Assistant Vice President, Product - Middle Office

Responsibilities

• Apply detailed knowledge and understanding of post trade confirmation, matching, and settlements to assist in product development and advance the product roadmap
• Work with integration partners/vendors on connectivity, workflows, data, and user experience
• Produce business and technical requirement documents based on product roadmap, competitive analysis, and understanding of market and regulatory trends
• Work directly with customers to gather product requirements and develop feature specifications
• Partner with engineering and QA to help develop, implement, and refine features
• Plan and schedule validation tasks; provide hands-on manual tests; develop verification plans and processes
• Avoid inaccurate and incomplete documentation for product features and workflows
• Provide client beta testing support and train personnel on capabilities of new product releases
• Afford assistance with the management of project schedules and deliverables
• Afford assistance with implementation and support to investigate and resolve critical client issues
• Afford assistance with testing requirements and exercises as needed
• Participate actively in the Agile software development process by adhering to the CRD Scrum Methodology including attending all agile ceremonies and adhering to SDLC guidelines

Requirements

• 5+ years of software development lifecycle experience, specifically Agile development methodologies and familiarity with tools such as Jira
• Strong experience with workflows for post trade confirmation, matching, and clearing
• Familiarity with venues such as CTM, TradeNexus, OSTTRA Trade Manager, Traiana, etc.
• Familiarity with SWIFT and trade settlements
• Experience with system integrations using API’s, FIX, and file-based data exchange
• Demonstrated ability translating business requirements into comprehensive functional and technical product specification documents
• Ability to take initiative and work independently
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation skills
• Advanced writing skills, including the ability to abstract/summarize highly detailed information
• Strong analytical skills, including understanding complex data sets and the ability to reconcile conflicting data
• Technical background, including familiarity with SQL. Knowledge of cloud architecture a plus
• Knowledgeable in one or more CRD functional areas and/or State Street Alpha desirable