Product Owner (f/m/d) | Frankfurt am Main
Company Description
Since its creation in 2007 in the financial city of Frankfurt am Main, Solactive AG has grown to one of the key players in the indexing space. The German multi-asset index provider focusses on tailor-made indices, offering to its clients a faster service, with greater flexibility and at a reasonable cost. Solactive AG and its subsidiaries have become one of the fastest growing index providers over the past few years and support the leading investment banks and asset managers across the globe. We have gained global recognition for our role in the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) industry, where we rank among the top providers worldwide for underlying indices. We also excel in diverse areas such as Structured Products and investment mandates, showcasing the wide range of our capabilities. The impact and value we bring to the market is palpable, but also in the reputation we have proudly built by being close to our customers, solidifying Solactive AG as a trusted and reliable ally in the ever-evolving global financial landscape.
Job Overview
Our clients love us for our speed, flexibility, and us being at the forefront of powering sustainable investment strategies. Our Financial Indexing Squad is a key enabler of our rapid growth – building the functionality and solutions clients love us for. Does your right hemisphere of your brain automatize code while the left one calculates the return on financial derivatives? Do you enjoy gathering all the single pieces and working with your colleagues to create a big picture together as a team? Then this role is perfect for you! As Product Owner, you’ll be in the driving seat and at the canter of the stage, working with a highly motivated team for global clients. Come and join us on our growth journey!
Your Tasks
- Extend the range of our index models and calculations
- Coordinate and work closely with the quant development team to implement and automate indices and event calculations for all asset classes
- Analyze business processes and articulate API architecture requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, platform environment, software, and system interfaces
- Manage the feature backlog and agree with stakeholders on the scope for the next development sprint
- Guide a cross-functional team of developers, people from quality assurance and support operations analysts in navigating through finance and software engineering projects
- Collaborate with product development, software engineering and global operations teams to continuously evolve our index platform
- Work very closely with senior management to drive change and to support growth
Your Profile
- 3+ years of experience in a financial institution or a FinTech grant you the necessary quantitative knowledge to understand the business background
- Knowledge of the different asset classes and solid understanding of the key drivers of pricing and macro-economics
- You feel comfortable to discuss with developers about microservices and technical needs and provide solid arguments to different stakeholders
- Experience in managing agile projects involving various stakeholders from business to tech and you are extremely able to own the process
- You are the driver of improvement in your team by making processes better
Our Offer
- Be part of the Solactive family, a motivated team with an international setting
- Get to know the dynamics of an established, successful FinTech company
- Free choice of your gears to work comfortably and effectively
- Experience a modern start-up culture with a flat hierarchy
- Seize the opportunity to develop personally and take over responsibility from day one
- Flexible work environment with a hybrid work model and 30 annual vacation days
- Receive numerous benefits (e.g. jobticket, gym, regular staff parties, access to Corporate Benefits, modern office space with ergonomic set-up, employee lounge, and free beverages and fruits)
Your Application
Interested? Don’t miss your chance and directly apply online by clicking the “Apply now” button on our website and filling in the application form. Please make sure to also upload your CV, a cover letter is not compulsory. Your contact person is Roopali Sahoo (careers@solactive.com). We are looking forward to hearing from you!
For further information, please visit: www.solactive.com/career/
To all recruitment agencies: We do not accept unsolicited CVs/Candidate Profiles. Please do not forward any CVs/Candidate Profiles to any Solactive employee in any location. Any requests for cooperation have to be addressed directly to HR. Any costs associated with unsolicited CVs/Candidate Profiles are not being covered by Solactive.