Product Owner Associate Director

DTCC Digital Assets•Tampa, FL

33d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, DTCC 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.

Requirements

Minimum of 8 years of related experience
Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
Solid understanding of trade lifecycle and DTCC's Equity Clearing & Settlement products
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

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of financial services operations and technology; Digital Assets and Tokenization; experience in banking, capital markets, or financial operations is a plus

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)

Benefits

Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
Pension / Retirement benefits
Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

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