed, feedback is incorporated, and any impact is fully communicated to internal customers.
• Ability to-effectively plan and organize multiple demands and competing priorities. Facilitates and leads internal working groups and other relevant subject matter working groups.
• Identifies potential risks to achieving project objectives and elevates to appropriate management. Mitigates risk by following established procedures, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behaviour.
• Collaborate across all partner groups to elicit business requirements, develop and document project plans, identify resource requirements, and estimate effort for assigned projects
• Manages, creates and refines the backlog of user stories with the squad to provide the right level of detail at the right time to achieve definition of ready (preparation for development)
• Accepts or rejects backlog items, according to acceptance criteria, during the sprint
• Brings the voice of the client (external/internal) into the squad
• Cultivates relationships with the Tribe Lead and key customers to identify issues, risks, and dependencies, and maintain alignment to achieve product strategy
• Incorporates and prioritizes technical work, as required, to deliver on release objectives
• Improves product value by evaluating implementation alternatives and considering impact of changing scope on budget and estimates
• Provide analytical and reporting capabilities to support decision making by the business partners
• Craft and deliver clear and concise high quality presentations to partners and leadership that provide the appropriate level of detail for the intended audience
• Attends and participates in all squad meetings (example. sprint and release events)

• Solid understanding of trade lifecycle and Equity Clearing & Settlement products
• Knowledge of financial services operations and technology; Digital Assets and Tokenization; experience in banking, capital markets, or financial operations is a plus
• Self-starter with a solid ability to prioritize, own and drive projects, and quickly learn new concepts and frameworks
• Exhibits solid understanding of Agile Software Development (primarily Scrum and Kanban) principles and techniques.
• Prior experience communicating with all customers (technology, clients, finance, integration, operations teams) to engage in discussion, create user stories, and consistently deliver the right products and solutions
• Complete the Product Vision and effectively translates into Product Roadmap and Backlog items to deliver the highest value
• Ability to collect, analyze and visually present data via the use of charts, graphs or infographics.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to shifting priorities
• Minimum of 8 years of related experience

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading graduate employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2,500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us:

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension