Senior Product Manager

Metrics Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private health insurance

Team events

Job summary

Metrics Recruitment is partnering with a leading institutional crypto trading firm to hire an experienced Product Manager in London. You will own the customer-facing UIs and execution workflows, collaborating with engineers, designers, and stakeholders to define, build, and ship a secure, scalable trading platform.

You should be hands-on with product delivery, enjoy cross-functional collaboration, and focus on performance, adoption, and measurable outcomes for institutional clients.

Qualifications

• Experience owning and shipping customer-facing UI products used by external users.
• 5+ years in a technical Product Manager role, ideally in fintech, crypto, or capital markets.
• Strong technical background to engage with engineers on system design and infrastructure.
• Proficiency in Python scripting for basic automation or data parsing.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of customer-facing UIs and execution workflows, from concept through launch and iteration.
• Own the product lifecycle of the platform, driving delivery with a strong bias toward shipping, user adoption, and measurable outcomes.
• Track user adoption, usage patterns, and performance metrics to iterate and improve shipped functionality.
• Manage the engineering team's roadmap, sprints, and deliverables using Agile methodologies.
• Partner with engineering, infrastructure, and security teams on technical feasibility, architecture, and cybersecurity standards.
• Ensure integration with market data feeds and execution systems using the FIX protocol.
• Maintain a focus on system latency, ensuring low-latency execution pathways and minimizing delays across the platform.
• Use Python for automation, prototyping, and light data analysis as needed.

Skills

UI product ownership

Fintech / capital markets experience

Technical collaboration with engineers

Agile methodologies

Tools

Python

FIX protocol

Job description

Our client is a leading global player in the digital asset markets — a crypto-native algorithmic trading firm providing liquidity across major exchanges and trading platforms. Their OTC desk offers a wide range of spot and derivatives products and supports a large base of counterparties spanning both crypto-native and traditional financial institutions. They are also active participants in the broader blockchain ecosystem through DeFi, an investments arm, partnerships, and incubations.

Founded by trading industry veterans, the firm has successfully navigated multiple crypto industry cycles. Culturally, they combine the best of two worlds: the technology standards of high-frequency trading firms in traditional markets and the innovative, entrepreneurial culture of technology startups.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Product Manager to lead the development of an institutional crypto trading platform, enabling seamless trading experiences for institutional clients. This role owns the end-user trading experience — the customer-facing UIs and execution workflows used daily by institutional clients.

This is a hands-on, cross-functional role with direct impact. You will work closely with engineers, designers, and stakeholders across the business to define, build, and ship a secure, scalable, high-performance trading platform. It is best suited to PMs who are hands-on builders and delivery-driven.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of customer-facing UIs and execution workflows, from concept through launch and iteration.
• Own the product lifecycle of the platform, driving delivery with a strong bias toward shipping, user adoption, and measurable outcomes.
• Track user adoption, usage patterns, and performance metrics to continuously iterate and improve shipped functionality.
• Manage the engineering team's roadmap, sprints, and deliverables using Agile methodologies.
• Partner with engineering, infrastructure, and security teams on technical feasibility, architecture, and cybersecurity standards.
• Use Python for automation, prototyping, and light data analysis as needed.
• Ensure integration with market data feeds and execution systems using the FIX protocol.
• Maintain a focus on system latency, ensuring low-latency execution pathways and minimizing delays across the platform.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience owning and shipping customer-facing UI products used by external users.
• 5+ years in a technical Product Manager role, ideally in fintech, crypto, or capital markets.
• Strong technical background — able to engage deeply with engineers on system design and infrastructure to deliver complex, customer-facing products.
• Proficiency in Python scripting for basic automation or data parsing.
• Awareness of latency-critical systems and the ability to make trade-offs between speed, scalability, and reliability.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with cybersecurity principles, identity/access management, and secure APIs.
• Experience managing full-stack product development with a focus on scalability and performance, including latency-critical systems.
• Hands-on experience with the FIX protocol and electronic trading systems.
• Prior experience building trading platforms or single dealer platforms.
• Knowledge of crypto markets, blockchain infrastructure, and DeFi protocols.

Why Join

• Opportunity to work at one of the world's leading algorithmic trading firms.
• Engaging projects offering accelerated responsibilities and ownership compared to traditional finance environments.
• A vibrant working culture with team meals, festive celebrations, gaming events, and company-wide team-building events.
• A modern central London office with amenities, personalized desk setups, and a comfortable team breakout area.
• Great company culture: informal, non-hierarchical, ambitious, highly professional with a startup vibe, collaborative, and entrepreneurial.
• Performance-based compensation with significant earning potential, alongside standard perks like pension and private health insurance.