Senior Manager, Product Manager, GCM Transformation

Scotiabank•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The Product Manager manages product execution and roadmap delivery for a Capital Markets product or business capability. Reporting to the Senior Product Manager, this role translates product strategy into actionable requirements, maintains a prioritized backlog, and partners with business and technology teams to deliver capabilities that drive measurable business outcomes. The role owns business requirements, defines epics, features, and acceptance criteria, and supports sprint and release planning to align delivery with product objectives, user needs, and organizational priorities. The Product Manager executes the roadmap established by the Senior Product Manager, manages and refines the product backlog, gathers and documents requirements, and supports Agile delivery throughout the development lifecycle. The role works with stakeholders across Front Office, Operations, Technology, Risk, Finance, and Compliance, and supports product adoption, performance measurement, risk management, governance, and documentation.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
5+ years of experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, Capital Markets, Operations, or Technology.
Strong understanding of Capital Markets products, trading workflows, post-trade processing, or market infrastructure.
Experience managing product backlogs and defining business requirements in Agile environments.
Proven ability to translate business needs into actionable product requirements.
Experience working with cross-functional business and technology teams.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

Execute the product roadmap established by the Senior Product Manager, translating strategic objectives into prioritized initiatives, epics, and features.
Keep product development aligned with business priorities and expected outcomes; support release planning and roadmap management across delivery teams.
Track delivery progress, dependencies, risks, and impediments.
Own, prioritize, refine, and maintain an actionable product backlog aligned with business value, stakeholder input, regulatory requirements, roadmap commitments, and product objectives.
Gather, analyze, and document business requirements; define epics, user stories, features, and acceptance criteria.
Collaborate with stakeholders to validate requirements and solution options, ensure requirements are complete and testable, and support user acceptance testing.
Partner with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, Architects, and Delivery teams throughout the development lifecycle.
Support sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint reviews, release activities, timely decision-making, and continuous improvement.
Clarify requirements and acceptance criteria for development teams and monitor sprint outcomes.
Build working relationships with Front Office, Operations, Technology, Risk, Finance, and Compliance stakeholders; act as a liaison between business users and delivery teams.
Gather stakeholder and user feedback, communicate feature progress and release plans, and escalate issues or decisions requiring Senior Product Manager support.
Monitor feature adoption and usage, collect user feedback, identify enhancements, and support measurement of business outcomes, KPI performance, and benefits realization.
Recommend product improvements based on user behavior, operational metrics, and stakeholder feedback.
Ensure delivered features meet regulatory, operational risk, and control requirements; support governance processes and identify and mitigate delivery risks.
Maintain appropriate documentation and audit trails for product decisions and requirements.