Senior Product Specialist
24 hours ago
New York
Job Description About Us We are a leading global financial technology company transforming how the securities finance industry trades, settles, and analyzes data. Our award-winning Trading, Post-Trade, Data & Analytics, RegTech, and SaaS solutions power efficiency, transparency, and innovation for over 200 of the world's top financial institutions. Every month, our platform supports over $2.4 trillion in executed transactions, a testament to our technology's impact and reliability. With offices across North America, UK&I, and APAC, we bring together diverse teams of technologists, data experts, and business professionals who thrive on solving complex challenges at scale. We are Great Place to Work Certified™ in the US, UK, Ireland, and India and have been recognized for Diversity & Inclusion excellence as well as for being the Best Post-Trade Service Provider and Best Market Data Provider Globally (Securities Finance Times Industry Excellence Awards, 2023). Founded in 2001 by ten of the world's leading financial institutions, we continue to shape the future of securities finance under the majority ownership of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) alongside founding shareholders and customers including Bank of America, Bank of New York, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, National Bank of Canada, State Street, UBS and Wells Fargo. Join us and be part of a company where global impact, innovation, and collaboration define how we work and what we build. About the role We are looking for a Senior Product Specialist to join us in New York. Our Trading Apps Solutions team supports global securities finance trading across workflows including bilateral lending, cleared and anonymous markets, TRS automation, and integrated lifecycle tools. In this role, you will help us maintain market leadership in the U.S. by representing regional client needs, shaping our global product roadmap, and applying demonstrated securities finance experience and strong workflow fluency, combined with product judgement and technical understanding, across securities finance workflows You will play an important part in strengthening regional coverage, expanding knowledge sharing across teams, and supporting scalable growth for our Americas client base. This position is well suited for someone who combines technical understanding with strong client engagement and a passion for building effective trading solutions. This role is best suited for candidates who combine product ownership, securities finance domain grounding, and technical fluency, and who have operated across multiple systems or initiatives. What you'll do • Drive regional engagement for Trading Apps Solutions by focusing on U.S. market priorities, strategic client alignment, and timely response to regional demand., • Operate effectively across multiple systems, vendors, and workflows, adapting quickly to new problem spaces while maintaining securities finance domain grounding., • Develop and maintain a deep understanding of platform architecture, trading workflows, and solution components, including integration with all our products., • Engage directly with priority Americas clients to gather requirements, validate workflows, and convert market needs into actionable product initiatives., • Translate business needs into clear product specifications, functional requirements, and roadmap proposals aligned to global delivery objectives., • Partner with global product leadership to co-develop a unified roadmap, ensuring regional priorities are incorporated and communicated., • Evaluate complex securities finance workflows, identifying enhancements, automation opportunities, and integration requirements across our trading and post-trade ecosystem., • Provide subject matter expertise during design, development, refinement, and release cycles, ensuring accuracy and alignment with trading and regulatory requirements., • Support backlog development and delivery planning through detailed product input, business context, and prioritization guidance., • Collaborate with Engineering, QA, and UX teams to validate product solutions through review cycles, user acceptance testing, and regression evaluation., • Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships across Product, Engineering, and Client Relationship Management teams., • Provide structured product communication, including client updates, internal documentation, workflow outlines, and release readiness materials., • Contribute to governance processes related to product planning, client prioritization, and cross-team alignment., • Monitor U.S. regulatory and market developments related to securities lending, repo, collateral, and reporting obligations to ensure product compliance and differentiation., • Act as an escalation point for high-priority client inquiries, complex workflow discussions, and strategic initiatives., • 8+ years experience in product management or business analysis within securities finance or closely adjacent capital markets environments, with evidence of growth across multiple platforms, workflows, or initiatives., • Demonstrated experience across one or more core securities finance areas (e.g. securities lending, repo, collateral, margin, prime brokerage, or post-trade workflows), with the ability to quickly extend across adjacent workflow, • Strong understanding of trading workflows including lifecycle events, exception management, and front-to-back integration., • Demonstrated experience engaging directly with institutional clients, interpreting workflow needs, and shaping product direction., • Strong understanding of the securities finance vendor competitive landscape., • Proven capability to develop detailed product requirements, functional specifications, and roadmap documentation for complex trading solutions., • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to deconstruct and translate complex workflows into structured product deliverables., • Experience partnering with Engineering and QA teams across iterative delivery cycles., • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially in client and stakeholder settings., • Strong understanding of relevant regulatory frameworks affecting securities finance such as 10c-1a, SFTR, CSDR, and T+1 considerations., • Ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels, balancing long-term direction with day-to-day delivery., • Experience representing regional or functional ownership within a global product organisation is preferred., • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or relevant certifications preferred., • Strong understanding of modern platform architectures (cloud-native systems, APIs, integrations), with the ability to partner effectively with engineering teams., • Experience with microservices architecture and integration patterns., • Knowledge of message queuing technologies for distributed systems., • Hybrid Working: Enjoy the flexibility of working remotely for up to 100 days each year., • Generous Vacation Days: Vacation days increase as you progress in your career with EquiLend., • Discretionary Annual Cash Bonus: A discretionary annual cash bonus to reward your performance and contributions to the company's success., • Health and Dental Insurance: Comprehensive health and dental insurance coverage is available from your first day., • 401(k) Employer Matching Contribution Plan: Our 401(k) plan includes employer matching contribution available from day one. #LI-Hybrid