About the Role:

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The Role: Product Platforms Design Product Owner - Equities, S&P Dow Jones Indices 

The Location: US/New York; UK/London, India

The Impact  

S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI) serves the financial services industry as a leader in providing indices used for investment products and portfolio benchmarking. Our indices underpin leading Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), exchange-traded derivatives (ETDs), structured products, OTC instruments, and play a crucial role in the investment landscape. 

The Team 

The Product and Operations team oversees a diverse portfolio of index products—including iconic benchmarks like the S&P 500—setting strategic priorities that drive growth, innovation, and client value across S&P Dow Jones Indices. 

Within this organization, the Product Platforms Design team plays a central role in shaping user-centered, scalable product platform experiences that power the full index lifecycle. We are a collaborative, forward-looking team that blends product, design, and technology expertise to deliver intuitive, integrated solutions with measurable business impact. 

This role specifically leadsreports into the Product Platforms Design Lead for the Equities Value Stream, which underpins S&P DJI’s equity index franchise, spanning large-cap, mid-cap, small-cap, thematic, ESG, and custom equitydividend benchmarks. The team partners closely with Product, Technology, and Index Operations to optimize workflows, accelerate product delivery, and enhance transparency across the full equity index lifecycle. 

Responsibilities and Impact 

The Product Platforms Design Product Owner – Equities is responsible for delivering user-centered, technology-enabled solutions that optimize how equity indices platforms are designed, maintained, and distributed. Working within an Agile team, this role translates strategy and user insights into actionable product features that drive measurable efficiency and business value. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• User Experience and Flow Design: Apply flow-based design thinking to create seamless, intuitive user experiences across the equity index lifecycle, from index creation through rebalancing and distribution on one or multiple platforms. 

• Backlog Ownership: Maintain and prioritize the product backlog for equity index platforms, ensuring alignment with business strategy, compliance standards, and operational needs. 

• Execution Leadership: Write clear, testable user stories that meet the Definition of Ready and Done, supporting Agile sprint planning and delivery. 

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with developers, designers, and other Product Owners across Value Streams to manage dependencies and ensure consistent delivery across asset classes and systems. 

• Stakeholder Communication: Use structured feedback loops and customer advocacy to influence roadmap direction and drive continuous improvement across equity platform capabilities.