Junior Product Manager

Minimum 5 years of experience in a product, business analyst, or delivery role within:Fixed income and/or credit trading platforms, e-trading venues, interdealer brokerage, market infrastructure, or adjacent capital markets technology.Demonstrated experience working with:Front-office users (traders/brokers/sales), technology teams, and QA.Personal AttributesClear communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.Analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with numbers and trading concepts.Proactive, takes initiative, and thrives in fast-paced environments.Collaborative mindset with a bias toward execution and problem-solving.Partner with broking desks and business stakeholders to document needs, pain points, and enhancement opportunities across rates and credit productsTranslate business needs into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirementsMaintain the product backlog and support prioritization discussions with senior product managersServe as the day‑to‑day liaison between broking desks, developers, and QA to ensure smooth deliveryTrack deliverables, dependencies, and risks, escalating blockers to senior product managers when neededSupport release readiness activities, including documentation, training materials, and rollout communicationsReview QA test scenarios and validate business logic for credit and rates workflowsCoordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with end users and ensure timely sign‑offsAnalyze usage and workflow data to identify improvement opportunities such as liquidity, pricing, trade capture quality, and exception ratesAssist with metrics reporting, including feature adoption, workflow performance, and issue trendsStrong understanding of Fixed Income markets across Rates and CreditSolid knowledge of government bonds such as Treasuries, Gilts, and EGBs, as well as inflation‑linked bonds like TIPS and LinkersCredit market experience in at least one area:Corporate Bonds (Investment Grade / High Yield)Emerging Markets Bonds (sovereign and/or corporate)Working knowledge of Interest Rate Derivatives including IRS, OIS, FRA, basis swaps, swaptions, and caps/floorsWorking knowledge of Credit Derivatives including single‑name CDS and CDS indicesUnderstanding of key lifecycle events such as coupons, rolls, and credit events at a workflow levelUnderstanding of essential pricing and risk concepts: price vs. yield, yield‑to‑maturity, DV01, and their use in trading workflowsAwareness of credit‑specific fundamentals including spread, clean vs. dirty price, and settlement conventions at a workflow levelFamiliarity with common trading structures such as switches, flies, basis trades, and spread switchesKnowledge of trading protocols including central limit order books (CLOB) and basic auction mechanisms(Optional) Exposure to implied trading and legging strategiesTechnical SkillsStrong Excel skills (advanced formulas; comfort working with large datasets).Working knowledge of SQL for querying data (Oracle, Sybase, or NoSQL exposure helpful).Basic-to-intermediate Python for analysis (Pandas/Matplotlib) in Jupyter/Colab preferred.Comfortable capturing requirements and delivery tracking in Confluence and Jira.Familiarity with QA practices; ability to help define test scenarios and validate outcomesFull timePosting Date: 2026-01-23