Product Owner

The ideal candidates should be able to:

• Collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams

• Drive product strategy from discovery to delivery

• Handle stakeholder communication with clarity and confidence

• Manage complex backlogs and prioritize features based on business value

Generic Skills

• 10 -12 years plus experience working across multiple teams and functions to ensure alignment

• 3 Days Mandatory WFO Hyderabad UBS office

• Rate around 12-14 K INR per day

• knowledge of Artificial Intelligence and Financial Products (preferable)

• excellent writing and communication skills along with managing complex projects' backlog

• understanding of the Agile methodology and software development lifecycle

• strong Microsoft software skills (Office, co-pilot)

• Gitlab and SQL knowledge

• proven ability to manage and engage with stakeholders at all levels

• ability to adapt to changing priorities and work in a fast-paced environment

• focus on innovation and continuous improvement

MUST HAVE SKILLS : Please ensure that CV has the below skill mentioned

• Proven experience (5+ years) as a Product Manager or Business Analyst in investment banking, specifically in securities settlement and confirmation.

• Strong understanding of trade lifecycle, including trade capture, matching, confirmation, and settlement across asset classes (Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives).

• Familiarity with industry platforms and standards (e.g., SWIFT, DTCC, Omgeo CTM, Euroclear, Clearstream).

• Experience working with Agile methodologies and tools like JIRA, Confluence.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, global environment with distributed teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and own the product roadmap for securities settlement and confirmation platforms.

• Collaborate with operations, technology, compliance, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into product features.

• Lead the development and enhancement of post-trade processing systems, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements (e.g., T+1, CSDR, DTCC, SWIFT).

• Prioritize product backlog and manage sprint planning in Agile/Scrum environments.

• Monitor industry trends and regulatory changes to ensure product compliance and competitiveness.

• Drive automation and straight-through processing (STP) initiatives to improve operational efficiency.

• Conduct UAT planning, execution, and sign-off in coordination with QA and business users.

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for securities lifecycle events, trade matching, settlement instructions, and reconciliation processes.