Senior Product Owner, Execution Services - Equities

About Us

DriveWealth is on a mission to make investing easier. We believe that everyone should have the ability to control their financial future, and that access to financial markets should not be limited by geography, wealth, or legacy systems. We are a global B2B financial technology organization dedicated to democratizing access to financial independence around the world. Our mission is realized through an API-based platform, empowering our partners to offer seamless investing and trading experiences to clients worldwide, all from their mobile devices. Our technology provides partners with a modern, extensible toolkit, enabling traditional investment workflows and innovative techniques like fractional share ownership. DriveWealth has evolved into a global platform offering trading of US equities, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options.

There’s never been a better time to build a category-defining business and there has rarely been a team better positioned for this opportunity. Our culture blends the pace and agility of a fintech start-up with the impact, stability, and discipline of Wall Street. We encourage creativity and experimentation while ensuring institutional-grade execution and regulatory compliance in everything we do. Join us and help build the future of global investing!

About the Role

Our Product Owners help bring our mission to life through the design, build, implementation, and iteration of tools that power financial independence. As a Senior Product Owner, you will support our platform, owning key delivery milestones and goals centered on product improvement, expansion, and scale.

You’ll identify and prioritize opportunities to simplify and improve our processes, design innovative solutions to modernize the trading experience and work cross-functionally to deliver scalable capabilities - all while ensuring adherence to regulatory and risk management guidelines. You’ll be the subject matter expert in your domain, track adoption and usage, and continue to iterate and improve the platform over time.

What You’ll Do

• Assist in defining the product strategy, priorities, and roadmap for the Execution Services/Equities space to deliver value to end users while driving business outcomes for DriveWealth and our partners
• Own requirements  and build for both API & FIX workflows for the evolution of the DriveWealth platform, including external-facing features, foundational features, and back-end operational considerations
• Collaborate with the project managers and engineering team to define and execute a best-in-class offering
• Partner effectively with the design, legal, compliance, brokerage, operations, sales & relationship mgmt and engineering team to build, test, and launch products “end to end” inclusive of GTM plans and tactics
• Consolidate feedback from internal stakeholders and partners on their experience to continuously improve our offering
• Contribute to building a compelling vision and business case for new product offerings or enhancements to existing offerings
• Track & measure key metrics that illustrate performance and competitive analysis
• Assist with management of third-party relationships including exchanges, market makers, clearing members, and technology vendors
• Provide support for Go-To-Market planning and execution to launch products and drive adoption and usage

What You’ll Need

• 7-10 years of experience as a senior business analyst, product owner, or product manager in the trading platform industry, encompassing equities trading execution, settlement, and clearing processes
• Proven ability in building out product enhancements in the retail and/or institutional brokerage space
• Experience with REST API and FIX platforms
• Proficient in SQL queries
• An ability to roll up your sleeves, act as a ‘player/coach’, specifically for critical tasks such as defining and clarifying product requirements
• Strong written communication skills including the ability to write clear, concise product specifications
• Manage cross-functional teams in matrixed environments, navigating complexity, and clearly communicating complex information to various stakeholders
• Ability to work from our NYC office at a cadence set by the Hiring Manager
  
  Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. DriveWealth is unable to sponsor an employment Visa at this time.

Compensation
Compensation package offerings are based on candidate experience and technical qualifications, as it relates to the role. These are identified and determined throughout your interviewing experience.

Please note: this role is expected to come into our office