Platform and Product Development (Equity Derivatives Electronic Trading) - Vice President

Next Frontier Capital; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Vice President in Global Equities Product Development to define, measure, and drive strategic initiatives for Equities Derivatives and Strategic Indexes.

You will oversee technical implementation, partner with Quantitative Research, and shape go-to-market plans in a Front Office context. This is a highly technical, revenue-generating role requiring cross-functional leadership across trading, research, and technology teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from an accredited academic institution.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in product management, platform delivery, or front-office change within financial services.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate complex software or mathematical concepts in clear written and spoken language for audiences with varying levels of expertise.
• Relevant and recent programming experience (Python, Java, or C++).
• Applied quantitative financial product knowledge, ideally in equity derivatives.
• Strong, disciplined product owner skills (e.g., Agile, Kanban) and experience delivering large-scale projects in complex operating environments (e.g., Confluence, Jira, Agile development).
• Demonstrated understanding of end-to-end (E2E) trading system architecture and technology capabilities from both tactical and strategic perspectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end implementation of new initiatives, including defining the business purpose, benefits, technical implementation details, and measurements of success across multiple levels of seniority.
• Prioritize the most significant work needed to optimize go-to-market delivery and risk mitigation within a revenue-generating business.
• Perform the Product Owner role from a Front Office perspective for multiple initiatives, including establishing the “definition of done” and measurements of success.
• Partner closely with colleagues to understand business opportunities, process improvements, and workflows, and to deliver strategic platform and product solutions.
• Develop business requirements and technical specifications, and drive implementation in partnership with business users and technology teams.
• Establish appropriate governance, including control processes and procedures, for the business supported.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

Agile

Kanban

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Job description

Volatility and Structuring is J.P. Morgan’s Equities Derivatives and Strategic Index trading organization, delivering innovative and industry-leading products for trading and managing risk. The Product Development Team sits within these two businesses and leads the end-to-end delivery of platforms and technological capabilities used by trading, quantitative researchers, and external clients. This includes assessing commercial opportunities, defining product strategy and design, aligning resources, and leading end-to-end implementation across the trade lifecycle, including electronic trading, risk computation and evaluation, scenario analysis, and trade lifecycle management.

As a Vice President in Global Equities Product Development, you will define, measure, and drive the implementation of strategic initiatives for the Equities Derivatives and Strategic Index businesses. The role will require working with stakeholders, including Quantitative Research, to define product strategy and go-to-market plans, and to oversee technical implementation and measurement. This is an inherently technical role within a revenue-generating Front Office function.

Job responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end implementation of new initiatives, including defining the business purpose, benefits, technical implementation details, and measurements of success across multiple levels of seniority.
• Prioritize the most significant work needed to optimize go-to-market delivery and risk mitigation within a revenue-generating business.
• Perform the Product Owner role from a Front Office perspective for multiple initiatives, including establishing the “definition of done” and measurements of success.
• Partner closely with colleagues to understand business opportunities, process improvements, and workflows, and to deliver strategic platform and product solutions.
• Develop business requirements and technical specifications, and drive implementation in partnership with business users and technology teams.
• Establish appropriate governance, including control processes and procedures, for the business supported.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from an accredited academic institution.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in product management, platform delivery, or front-office change within financial services.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate complex software or mathematical concepts in clear written and spoken language for audiences with varying levels of expertise.
• Relevant and recent programming experience (Python, Java, or C++).
• Applied quantitative financial product knowledge, ideally in equity derivatives.
• Strong, disciplined product owner skills (e.g., Agile, Kanban) and experience delivering large-scale projects in complex operating environments (e.g., Confluence, Jira, Agile development).
• Demonstrated understanding of end-to-end (E2E) trading system architecture and technology capabilities from both tactical and strategic perspectives.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience supporting or delivering platforms for equity derivatives trading, structuring, or risk management.
• Experience with equity derivatives products and related capabilities (pricing, risk, scenario analysis, trade capture, and lifecycle events).
• Experience delivering electronic trading or analytics capabilities for institutional clients.
• Relevant professional qualifications from reputable training institutes or professional bodies (due recognition will be given).
• Experience working in a global, multi-time-zone operating model.

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. Lead front-office product delivery for equity derivatives trading platforms, partnering with trading, quantitative teams, and technology.