Product Lead — Systematic Commodity Trading
Lead the development of data and technology capabilities supporting systematic commodity trading, working closely with portfolio managers, quantitative researchers, traders and engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the product roadmap, priorities and delivery of systematic trading and portfolio management capabilities.
- Translate front-office workflows into business requirements, functional specifications and acceptance criteria.
- Define vendor and in-house data requirements, covering sourcing, integration, quality and availability.
- Guide platform development across research, backtesting, portfolio construction, order management, execution, risk and P&L monitoring.
- Evaluate technology providers and lead build-versus-buy assessments, considering functionality, integration, scalability and cost.
- Coordinate testing, implementation and adoption, ensuring solutions meet investment teams’ needs.
Your Background
- Experience as a Product Manager, Product Lead or senior Business Analyst within a hedge fund, systematic investment manager or relevant front-office trading environment.
- Strong understanding of systematic trading workflows, from research and signal generation through to portfolio management and execution.
- Knowledge of commodity derivatives, including futures curves, contract expiries and roll mechanics.
- Experience delivering or integrating trading platforms, such as order and execution management systems, portfolio management systems, risk platforms or market-data infrastructure.
- Ability to translate investment requirements into actionable technology deliverables and challenge technical proposals constructively.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with credibility across investment, technology and data teams.