Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
The Product Manager is responsible for the development and enhancement of optimisation products and workflows across Post Trade Solutions Optimisation. Acting as the product subject matter expert, you will work closely with clients, senior stakeholders, operations, and delivery teams to define product direction, prioritise initiatives, and ensure solutions are delivered in line with business objectives and market requirements. You will help shape future product capabilities while supporting the continued growth and adoption of optimisation services across the market.

Key Responsibilities
Product Ownership
Act as the subject matter expert for assigned optimisation products and workflows. Develop a deep understanding of client needs, market structure, and operational processes. Define product vision, objectives, and business outcomes for new initiatives and enhancements. Maintain ownership of product requirements and priorities throughout the product lifecycle. Ensure products evolve in line with client demand, industry developments, and strategic objectives.
Product Development
Design and build proof of concepts and functional specifications. Collaborate with delivery and technology teams to ensure solutions align with the intended product. Provide ongoing guidance and clarification throughout the development lifecycle. Support prioritisation decisions by balancing client demand, business value, strategic objectives, and delivery effort. Review proposed solutions and challenge designs to ensure they meet business requirements. Support testing, validation, and release activities from a product and business perspective. Maintain product documentation and user guidance for new products and enhancements.
Client & Market Engagement
Engage directly with clients to understand business challenges and workflow requirements. Gather and evaluate product feedback and enhancement opportunities. Support client onboarding, implementation, and adoption of new services and enhancements. Participate in client meetings, workshops, and industry discussions. Represent the product area internally and externally as a subject matter expert.
Stakeholder Management
Build strong relationships across Product, Technology, and Operations teams. Communicate priorities, requirements, and roadmap objectives clearly to stakeholders. Facilitate discussions and decisions across multiple teams and functions. Support preparation of new product cases and senior stakeholder updates.

About London Stock Exchange Group
Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider with a purpose to drive financial stability, empower economies, and enable customers to create sustainable growth. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence, and Change underpin our culture and decision making. You will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries, where individuality is valued and diversity is embraced. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer committed to accommodating religious practices, mental health, and physical disability needs. We foster a collaborative and creative culture encouraging new ideas and are committed to sustainability and community support through the LSEG Foundation. Benefits include healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days, and wellbeing initiatives.

Experience
Minimum 5 years' experience in a product, business analysis, operations, client-facing, or related role within financial markets. Strong understanding of financial markets and post-trade processes. Proven ability to translate business needs into clear product requirements. Experience working with cross-functional delivery and technology teams. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

About you
Detail-oriented and proactive with strong interpersonal skills. Able to balance client demand, business value, and strategic objectives effectively. Comfortable engaging with clients and senior stakeholders. Collaborative team player who can facilitate discussions and drive decisions across multiple functions.

Qualifications
Knowledge of derivatives markets, clearing, optimisation, compression, or portfolio management workflows is desirable. Understanding of margin, capital, and risk management concepts is advantageous. Experience working with CCPs, exchanges, FCMs, asset managers, or market infrastructure providers is preferred. Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies is a plus.