Investment Product Owner (Fixed Income Portfolio Management)

MassMutual • Boston, MA

262d • $152,100 - $199,600 • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Fixed Income Portfolio Management Product Owner to drive the vision, strategy, and roadmap of our portfolio and order management solutions for the Fixed Income Portfolio Management team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of investment strategies across a variety of public and private asset classes, and the data required to support these. This includes the understanding of associated business processes and internal/vended technology capabilities, with a focus on designing, testing, and choosing optimal workflows. The Product Owner is not a Portfolio Manager or Portfolio Analyst but instead works closely with Front Office teams to improve processes, technology, and data. In close partnership with the Head of Asset Allocation, the Product Owner will play a key role in ensuring the seamless integration of new tools and enhancements tied to enabling capabilities such as portfolio modeling, order management, allocations, and cash forecasting. This newly created role is responsible for strategic change, liaising with both day-to-day business teams (i.e. Fixed Income Portfolio Management) as well as technology teams (i.e. Enterprise Technology), and ensuring priorities and interests of the group are represented across functional areas. The Product Owner will be accountable for not only assessing trade-offs, but making and owning decisions intended to improve the portfolio management of fixed income strategies at MassMutual.

Requirements

• 5+ years as a Product Owner or similar role.
• Strong understanding of Investment technology, data and processes, with expertise in fixed income portfolio management strategies.
• 10+ years' related experience in financial services, insurance, or related industry.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, highly collaborative.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Experience in project planning and resource allocation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• CFA or similar certification encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Drive product vision, strategy, and roadmap for business architecture and process flows supporting fixed income portfolio management activities.
• Develop deep domain expertise in MassMutual business processes and internal/vended technology capabilities.
• Own business requirements definitions for portfolio management focused projects and initiatives.
• Serve as the first line of defense in business UAT testing.
• Maintain and sign off on documentation for key business processes and the operating model.
• Drive project planning, sizing, and delivery timelines for the project queue and backlog.
• Represent the interests of fixed income portfolio management processes in the investment ecosystem transformation program.
• Collaborate with other Product Owners to determine resourcing needs and project dependencies.
• Maximize the value of tech investments by driving change management, socialization, and adoption of tech strategies and tools.
• Establish KPIs and track application/platform adoption.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• Incentive and bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive benefits offerings.
• Hybrid work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree