Product Owner

About the Role

Working with a prestigious global investment management firm, you will join a team dedicated to offering comprehensive investment capabilities across global capital markets. This firm provides tailored investment solutions to institutional clients in over 60 countries, supported by proprietary research and a collaborative culture. Their private partnership structure fosters a long-term view, aligning their perspectives with clients' interests.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the product vision and roadmap for Portfolio Management System (PMS) and Order Management System (OMS) capabilities, enabling investment decisions and compliant client portfolios.
• Accountable for the vision, roadmap, prioritization, and outcomes of capabilities spanning portfolio construction, target management, investment implementation, and pre-trade guideline adherence.
• Translate Investment Platform strategy into a clear roadmap and prioritized backlog, ensuring efficient movement from portfolio intent to implementation, execution, and operational processing.
• Own product vision, roadmap priorities, sequencing decisions, capacity allocation, backlog management, and outcome realization, partnering with technology for solution design and support.
• Lead backlog refinement, prioritization, release planning, and product acceptance activities, actively participating in Agile planning to ensure team understanding of priorities.
• Identify and prioritize AI and advanced analytics opportunities to improve investment workflows, decision support, automation, and operational efficiency.

What You'll Need

• 10+ years of experience in asset management or financial services, with significant experience in portfolio management, implementation, trading, or investment technology.
• Deep understanding of portfolio management, investment implementation, order management, and front-to-back investment workflows.
• Proven experience working closely with portfolio managers, investment analysts, risk, data, and technology teams; experience with traders, operations, and compliance is a plus.
• Demonstrated success in defining product strategy, roadmaps, backlogs, and delivery priorities for complex cross-functional initiatives in Agile environments.
• Strong product leadership with an outcome orientation and the ability to translate strategy into executable priorities and measurable results.
• Bachelor's degree required; an advanced degree and/or CFA, FRM, CAIA, or related professional qualification is preferred.

What's On Offer

• An opportunity to work at the intersection of Investments, Trading, Implementation, Operations, Compliance, Data, and Technology.
• A collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate.
• The chance to contribute to capabilities that are strategic enablers of the investment process.
• An environment that values continuous learning and growth, with a focus on cutting-edge technology and innovation.
• Apply via Haystack today.