Product Owner Associate Director
DTCC
Product
Jersey City, NJ, USA
USD 95k-180k / year
Posted on Jul 17, 2025
Product Owner Associate Director
Jersey City, NJ, United States
Job Info
- Job Identification 210951
- Job Category Product Management
- Posting Date 07/16/2025, 06:41 PM
- Locations 570 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ, 07310, US
- Job Schedule Full time
- Salary Range Associate Director-95,000-180,000-USD
- FLSA Status Exempt
Job Description
Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?
Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and encouraging team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.
Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and encouraging team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.
Pay and Benefits:
- Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
- Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
- Pension / Retirement benefits
- Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
- DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).
The Impact you will have in this role:
The Product Owner is responsible for translating the product vision into squad deliverables to achieve the product strategy, aligned with enhancing value to the client. This is done through managing scope and product backlog in collaboration with the squad, Product Manager, clients (internal/external) and key team members.
Your Primary Responsibilities:
- Drives product vision and strategy
- Translates the vision and the roadmap into squad deliverables and release plans
- Brings the voice of the client (external/internal) into the squad and the voice of the squad to the organization
- Act as Product Owner in an Agile squad and partnering with internal teams for prioritization and implementation of new features ensuring that all proposed changes are reviewed, feedback is incorporated, and any impact is fully communicated to collaborators.
- Prioritizes the squad’s work through delivery: – Creates and refines the backlog with the squad to provide the right level of detail at the right time to achieve definition of ready (preparation for development) –Continuously accepts or rejects completed work, according to acceptance criteria – Seeks feedback from collaborators and clients and incorporates into future backlog items
- Delivers and documents business requirements in a clear and consistent manner through user stories in JIRA and other tools.
- Partner with customers to understand applicable regulations and develop requirements that drive regulatory compliant solutions
- Cultivates relationships with critical team members to maintain alignment to achieve strategic goals
- Evaluates shared issues, risks, and dependencies through to resolution
- Improve delivered value by evaluating implementation alternatives and considering impact of cost, schedule, and risk profiles.
- Anticipates market/user needs and difficulties and helps cultivate solutions for client issues.
- The ability to optimally plan and coordinate multiple demands and challenging priorities.
- Facilitates and leads external working groups and other relevant subject matter working groups.
- Assists in product training efforts for all touchpoints to both internal and external customers, including documentation, publications, E Training tools, FAQ’s.
- Expected to be a SME in an area of the product and, where required, to attend meetings with clients to help with the product area of expertise.
- Identifies potential risks to achieving project objectives and elevates to appropriate management. Mitigates risk by following established procedures, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.
- Collaborate with the team to bring a new product functionality/service to market and engage with all aspects of the launch.
**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 8 years of related experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
- Knowledge of financial services and experience Derivatives Reporting.
- Experience in Agile/scrum methodology, including defining a minimal viable product, and exposure to other software development methodologies
Talents Needed for Success:
- Brings enthusiasm to the squad by showing passion and dedication to the new way of working.
- Understanding value in building important and believing relationships
The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
About Us
With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.
DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you’ll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It’s the chance to make a difference at a company that’s truly one of a kind.
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About the Team
Clearing & Securities Services group delivers world-class safety and soundness for the global financial services industry. The team provides DTCC’s portfolio of core securities business, including Institutional Trade processing and First Line Resilience and Control to facilitate better end-to-end planning and prioritization as well as enable more coordinated and seamless delivery of capabilities and services for our clients.
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