Commodities Product Manager - Assistant Vice President - HOUSTON (Hybrid)

New Jersey Department of Children and Families; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial sector is seeking a Product Developer to coordinate product development initiatives and manage the product lifecycle. Responsibilities include defining product requirements and collaborating across teams to ensure successful product delivery. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills, at least a Bachelor's degree, and 3-8 years of relevant experience.

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Life, accident, and disability insurance

Wellness programs

Paid time off packages

Qualifications

• 3-8 years structuring experience from a financial institution.
• Demonstrated quantitative and analytical skills.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all activities related to product development and feature functionality.
• Creates product vision and roadmap aligned to business priorities.
• Works closely with various teams to fulfill delivery objectives.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Product developer responsible for coordination amongst front office teams working on new business development initiatives. Creates a product vision aligned to business priorities and corresponding roadmap to delivery.

Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Accountable for significant direct business results or authoritative advice regarding the operations of the business. Necessitates a degree of responsibility over technical strategy. Primarily affects a sub-function. Responsible for handling staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project.

Responsibilities:

• The Product Developer is responsible for all activities related to the development of new products and/or features and functionality of products including developing business cases, requirements definition (BRDs), product enhancements innovation, feature and functionality definition based on market and industry research and trends and client needs. This role manages the end-to-end product development lifecycle and will also scope product releases, agreeing to and tracking business priorities, incorporating regulatory and compliance requirements and investment tracking
• Creates a product vision aligned to business priorities and corresponding roadmap to delivery
• Follows market, industry and client trends to own field and adapts them for application Citi's products and solutions platforms
• Conceptualizes, plans, prioritizes, coordinates design and delivery of products or features to product release, and serves as product ambassador within user community
• Works in close co-ordination with Sales, Trading, Technology, MQA, Market risk, Business Managers and senior stakeholders to fulfil the delivery objectives
• Has responsibility to deliver significant direct business results and authoritative advice regarding product development that necessitates a degree of responsibility over technical strategy
• Partners with senior business leaders and a widely distributed global user community to define and implement solutions
• Creates clear and specific project plans, business and technical requirements documents for product execution
• Has direct interaction with trading, sales, MQA, business managers and technology teams, to understand their long-term vision, discuss industry trends, and incorporate them into the product & solutions strategy

Qualifications:

• 3-8 years structuring experience from a financial institution
• Demonstrated quantitative and analytical skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with multiple functional groups in a cohesive manner.

Education:

• Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Job Family Group:

Institutional Trading

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Job Family:

Structuring

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

Houston Texas United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$150,000.00 - $175,000.00

In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Feb 11, 2025

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