Product Manager/Owner

Since our founding in 1996, we have been at the vanguard of financial technology, providing groundbreaking expertise, quantitative analytics and software that redefine pricing and risk management in the financial markets. With the strategic acquisitions of FINCAD, PolyPaths and Kynex, Numerix has further strengthened its leadership position empowering financial institutions worldwide, to transform risk into opportunities with confidence. Position Summary The Product owner/manager will work within the product management team to lead the development of the next generation front-to-risk solution offerings for the financial markets industry. The focus of his team is to deliver product features that serve front office users mainly. The role will entail working closely with the head of the product management team to define the roadmap and make sure the team is able to deliver on the product backlog. He will work internally across business, research and client onboarding teams as well as externally with clients to determine product features and enhancements that will be commercially successful in providing solutions to capital market participants. Responsibilities

• As a member of the product management team, drive and maintain the product road map to become the de facto front-to-risk platform for the capital market.
• Lead the software development lifecycle by applying industry best practices in functional design
• Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, tasks and workflow analysis.
• Work with Clients, Project Teams and Development Teams to analyze product gaps and enhancement requests, support business analysts drafting technical specifications and prioritize developmental efforts.
• Serve as business and technical expert to support presales and customer onboarding activities as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, mathematics, computer science or related field
• 5+ years of experience in the Financial Services industry including at least 2 years directly working in front or middle office at banks, broker/dealers, hedge funds, or asset managers
• Strong analytical skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into functional and technical requirements
• Strong understanding of Derivative Trade Life-cycle management from both a Front and Back Office perspective
• Thorough understanding of and experience delivering trade capture and pricing solutions, including Vanilla and Exotic Financial Derivatives, Trade Life-cycle and Workflow, Market and Credit Risk analytics
• In-depth familiarity with Financial Product Structures, Curve Building, and Market and Reference Data
• Knowledge of valuation models and methodologies of public and OTC Cash and Derivative products and exposure to multiple Asset Classes (FI, Commodities, Credit, Equities and FX)
• Working knowledge of front office or middle office systems
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated to strive for the success of our products.