Product Owner Associate Director

DTCC; Jersey City (NJ); Ibrido; USD 110.000 - 160.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health insurance

Pension

Paid time off

Hybrid work model

Descrizione del lavoro

DTCC is seeking a Product Owner (Delivery) to drive strategic transformation across Clearing and Settlement, turning objectives into actionable delivery plans and backlogs. You will partner with RTB/CTB, Engineering, UX/UI, QA, and Operations to ensure regulatory alignment, on-time delivery, and client-focused outcomes.

You will lead agile ceremonies, manage risk, and maintain delivery discipline to ensure high-quality releases and operational readiness while supporting go/no-go decisions and

Mansioni

• End-to-end delivery of prioritized strategic initiatives across Clearing and Settlement.
• Translate strategic objectives into executable delivery plans, epics, and release roadmaps.
• Align delivery with enterprise priorities, regulatory requirements, and client needs.
• Own and continuously prioritize the squad backlog based on business value, client impact, regulatory requirements, risk, dependencies, and capacity.
• Lead quarterly and ad-hoc prioritization forums to align stakeholders on scope and sequencing.
• Maintain backlog hygiene and readiness for Sprint 0 and delivery planning in compliance with Delivery Practice Standards.
• Lead and participate in all agile ceremonies: Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Zero, Reviews, Retrospectives, Summits.
• Drive predictable, high-quality delivery through planning, dependency management, and risk mitigation.
• Monitor delivery performance, milestone commitments, and the critical path; escalate threats early.
• Foster accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with RTB, CTB, Engineering, Architecture, UX/UI, QA, and Operations to balance delivery trade-offs.
• Document requirements and translate strategic priorities into epics and user stories.
• Oversee the release calendar with teams to ensure operational readiness, training, and documentation.
• Ensure release planning covers controls, resiliency, monitoring, and production readiness.
• Contribute product input to go/no-go decisions and transition to business-as-usual support.

Descrizione del lavoro

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role:

You will play a critical role in delivering strategic transformation across both Clearing and Settlement domains, ensuring the successful execution of high-priority initiatives that modernize our platforms and enhance client outcomes.

As a Product Owner (Delivery), you will be accountable for translating strategic objectives into executable delivery plans. You will drive predictable, high-quality delivery by maintaining a delivery-ready backlog, managing risks and dependencies, and supporting timely scope and prioritization decisions.

Operating at the intersection of business, technology, operations, risk, and client readiness, you will align stakeholders on scope, priorities, testing, release readiness, and measurable outcomes. You will partner with Run the Business (RTB) and Change the Business (CTB) functions, while embedding strong product delivery discipline, governance, and continuous improvement practices.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

Strategic Delivery & Accountability

• Accountable for end-to-end delivery of prioritized strategic initiatives across Clearing and Settlement, ensuring delivery on time and within budget
• Translate strategic objectives into executable delivery plans, epics, and release roadmaps
• Align delivery with enterprise priorities, regulatory requirements, and client needs

Product Backlog & Prioritization Governance

• Own and continuously prioritize the squad backlog based on business value, client impact, regulatory requirements, risk, dependencies, and available capacity
• Lead quarterly and ad-hoc prioritization forums to align stakeholders on delivery scope and sequencing
• Maintain backlog hygiene and readiness for Sprint 0 and delivery planning in compliance with Delivery Practice Standards

Agile Delivery Leadership

• Lead and actively participate in all agile ceremonies (Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Zero, Reviews, Retrospectives, Summits)
• Drive predictable, high-quality delivery across squads through clear planning, dependency management, and risk mitigation
• Monitor delivery performance, milestone commitments, and the critical path, escalating threats early to support delivery with no surprises
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with RTB, CTB, Engineering, Architecture, UX/UI, QA, and Operations to balance delivery trade-offs and ensure alignment
• Act as the central point of coordination across business and technology stakeholders
• Manage dependencies across multiple teams and systems to enable seamless execution

Product Documentation & Solution Definition

• Accountable for end-to-end product documentation (e.g., Initiative Alignment Documentation), translating strategic priorities into detailed requirements, solution designs, epics, and user stories
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and traceability of requirements across the delivery lifecycle
• Govern change requests and ensure alignment with strategic intent

Release Management & Operational Readiness

• Oversee the release calendar in partnership with RTB, CTB, and Technology teams to own operational readiness planning and execution, including client-facing documentation, training and enablement materials, and operational process updates
• Ensure release planning addresses controls, resiliency, recoverability, performance, monitoring, operating procedures, training, support, and production stabilization
• Contribute product input to go/no-go decisions and confirm operational ownership before transition to business-as-usual support

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