Product Owner with capital market(Risk mitigation, product strategy exp must)

Roles & Responsibilities

1.Product Vision & Strategy
Define and own the product vision aligned with business objectives.
Understand front-office, middle-office, and back-office workflows.
Translate Capital Markets business needs into product roadmaps.
Prioritize features that drive revenue, efficiency, risk reduction, and regulatory compliance.

2. Backlog Ownership & Agile Delivery
Own and prioritize the product backlog.
Write and maintain epics, features, and user stories.
Define acceptance criteria.
Participate in Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
Make prioritization decisions based on business value and risk.

3. Capital Markets Domain Leadership
Must possess strong knowledge of one or more areas:
Equities
Fixed Income
FX (Foreign Exchange)
Derivatives
Prime Brokerage
Trade Lifecycle
Clearing & Settlement
Syndication & New Issue Processing
Electronic Trading Platforms
Knowledge of Primary Markets, Syndication, Book Building, Fixed Income, and Equities workflows is particularly valuable in Capital Markets environments.

4. Stakeholder Management
Work closely with:
Traders
Sales teams
Risk teams
Compliance teams
Operations
Technology teams
Senior business executives
The PO acts as the bridge between business and technology, ensuring business requirements are delivered correctly.

5. Regulatory & Risk Management
a Product Owner must understand:
Market regulations
Operational risk
Data governance
Audit requirements
Model risk controls
Regulatory reporting obligations
Ensure product features comply with internal control and regulatory standards.

6. Data & Technology Understanding
A modern Capital Markets PO is expected to understand:
APIs
Cloud platforms
Data lakes
AI/ML use cases
RAG and GenAI solutions
Real-time event processing
FIX Protocol
Kafka
Trade messaging flows
Not necessarily hands-on coding, but strong technical fluency is required to engage effectively with engineering teams.

7. Business Analysis & Value Realization
Gather business requirements.
Analyze gaps in current processes.
Define KPIs and success metrics.
Measure adoption, productivity improvements, and business outcomes.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives.

8. UAT & Release Management
Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Validate business outcomes before production releases.
Approve releases from a business perspective.
Coordinate production rollouts and stakeholder communication.