Trading Product Manager - AVP

Morgan Stanley•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Trading Product Manager - AVP Overview: More than 30 years ago, ETRADE pioneered the online brokerage industry by executing the first-ever electronic individual investor trade. While the landscape of our industry has changed dramatically, our culture of innovation and drive to make online trading accessible to everyone continues to drive us forward. We believe in challenging the status quo, fostering an environment of curiosity and learning, and, above all, putting our customers first. SUMMARY ETRADE Financial is looking for an experienced candidate with a solid background in Retail Trading platforms. Knowledge of retail brokerage operations and trading including equities, options, and futures trading is necessary. Additional knowledge around trading tools and features such as options chains, charts, buying power, and margin and risk vetting systems will be a valuable skill set. The primary responsibility of the position is to lead initiatives within the Trading Product team to implement new products or features that will enhance the client experience. The role requires the candidate to oversee the end-to-end product development lifecycle - including requirements gathering, development support, pre and post launch strategy - for a variety of products in the assigned portfolios. The desired candidate should be a self-starter, a problem solver and must be driven to solve complex business issues.

Requirements

5 years of experience in Product Management preferably in the Financial Services Industry
Bachelor's degree
Ability to clearly articulate complex ideas to a diverse audience
Strong organizational skills to work on multiple projects simultaneously on time and within budget delivery
Demonstrates effectiveness in a fast-paced, demanding, client-driven environment
Strong understanding of the retail client and ability to view proposed solutions through the eyes of the client
An energetic person with an entrepreneurial attitude

Nice To Haves

2+ years of relevant work experience managing the end-to-end product life-cycle for digital products in the brokerage and/or Finance industry
Excellent understanding of Equities/Options/Futures trading, and trading platforms
Ability and willingness to learn how to lead product development initiatives through an agile framework using epics and user stories
Ability to engage and find opportunities beyond individual responsibilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

Lead new initiatives to introduce new functionality designed to enhance the trading experience
Perform in depth analysis with key stakeholders to identify areas of revenue opportunities and put forward a plan to implement required changes
Assist and lead, where applicable, in developing and communicating strategy for individual products based upon understanding of market, competition, regulatory, and legislative trends
Work with Risk and Service partners to identify system or experience gaps that need to be addressed.
Provide Product Support: Research and resolve complex issues related to assigned products or core competency
Work with various stakeholders through the agile framework to fix existing issues and/or bring new initiatives to light.
Work and build solid relationship with key stakeholders - including Operations, Customer Service, Marketing, Technology and Quality Assurance teams - to deliver simple, elegant and defect free products
Champion new products throughout the organization
Conduct and monitor the competitive landscape and propose actionable recommendations aligned with the company's roadmap

Benefits

Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and X Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees.

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