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Assistant Vice President, Product

Remote:

Full Remote

Contract:

Full time

Experience:

Expert & Leadership (>10 years)

Work from:

United Kingdom

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in technology/finance/business, Relevant work experience in financial services, Understanding of FX and capital markets, Knowledge of development processes and methodologies, Data analysis and visualization skills.

Key responsabilities:

Define and execute product strategy and roadmap
Manage product discovery and validation of new concepts
Identify improvement opportunities for designated products
Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned products
Collaborate with teams for successful product delivery

CLS Group Financial Services SME https://www.cls-group.com/

501 - 1000 Employees

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Job description

About CLS:

CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day.

Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.

CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.

Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people. Our values – Protect, Improve, Grow – underpin everything that we do at CLS and define and shape a supportive and inclusive working environment in which everyone is encouraged to be open and forward-thinking.

Job information:

Functional title – Product Manager
Department - Product
Corporate level - Assistant Vice President
Report to – Director, Product
Location - London

What you will be doing:

Our product team is instrumental in driving CLS’s strategic growth, leading the continuous improvement and evolution of CLS’s product portfolio. Working closely with senior product managers, you will play a key role throughout the entire product lifecycle, from product discovery and design to delivery and ongoing management, providing essential support and actively contributing to various product initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Define and execute product strategy and roadmap.
Product discovery, validation of new concepts and ideas
Identify gaps/pain points and translate into actionable opportunities for product enhancement.
Day-to-day ownership and management of designated products
Serve as subject matter expert for assigned products, demonstrating deep understanding of functionality, workflows, messaging ,use cases and value proposition.
Demonstrate the product to potential customers and provide training to new users.
Gather and prioritize client feedback to inform product enhancements.
Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure successful delivery and roll-out of product enhancements.
Analyse data and generate actionable insights for reporting and driving decision making.
Be hands-on and delve into functional and technical details when necessary.
Build and maintain strong relationship with clients and business partners

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What we’re looking for:

We are seeking a highly motivated product manager who can demonstrate strong product sense, analytical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills. You will be a great fit, if you are a self-starter, who thrives in a collaborative environment, excels at problem-solving and communicates effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

Creative mindset with strong product sense and design sensibility
Knowledge of FX and capital markets, products and operational processes through front to back office
Strong understanding of development processes, methodologies and tools.
Data analysis and visualization skills, with ability to transform data into actionable insights.
Ability to clearly articulate business logic and requirements to technical partners
Strong analytical capabilities, problem solving and sound judgment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail, maintaining high standards for all deliverables.

Professional qualifications / certifications

Relevant work experience preferably in financial services
Bachelor’s degree in technology/finance/business or related field of study
Track record of working in multi-disciplinary teams.

Our commitment to employees:

At CLS, we celebrate diversity and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:

Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.
2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.
Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.
Affinity Groups (including our Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about DE&I.
Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don’t.
Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible.
Monthly ‘Heads Down Days’ with no meetings across the whole company.
Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees.
Private medical insurance and dental coverage.
Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organisation.
Annual flu vaccinations.
Discounts and savings and cashback across a wide range of categories including health and retail for UK employees.
Discounted Gym membership – Complete Body Gym Discount/Sweat equity program for US employees.
All employees have access to Discover – our comprehensive learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning.
Access to frequent development sessions on a number of topics to help you be successful and develop your career at CLS.