Product Manager/Execution Domain

HALO INVESTING • Chicago, IL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Manager owns parts of Halo’s financial execution tools from conception through release. The role focuses on building reliable, low-friction trading interfaces and routing systems for trade desks, compliance managers, and end-users placing market orders. The Product Manager bridges regulatory requirements and intuitive workflows, develops a strong understanding of the product and market, and works with customers and internal teams to deliver execution features.

This is a hybrid role based in downtown Chicago, with three days per week in the office. The role partners with Engineering, Design, Sales, and Marketing to define, develop, and launch product features for institutional and retail trading clients.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of professional product management experience in capital markets, trading, or financial technology.
• Direct experience building or integrating Order Management Systems (OMS) or Execution Management Systems (EMS).
• Strong working knowledge of the trade lifecycle, including order entry, routing, execution, and settlement.
• Knowledge and understanding of financial SaaS products and the financial technology landscape.
• Experience building customer-facing web-based platforms.
• Experience with product management tools such as Jira, Miro, GitHub, and Figma.
• Technical understanding of software development and object-oriented programming.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to collaborate with engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Experience developing products within the full software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Adaptability and flexibility in response to market shifts, new asset classes, and compliance changes.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize user experience by minimizing friction and keystrokes and preventing costly errors in high-pressure trading environments.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the product, market microstructure, liquidity trends, and regulatory changes.
• Work directly with trade desks and issuer trade desks to identify execution features, gather latency and liquidity requirements, and translate them into technical specifications.
• Own parts of the platform’s core execution domain.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Design to build clear, intuitive order-entry interfaces for customers and trade desks, emphasizing speed and accuracy.
• Work with engineers to manage technical scope and guide product work through development and release.
• Drive go-to-market strategy for new execution features, partnering with Sales and Marketing to communicate product value to institutional and retail trading clients.
• Interact consistently with customers to understand and translate their needs.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, with a base salary of $85,000–$120,000 and eligibility for an annual bonus based on personal and business objectives.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Voluntary benefits, including identity protection, pet insurance, and accident insurance.
• Flexible PTO policy.
• 401(k) program.
• Paid parental leave.
• Company-paid on-site gym for Chicago-based employees.
• Happy hours and ad-hoc outings and activities, including sports teams and volunteer events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed