Product Manager (TradeNeXus) – Assistant Vice President

Overview TradeNeXus is an award winning post-trade solution developed primarily for asset managers and their counterparties that provides electronic matching, confirmation and communication of settlement information for FX and money-market funds. The platform has recently rebranded and embarked on strategic enhancements to create additional value-add to its client base. The platform has recently extended its solutions to FX clearing workflows and CLS monitoring to facilitate overview of settlement across custodians. TradeNeXus is a part of the State Street's GlobalLINK suite of market-leading e-trading platforms, technology, data and workflow solutions from State Street Global Markets.

Who We Are Looking For The TradeNeXus Product Manager’s primary role is to support the product and business managers to implement product enhancements and expansions thoroughly and efficiently as well as to help maintain and enhance the business to be more controlled and efficient. This includes but not limited to collaborating with clients, sales, IT, and external partners to develop clear business requirements and specifications, troubleshooting, proactive project management, and working with internal groups in seeking input and approvals. Additional responsibilities may include identifying opportunities for innovation, assessing the marketplace for opportunities and obstacles to the business’ success and providing training and educational material. As Product Manager, you will be a critical component in delivering on our product roadmap and the overall success of our business.

What You Will Be Responsible For People

• Develop and maintain strong working partnerships within the TradeNeXus team and all constituents.
• Contribute to team culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing Strategy & Planning
• Work with product team to develop and manage TradeNeXus product roadmap balancing strategic initiatives and ongoing platform enhancements.
• Participate in improving internal product process in implementing improvements to maximize control, communication, and efficiency.
• Be aware of industry trends, regulations, and developments related to TradeNeXus client base and initiatives Product Development
• Lead assigned product initiatives in assessing viability, risks, and analyzing requirements (including any partner firm specifications).
• Develop and drive end-to-end product delivery for initiatives, which includes collaborating with key constituents in Sales, IT, Legal and Compliance as well as navigating State Street required processes such as new business approvals.
• Manage project plan and milestones, whilst identifying and managing project level risks, issues and dependencies.
• Define clear, concise but thorough product specifications
• Identify risks and issues with the business and propose/manage ideas for mitigation or elimination.
• Contribute to product innovation to maintain competitiveness, client satisfaction, increase market share and generate new revenue streams.
• Proactively managing any escalated queries or issues brought to the team.

What We Value

• Excellent problem-solving skills with a strong solutions mindset
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to drive through key initiatives
• Great team skills but must be a self-starter and have ability to work under pressure
• Results orientated - capacity to prioritize, stay on top and quarterback a wide variety of business initiatives internally within the firm and externally with industry bodies, exchanges, clearing houses and regulators. Often this will require leading from the front and taking the initiative to improve structure, direction and prioritization over the global objective.
• Adept at managing multiple projects/initiatives (strong attention to detail and the ability to handle several tasks simultaneously
• Appreciation of cultural differences globally.
• A person who exemplifies risk excellence and owners mindset
• Great communicator and motivator. Ability to effectively communicate with all levels across the organization

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Undergraduate in finance, business, or computer science
• 13+ Years of experience

Additional Requirements

• Previous experience in financial technology, operational workflows, foreign exchange, and project management a plus.

Are you the right candidate? Yes! We truly believe in the power that comes from the diverse backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don’t necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data driven decisions and are a good team player, you could be a great fit.

Why This Role Is Important To Us Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients. We’re driving the company’s digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation. We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization. We’re looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company. Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry.

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