Description

The Director, Product Manager – Clearing, is a key member of the CME Clearing Product Management team and is responsible for driving operational and technical excellence and maximizing value and return on investment as it relates to the Clearing Portfolio. This product includes end to end technical capabilities like trade capture, post-trade processing, MTM calculations, risk monitoring and settlements. This individual will be responsible for driving the product vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with external customers, business, operations, and technology and prioritizing the product backlog accordingly. This individual will leverage deep expertise in the securities clearing space to inspire, influence, and lead a senior group of product owners tasked with maximizing the delivery of value of their product supporting the world’s leading and most diverse marketplace.

Responsibilities also include partnering with technology teams to drive delivery of key capabilities, facilitating product demonstrations and validating customer needs and approach through customer engagement. In addition, this individual will need to work across CME supporting internal teams and external partners and requires a passion for customer success and problem solving.

Principal Accountabilities

• Demonstrating leadership and ownership of the product, and inspiring others to share and contribute to the product vision and goals

Skills & Software Requirements

• Established track record of working in a Product Manager, Solutions Engineering or Technical Account Management role.

• Strong business and technical subject matter expertise in US Government Securities, Treasury management, and Treasury market structure

• Strong knowledge of clearing and other infrastructure processes for US Treasuries and repurchase agreements (repo)

• Detailed knowledge of at least one complex financial product such as equities, Futures, or OTC derivatives

• Understanding of and experience with portfolio and budgeting concepts

• Experience with Jira, Jira Align and/or other ALM tools

• Excellent leadership and communication skills and the desire to work in a client-facing role.

• Strong business analysis skills including the ability to articulate customer requirements in a clear and concise manner

• Competency in quantitative and qualitative analysis research skills and a bias towards data driven decision making

• Ability to prioritize, manage, and execute responsibilities to meet or exceed team objectives

• Proven background in analyzing, designing and implementing processes and policies to improve efficiencies and achieve desired objectives with a strong bias towards continuous improvement

• Strong teamwork skills, with a demonstrated ability to interact effectively across organizations

• Works towards cultivation of a culture that encourages open communication, cooperation and the sharing of information

• Strong understanding of SDLC concepts with certification in SAFe and/or SCRUM preferred

Experience

• At least 8 years of experience working with financial products and markets. Previous experience must include work as either a Product Manager, Solutions Engineer or Technical Account Manager.

• Working knowledge of SAFe, Agile, Lean and/or Iterative Development Methodologies

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree required with strong academic performance; computer science or math/finance concentration preferred

• Master’s Degree in computer science or math/finance preferred

Certifications

• Certified Professional Product Owner (PSPO Level 1 or 2)

• SAFe Product Manager / Product Owner

#LI-Hybrid

#LI-DD1

At CME Group, we embrace our employees' diverse experiences, cultures and skills, and work to ensure that everyone’s perspectives are acknowledged and valued. As an equal opportunity employer, we recognize the importance of a diverse and inclusive workplace and consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.