Product Owner - Post-Trade Lifecycle Transformation

Macquarie Global Services; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave day

Parental leave

Volunteer leave with donation matching

Health and dental insurance

401(k) and disability coverage

Job summary

Macquarie is seeking a Product Owner to lead the Trade Lifecycle Operational Flow in a global post-trade environment. You will own the canonical data model, drive the engineering backlog from MVP to production, and lead hybrid teams of engineers and AI agents to deliver fast, scalable outcomes.

You will partner with Trade Capture, Lifecycle, and Digital Channels teams to ensure end-to-end success, embedding AI and automation throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams (engineering, operations, data) and ship product
• Experience building workflow systems, operational platforms, or trade lifecycle technology
• Strong product thinking in engineering-led environments
• Comfort with ambiguity and fast-moving, high-stakes projects
• Experience or conviction in building with AI agents and automated workflows

Responsibilities

• Own Trade Lifecycle Operational Flow, defining structured lifecycle events and canonical data model
• Drive the engineering backlog from MVP to production at scale
• Collaborate with upstream data teams and downstream squads to deliver end-to-end outcomes
• Lead hybrid teams of engineers and AI agents to ship fast with high quality

Skills

Product ownership

Cross-functional leadership

AI agents experience

Workflow systems

Ambiguity tolerance

Job description

Market Services is reimagining the post-trade lifecycle from first principles - replacing manual, fragmented operations with a digital-first platform built on event-driven architecture, deterministic controls, and AI-native workflows. The goal: zero manual adjustments, straight-through processing, and a scalable platform that grows with volume, not cost.

Today, millions of post-trade events are processed annually, underpinned by a staggering volume of manual adjustments across validations, settlements, and reconciliations. That's not a problem to manage. It's a problem to eliminate.

We are seeking a Product Owner to join the team designing the Trade Lifecycle Operational Flow - the core engine that replaces manual, batch-driven post-trade processing with structured lifecycle events, a canonical data model, and straight-through processing.

You'll be designing and delivering the system that makes zero manual adjustments a reality - leading hybrid teams of engineers and AI agents to build at a speed and quality the industry hasn't seen.

If you're looking for a role where you maintain a backlog and attend standups, this isn't it. If you want to fundamentally rethink how post-trade works - keep reading.

We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you're empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play?

You'll own:

Trade Lifecycle Operational Flow

• Design structured lifecycle events that make downstream controls deterministic - not reactive
• Define the canonical operational schema that standardises how trades flow through the lifecycle
• Drive the engineering backlog from MVP through to production at scale

End-to-End Integration

• Work with Trade Capture teams to ensure upstream data quality eliminates downstream manual adjustments at source
• Partner with Trade Lifecycle and Digital Channels squads to deliver cohesive end-to-end outcomes

AI & Automation

• Embed AI into the lifecycle - automated exception resolution, intelligent routing, predictive controls
• Challenge every manual touchpoint: if it can be a rule, make it a rule; if it can be learned, train a model; if it shouldn't exist, kill it
• Design systems where AI agents operate as first-class participants in the post-trade lifecycle - not bolted on, but built in

Building with People and Agents

• Lead hybrid teams where engineers and AI agents collaborate to design, build, test, and ship
• Define how AI agents are deployed within your squads - as coding partners, testing agents, data pipeline builders, and operational executors
• You're not managing a team that uses AI. You're building a team where AI is a teammate.

Platform Delivery

• Build internal-first with commercial potential - solutions designed to scale beyond a single business
• Think in platforms, not projects

What you offer

Must Have

• Exceptional product thinking in engineering-led environments - you shape what gets built and why
• Experience building workflow systems, operational platforms, or trade lifecycle technology from the ground up
• First-principles mindset - you don't optimise broken processes, you replace them
• Comfort with ambiguity and speed - this is greenfield, fast-moving, and high-stakes
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams (engineering, operations, data) and ship product that works
• Experience or strong conviction in building with AI agents - you see them as force multipliers, not novelties

Highly Desirable

• Experience in post-trade operations, capital markets, or market infrastructure.
• The initial focus will be on Physical Commodities from logistics to post-trade - Commodities experience would be welcome but not necessary
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures, canonical data models, or trade lifecycle systems
• Hands-on experience with AI coding agents, LLM-powered workflows, or agentic systems

What we offer

At Macquarie, you're empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave
• 20 weeks' paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks' paid leave for secondary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing such as medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account and dependent day care savings account; life insurance, disability, and other insurance plans; 401(k) and short/long term disability
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Recognition and service awards
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Corporate Operations Group

In our Corporate Operations Group, you will work at the heart of Macquarie to deliver for our people, businesses, and their customers. We're a global, collaborative team with deep expertise in technology, data, digital, market services, corporate real estate, business resilience, procurement and global security.

Inclusion at Macquarie

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.

We provide reasonable accommodation to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an accommodation, please let us know during the application process.