Head of Securities, Product Design

About the Role:

As a subject matter expert in the cash, synthetic equity and derivative space, you will be responsible for working across a wide variety of internal groups through the product delivery process, along with becoming the external voice of OSTTRA with customers and prospects to articulate and validate the change programme as well as providing key support during the adoption & rollout phases.

You will:

• Understand the product landscape from the perspective of a market participant and possess the ability to articulate this to a range of teams internally, through effective ideation.

• Collaborate with the commercial and sales team to synthesise customer feedback, develop business cases, propose thoughtful milestone-based roadmaps through user journeys that demonstrate an understanding of customer personas.

• Identify the key challenges that inhibit market growth and recommend solutions to these problems that help to deliver incremental value to our customers.

• Expertly balance product fixed, BAU enhancement prioritisation and executing development plans towards our product vision and long-term strategic objectives 

• Champion OSTTRA’s broad array of capabilities to deliver new innovative solutions to the market.

• Develop go-to-market (GTM) plans based on regional nuances and working in close partnership with sales and marketing.

• Actively participate in industry forums, driving OSTTRA’s vision and feeding back customer & market insights to our cross-functional stakeholders.

• Prepare and deliver regular presentations and updates to senior stakeholders, to maximise alignment and synchronisation.

• Place data-based insights at the heart of decision making, leveraging deep analytical skills to assess an array of opportunities and establish KPIs that help with measuring success.

In addition to these responsibilities, you will be expected to:

• Provide pre-sales support including demos for our post trade equities capabilities

• Attend meetings with potential customers to assess technical and business requirements, and ensure that all relevant information is gathered before proposing a solution.

• Create technical design documentation, prototypes and wireframes to help convey messaging and work tirelessly to ensure successful product delivery.

• Manage relationships with key partners including CCPs, maintaining regular engagement to align on respective roadmaps and priorities.

• Maintain an understanding of inbound and outbound connectivity e.g. trading platforms, CCPs, third-party vendor systems

• Help identify and assess strategic partnership opportunities that align with OSTTRA’s value proposition.

Qualifications:

• Financial services industry experience, specifically in the equities space and preferably with knowledge of cash, synthetic & derivative products. 

• Strong technical and analytical skills around the areas of post-trade processing and lifecycle processes and costs.

• Demonstrable understanding of the service/distribution model and growing network businesses across financial market participants.

• Knowledge of markets across both bilateral and tri-party models for both traditionally settled and cleared environments.

• Experience with the evolution of global regulations impacting equity markets

• Deep knowledge of equities workflows across the entire post-trade lifecycle and the role that each market participant plays.

• Analytical mindset with an attention to detail and the ability to simply explain complex processes.

• Proven knowledge of communication/messaging protocols and their application including FIX, SWIFT, MQ, FPML etc.

• Experience with the suite of Google Workspace applications and collaboration tools.

• Thorough understanding of the cost & optimisation drivers influencing investment decisions amongst market participants

• Strong teamwork skills, with curiosity & desire to collaborate across diverse, global teams

• Bachelor's degree with a strong academic background. Postgraduate, CFA or MBA a real plus

• Hands-on experience of scripting style languages for the creation of demonstrable prototypes is a plus, e.g. VBA, J-script, Python

About OSTTRA

Candidates should note that OSTTRA is an independent firm, jointly owned by S&P Global and CME Group.  As part of the joint venture, S&P Global provides recruitment services to OSTTRA - however, successful candidates will be interviewed and directly employed by OSTTRA, joining our global team of more than 1,200 post trade experts.

OSTTRA was formed in 2021 through the combination of four businesses that have been at the heart of post trade evolution and innovation for the last 20+ years:  MarkitServ, Traiana, TriOptima and Reset.  OSTTRA is a joint venture, owned 50/50 by S&P Global and CME Group.

 With an outstanding track record of developing and supporting critical market infrastructure, our combined network connects thousands of market participants to streamline end to end workflows - from trade capture at the point of execution, through portfolio optimization, to clearing and settlement.

Joining the OSTTRA team is a unique opportunity to help build a bold new business with an outstanding heritage in financial technology, playing a central role in supporting global financial markets. 

Learn more at www.osttra.com.

What’s In It For You?

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include: 

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.  Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.  

 

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  
 
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