Product Owner Senior Associate

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits: 

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee). 

The Impact you will have in this role:

The Product Owner is responsible for translating the product vision into squad results to achieve the product strategy, aligned with maxim improvising to the client. This is done through managing scope and product backlog in collaboration with multiple squads clients (internal/external), and key stakeholders.

The position necessitates robust business analysis and interpersonal skills within an agile environment to draft and present business requirements to both internal and external collaborators for approval and alignment. You demonstrate proficiency in conducting business impact assessments, comparing current-state and various future-state business models. This role involves leading multiple internal collaborator meetings collaborating the Global Trade Repository (GTR) in various industry-led forums on projects and new initiatives. Additionally, the role requires facilitating and supporting external working groups composed of major industry participants to provide mentorship on requirements and design options.

Your Primary Responsibilities: 

• Documents requirements in a clear and consistent manner through JIRA and other tools in accordance with the RDS Platform Team best practices.
• Collaborates with product management peers globally to ensure best practice and core principals are understood, adopted and implemented in regional initiatives.
• Act as Product Owner for the TRA squad, handling sprint priorities in accordance with the roadmap and release plans. Takes part in squad and team agile ceremonies.
• Assists with handling the TRA squad's backlog including prioritization of functional and non-functional improvements to effectively plan and coordinate multiple demands and competing priorities. 
• Partners with internal teams for the implementation of new features ensuring that all proposed changes are reviewed, feedback is incorporated, and any impact is fully communicated to internal collaborators.
• Accepts or rejects backlog items, according to acceptance criteria, during the sprint reviews.
• Seeks feedback from collaborators and clients and incorporates into future backlog items. 
• Assists in external working groups and other relevant subject matter working groups.
• Assists in product training efforts for all touchpoints to both internal and external customers, including documentation, publications, E Training tools, FAQ’s.
• Act as an SME in the product and, where required, to attend meetings with clients to help with the product area of expertise and perform client demos. 
• Identifies potential risks to achieving project objectives and elevates to appropriate management. Mitigates risk by following established procedures, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.
• Partner with collaborators to understand applicable legislation and develop requirements that drive regulatory compliant solutions

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7+ years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• Proven experience as an Agile Product Owner, preferably in regulatory reporting or securities financing services
• Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear product requirements for agile squad.
• Exhibits solid understanding of Agile Software Development (primarily Scrum and Kanban) principles and techniques.
• Understands and uses applicable work management tools (i.e. JIRA) for decision making and collaboration.
• Drives creative and solution-oriented activity with all participants and collaborators
• Knowledge of financial services operations; Post Trade Processing, Trade Reporting & associated regulation, trends and user demands.
• Complete the Product Vision and effectively translates into Product Roadmap and Backlog items to deliver the highest value.
• Collaborate with product management peers globally to ensure standard process and core principals are understood, adopted and implemented in regional initiatives.
• Ability to collect, analyze and visually present data via the use of charts, graphs or infographics.
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Experience Level

Senior Level