Head of Product - Trading

Recruitment Room - Global; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FinTech company is seeking a Product Manager to lead the strategy and development of their trading platform. The role involves defining the product vision, driving innovation, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Candidates should have significant experience in product management, especially within trading or financial products, and demonstrate strong leadership and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product management experience with at least 4 years leading trading or financial products.
• Deep understanding of financial markets and regulatory requirements.
• Proven track record of delivering innovative digital trading solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the trading platforms.
• Lead a team of product managers focused on trading solutions.
• Drive innovation in trading experiences, tools, and features.

Skills

Product Management

Leadership

Data Analysis

Regulatory Compliance

User Experience

Innovation

Financial Markets

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or relevant advanced degree

Job description

We are a publicly-traded FTSE250 FinTech company who run mobile, web and desktop platforms that help our clients trade stocks & shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options and Crypto.

We are ambitious. Over 340,000 people already use our platforms. We're global with offices in 18 countries and products in 16 regions. We're hungry to move faster, ship better product for our customers and grow our user base. We believe in high autonomy, and we want people who are looking to do things differently in order to create better experiences for our customers.

We work in cross-functional teams and are laser focused on increasing the number of active clients we serve to drive sustainable growth.

Your team

The product team executes the strategy and development for our trading platform and products, driving innovation in trading experiences while meeting regulatory requirements.

Your role in the Team's Success

Lead the product strategy and development for our trading platform and products, driving innovation in trading experiences while meeting regulatory requirements.

What you'll do

• Define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the trading platforms and products
• Lead a team of product managers focused on trading solutions
• Drive innovation in trading experiences, tools, and features
• Identify market trends and opportunities to maintain competitive advantage
• Ensure trading products meet regulatory requirements while delivering excellent user experiences
• Collaborate with engineering, design, and compliance teams to deliver robust trading solutions
• Analyse product performance, customer feedback, and market data to inform product decisions
• Represent the product team in executive meetings and strategic planning sessions
  
  

What you'll need for this role

Key Qualification Requirements

• 8+ years of product management experience with at least 4 years leading trading or financial products
• Deep understanding of financial markets, trading platforms, and regulatory requirements
• Experience managing complex, regulated financial products
• Proven track record of delivering innovative digital trading solutions
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing high-performing product teams
• Excellent analytical skills and data-driven decision making
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred
  
  

How we work

We Try To Take a Thoughtful Approach To Our Ways Of Working As a Company. We Follow a Hybrid Working Model With 3 Days In The Office -- Which We Think Balances The Need To Collaborate Effectively And Connect With Each Other. When It Comes To How We Deliver, There Are 5 Things We Want Everyone To Do To Drive High Performance, Better Learning And Career Satisfaction

• Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm
• Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes
• Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client's needs
• Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth
• Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback
  
  

We believe that diversity is vital to success, it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success. We're committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, that's why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us on this journey.

Skills: trading,finance,trading platforms,product management,data analysis,regulatory compliance,financial markets,user experience,leadership,regulatory requirements,innovation