Technical Product Manager

CFA Institute; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcesium is seeking an experienced Product Manager to drive core accounting product features from concept to delivery across our Hyderabad/Bengaluru/Gurugram offices. You will partner with engineering and design teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions for leading hedge funds and clients.

The role demands strong product management background, deep technical understanding (Java, distributed systems, databases), and a track record of cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in front, middle, and/or back-office with at least 2+ years in product management.
• Java understanding to communicate with dev teams; distributed systems concepts; knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience collaborating closely with engineers.
• Strong academic background and drive for high-tech software development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; critical thinking; ability to influence stakeholders.
• Multitasking with attention to detail and quality; resourceful and execution-focused.
• Graduate degree in software engineering; MBA/CFA adds advantage.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools for building products.

Responsibilities

• Carry the product/feature from concept to creation.
• Brainstorm product/feature value propositions for clients.
• Distill vision into roadmaps and specifications through domain insights and requirements gathering.
• Collaborate with engineers/architects to translate specs into design and product.
• Prepare comprehensive business test cases to aid engineering.
• Evaluate progress against specs and vision; mitigate risks.
• Create prototypes using Python and AI.
• Track risks/assumptions and escalate issues as needed.
• Conduct competitive analysis.

Skills

Product management

Java

Distributed systems

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

Engineering collaboration

AI tools usage

Education

Graduate degree in software engineering

MBA or CFA (advantage)

Job description

Company Overview

Arcesium is a global financial technology firm that solves complex data-driven challenges faced by some of the world's most sophisticated financial institutions. We constantly innovate our platform and capabilities to meet tomorrow's challenges, anticipate the risks our clients encounter, and design advanced solutions to help our clients achieve transformational business outcomes.

Financial technology is a high-growth industry as change and innovation continue to disrupt the status-quo and prompt major transformation. Arcesium is at a particularly interesting time in our own growth as we look to leverage our successfully established market position and expand operations in pursuit of strategic new business opportunities. We value intellectual curiosity, proactive ownership, and collaboration with colleagues, and we empower you to meaningfully contribute from day one and accelerate your professional development.

We are looking for an exceptionally talented resource to join one of our cross-functional product teams in our Hyderabad/Bangalore/Gurugram office for an Individual contributor role. This product team is responsible for building the core accounting product offering of our platform. This position offers opportunity to define and design the next generation of products on our platform, which is used by some of the most sophisticated hedge funds in the world; and to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

What you'll do:

• Carry the product/feature from concept to creation
• Brainstorm product/feature and its value proposition to our client base
• Distill the vision into documents such as product roadmap and product/feature specification via deep dives into domain, gathering requirements and/or business analysis
• Work closely with the engineers/architects to translate the Product Specification to design, and then to the product itself
• Prepare comprehensive business test cases/beds to aid the engineering process
• Rigorously and continuously evaluate the progress of product/feature-in-flight by leveraging the created test cases/beds and ensure compliance to the product/feature specification and the vision
• Prepare prototypes using Python and AI
• Track and question risks/assumptions
• Proactively elevate issues and mitigate execution risks
• Be involved in conducting competitor analysis

What you'll need:

• 4+ years of experience working in the front, middle and/or back-office space with a minimum of 2+ years of experience in product management
• Technical skills needed
  • Understanding of Java: Familiarity with Java concepts to effectively communicate and collaborate with the development team.
  • Knowledge of Distributed Systems: Understanding of distributed systems concepts to grasp project requirements and challenges.
  • Database Awareness: General knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases to contribute effectively to data-related discussions.
• Experience working closely with engineers.
• Outstanding academic background & passion to work in a high-tech software development environment.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Critical thinking and the ability to articulate standpoints/ideas and influence stakeholders
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple lines of execution with attention to detail and quality
• A healthy combination of resourcefulness, domain expertise, creativity and execution prowess
• Candidate should have a graduate degree in software engineering
• Advanced knowledge in field of Trade Accounting and operations or Certifications in financial domain such as MBA, CFA will be an added advantage.
• Handson experience on using and integrating various AI tools for building out products will be an added advantage.

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