Senior Product Manager (Futures)

APEX Fintech Services•Austin, TX

23d•$134,400 - $168,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Product Manager at Apex, you will set the direction for our Futures product and scale it effectively. You will identify high-impact opportunities, oversee end-to-end delivery across design, engineering, data, and go-to-market, and ensure the product meets performance, reliability, and customer experience standards while representing the product in executive forums.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science , Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field ; Master’s (e.g., MBA, CS, Engineering) preferred, or equivalent experience.
6–8+ years in product management, including independent ownership of a product line.
History of setting vision and multi-quarter roadmaps, influencing senior stakeholders, and delivering material business outcomes.
Experience establishing operating mechanisms and quality/compliance guardrails and leading high-visibility launches.
Systems and portfolio thinking: defines product vision and multi-quarter roadmap; aligns investments to outcomes and adjacent areas.
Executive communication and influence: frames trade-offs and decisions; secures resources and cross-org alignment.
Metrics and modeling: sets KPIs/OKRs; models impact/ROI; course-corrects based on performance and risk.
Technical and architectural fluency: engages on architecture, scalability, reliability, security, and compliance guardrails.
Operational excellence: establishes operating mechanisms (intake, prioritization, governance) ; owns product health, SLAs, and postmortems.
Coaching and bar-raising: mentors PMs; reviews roadmaps/PRDs; elevates product craft, measurement, and stakeholder management.

Nice To Haves

Relevant e xperience or understanding of futures market structure, derivatives, capital markets , exchange connectivity, FIX protocol, or order management systems.
Deep fluency in platform/ API strategy , data models , and third-party integrations; engag es on a rchitecture, scalability, and reliability.
Executive-level storytelling with data (impact/ROI modeling; influencing senior stakeholders).
Track record leading major launches and representing the product with executives and strategic customers.
Experience leading large-scale re - platforming or m odernization initiatives, driving cross-org alignment and risk management.

Responsibilities

Independently own our client facing futures products : define vision, strategy, and a multi-quarter roadmap that delivers material outcomes (growth, customer experience, efficiency) and clear decision rights.
Set product OKRs/KPIs and operating mechanisms (intake, prioritization, governance, release planning); ensure execution discipline through cadenced reviews, risk management, and course-correction.
Lead complex, cross-org initiatives; influence senior stakeholders and secure resources for the highest-impact work; align multiple teams on goals, milestones, and accountability.
Establish and enforce quality, reliability, security, and compliance guardrails; own product health and SLAs with engineering, including postmortems and remediation for incidents.
Develop compelling business cases; guide investment decisions and portfolio prioritization across related product areas, including build/buy/partner evaluations and ROI modeling.
Represent the product in executive forums and with key customers; drive alignment and accountability; communicate strategy, trade-offs, and performance transparently.
Coach and elevate PMs; review roadmaps/PRDs; raise the bar on discovery, experimentation, and decision quality; mentor on product craft, operating standards, and stakeholder influence.