Capital Markets Product Owner

Our team is looking for a product owner to maximize product value and teamwork. As the capital markets product owner on the Business Capital Markets Solutions team, you represent the business needs voiced by internal clients. You support the growth of the Fixed Income team by modernizing and transforming its IT solutions and business processes. You work closely with the project sponsor, project manager, architects and integration team to ensure that the solution meets users’ needs and that the expected benefits of the project are realized. You manage relationships with the project’s various contributors. You also help put in place the structure and agile operating methods needed to carry out the project. You lead and influence squad specialists and practitioners on planning, feasibility and development projects and highly innovative, complex strategic initiatives involving multiple sectors. More specifically, you will be required to :

• Maximize the value of the product and support the execution team

• Represent the business needs of internal clients

• Support the Fixed Income team in its growth and transformation

• Work with contributors to provide adapted solutions

• Ensure that the benefits of the project are achieved

• Implement an efficient, agile structure

• Provide squads with leadership and influence

• Contribute to strategic, complex and innovative projects

What we offer*

• Competitive salary and annual bonus

• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year

• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement

• Group insurance including telemedicine

• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

*Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in a related field

• A minimum of six years of experience in IT product/software management or other relevant experience and/or experience as a product owner (PO)

• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

• Knowledge of French is required 

• Knowledge of the capital markets industry and specifically the fixed income sector (sell side), and in-depth knowledge of sales and trading platforms, order management, the life cycle of fixed income transactions, market and repository data management, accounting, risk and more

• Knowledge of Agile methodologies in the context of transformation of delivery methods

• Knowledge of the integration chain from front to middle to back to risk

• Knowledge of Jira and Confluence

• Knowledge of capital markets solutions and platforms, including Bloomberg (TOMS, Data License, B-PIPE), Tradewest, CanDeal, GLMX, Tradeweb and ION (Fidessa)

• Knowledge of financial products, pricing mechanisms, types of bonds, yield curves, credit ratings, transaction valuation, fixed income derivatives (futures, swaps), risk hedging, financial regulations and standards governing financial markets (Dodd-Frank, MiFID II, etc.)

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