Product Owner Associate Director

DTCC • Tampa, FL

3d • 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
• Core Product Delivery Leadership
• Strong experience in product delivery within financial market infrastructure, with exposure to Clearing and/or Settlement domains
• Proven ability to deliver complex, multi-year transformation initiatives across multiple teams
• Demonstrated ability to drive predictable, high-quality delivery in agile environments
• Strong understanding of agile frameworks, backlog management, and release planning at scale
• Experience operating within structured delivery standards (e.g., DPS or equivalent)
• Ability to translate strategic objectives into actionable delivery plans and roadmaps
• Strong prioritization skills, balancing business value, technical constraints, and risk
• Ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across business, technology, and operations
• Strong communication skills with experience managing cross-functional and global teams
• Experience running client meetings, working groups and or webinars
• Solid understanding of financial markets, trade lifecycle, clearing, and settlement processes across multiple asset classes such as Equities, Fixed Income and ETF’s (Primary Market).
• Ability to engage effectively with engineering and architecture teams on solution design
• Strong appreciation for operational readiness, resiliency, and risk management in production environments
• Experience managing release cycles and ensuring smooth production transitions
• Ability to foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Experience leading retrospectives and embedding delivery best practices across teams

Responsibilities

• Accountable for end-to-end delivery of prioritized strategic initiatives across Clearing and Settlement, ensuring delivery on time and within budget
• Translate strategic objectives into executable delivery plans, epics, and release roadmaps
• Align delivery with enterprise priorities, regulatory requirements, and client needs
• Own and govern the product backlog, ensuring alignment between business enhancements and technical priorities
• Lead quarterly and ad-hoc prioritization forums to align stakeholders on delivery scope and sequencing
• Maintain backlog hygiene and readiness for Sprint 0 and delivery planning in compliance with Delivery Practice Standards
• Lead and actively participate in all agile ceremonies (Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Zero, Reviews, Retrospectives, Summits)
• Drive predictable, high-quality delivery across squads through clear planning, dependency management, and risk mitigation
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement
• Partner with RTB, CTB, Engineering, Architecture, UX/UI, QA, and Operations to balance delivery trade-offs and ensure alignment
• Act as the central point of coordination across business and technology stakeholders
• Manage dependencies across multiple teams and systems to enable seamless execution
• Accountable for end-to-end product documentation (e.g., Initiative Alignment Documentation), translating strategic priorities into detailed requirements, solution designs, epics, and user stories
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and traceability of requirements across the delivery lifecycle
• Govern change requests and ensure alignment with strategic intent
• Oversee the technology release calendar in partnership with RTB, CTB, and Technology teams
• Own operational readiness planning and execution, including: Client-facing documentation and specifications Training and enablement materials Operational process updates
• Ensure smooth transition from delivery into production and business-as-usual operations
• Joint responsibility across RTB/CTB for annual budget planning, submission, and tracking
• Ensure efficient utilization of resources and alignment of delivery with budget constraints
• Contribute to client communication, marketing materials, and industry engagement initiatives
• Support creation of content for client distribution, learning centers, and firm platforms

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).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level