Product Director, Post-Trade Tech: Drive Innovation

Next Frontier Capital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TwinThread seeks a Product Director in Greater London to lead innovation in Post Trade Technology. You will oversee the product roadmap and drive product performance while coaching your team on best practices and fostering a culture of continuous innovation.

The ideal candidate must possess proven expertise in product delivery and a strong understanding of the product development life cycle. This role offers a dynamic opportunity to shape product innovations and inspire a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in delivering products or technology applications.
• Extensive knowledge of the product development life cycle.
• Proven ability to influence key product life cycle activities.
• Experienced in driving change within organizations.
• Manage a global team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee product roadmap and execution.
• Lead product life cycle from planning to deployment.
• Coach product team on best practices.
• Accountable for product performance and enhancements.
• Monitor market trends for product differentiation.

Skills

Delivery of products

Product development knowledge

Influencing adoption of product activities

Stakeholder management

Product/Program management

Communication and interpersonal skills

Global team management

Complex platform delivery

Agile methodologies and tools

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Ignite your passion for product innovation by leading customer-centric development, inspiring solutions, and shaping the future with your strategic vision and influence.

As a Product Director in Post Trade Technology, you lead innovation through the development of products and features that delight customers. As a leader on the team, you leverage your advanced capabilities to challenge traditional approaches, remove barriers to success, and foster a culture of continuous innovation that helps inspire cross-functional teams create groundbreaking solutions that address customer needs.

Job responsibilities

• Oversees the product roadmap, vision, development, execution, risk management, and business growth targets
• Leads the entire product life cycle through planning, execution, and future development by continuously adapting, developing new products and methodologies, managing risks, and achieving business targets like cost, features, reusability, and reliability to support growth
• Coaches and mentors the product team on best practices, such as solution generation, market research, storyboarding, mind-mapping, prototyping methods, product adoption strategies, and product delivery, enabling them to effectively deliver on objectives
• Owns product performance and is accountable for investing in enhancements to achieve business objectives
• Monitors market trends, conducts competitive analysis, and identifies opportunities for product differentiation
• Drives definition & build out of controls in various Payments platforms supporting Equities & Prime businesses

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proven expertise in delivering products, projects, or technology applications
• Extensive knowledge of the product development life cycle, technical design, and data analytics
• Proven ability to influence the adoption of key product life cycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management
• Experienced in driving change within organizations and managing stakeholders across multiple functions
• Experience of Product/Program managing large scale programs involving mission critical systems supporting large volumes of trades/cash flows
• Possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels within the organization, effectively guiding group discussions and decision-making processes within the domain context
• Demonstrated ability to manage a global team
• Extensive experience leading complex platform delivery
• Expertise and knowledge of Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira, Confluence

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Recognized thought leader within a related field
• Program management experience in Control/Risk
• Experience of working with Control/Risk teams
• Previous experience of managing large scale payment applications
  

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. Define the product roadmap, inspire a high-performing team, and monitor market trends to shape product innovations