Product Owner - Transaction Reporting/Trade Booking

Are you experienced in either the MIFID/MIFIR/EMIR Transaction reporting domain or Trade Booking from a Change or a BAU Capacity? Do you understand Agile/Scrum methodologies?

Sterling Williams are working with a leading Financial institution based in the city of London who are looking for a Regulatory Reporting Product Owner on a permanent (Hybrid) basis - and circa £70,000 pa plus benefits.

Being a member of the Product Management Group the Product Owner is responsible for translating the product vision into deliverables to achieve the product strategy, aligned with maximising value to the client. This is done through managing scope and product backlog in collaboration with the squad, Product Manager, clients (internal/external) and key stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as Product Owner overseeing an Agile squad and partnering with internal teams for the delivery of new features ensuring that all proposed changes are reviewed, feedback is incorporated, and any impact is fully communicated to internal stakeholders.
• Oversee the review of enhancement requests and defects. Priorities these requests using Agile methodology concepts and commonly used tools, such as JIRA to document requirements in a clear and consistent manner to agreed standards.
• Gathers requirements for upcoming change (including regulatory changes) and contributes to service descriptions. Identifies potential risks to achieving project objectives and elevates to appropriate management.
• Bridges the gap between the customer and organisation.
• Expected to be SME in an area of the product and regulatory reporting jurisdiction (EMIR, CFTC, ASIC, MAS, MiFIR), where required, to attend meetings with clients to help with product area of expertise.

The successful candidate will have Knowledge of financial services operations, in particular the Trade Booking process and Regulatory Trade Reporting, including detailed experience in a BAU or a change role focused on at least one of EMIR, ASIC, MAS, or MiFIR / MiFID II relevant to trade and transaction reporting.

Alongside a Bachelors degree (or equivalent) and at least 6 plus years of related experience, and expertise of working with an Agile/scrum methodology, including defining a minimal viable product and prioritising appropriately.