Product Owner - Adaptive Financial Consulting : Job Details

WE ARE: At Adaptive, we are a financial consulting firm that partners with capital, commodity, and digital market participants. We value differentiation through technology. Our experienced teams design and deliver complex front-office technology solutions using our proven accelerators to create long-term competitive advantage.Our clients include the world's leading investment banks, investment managers, fintech, and capital market service providers. With offices in London, New York, Barcelona, and Montreal, and Manila we have a global reach and a proven track record of delivering powerful, elegant, and intuitive trading technology solutions.We are now seeking a Senior Business Analyst/ Product Owner to join our team and work on an auction and trading platform for a large institutional client. YOU ARE: A strategic thinker with great communication skills A great relationship builder with your team and clientsA problem-solver and team playerYOU HAVE: Front office stakeholder relationship management experience;Experience delivering in an agile environment;Excellent written and verbal communication skills;Some experience with QA/Business Acceptance Testing;Some experience working with UX designers;Some knowledge of client onboarding, client tiering, KYCYOU WILL MANAGE THE PROJECT BACKLOG:Help stakeholders in making their vision for the product materialize, especially in the early stages of each delivery phaseConvey that vision to the team and define clear milestones for alignment purposes, and so they can make holistic design decisions that will support the deliveryCreate & maintain a backlog of deliverable stories for the teamBe the stakeholders' proxy in the team, able to make quick, firm decisions when it comes to scope, requirements and prioritization/triageInvolve team members when their perspective can bring value, including times when it can support scope and priority decisionsFollow up during the implementation and testing phases to ensure delivery satisfies the requirementsDrive the backlog review and estimation process and take part in planning activitiesCapture non-functional requirements and keep supportability in mindDefine acceptance criteria and tests up front as part of a Business-Driven Development approachUse your personal experience with Agile delivery to take advantage of its strengths and mitigate its potential risksUnderstand various software concepts to discuss problems and orchestrate strategy with various talents in the team (including but not limited to: real-time programming, high availability, TDD, BDD, UX design, DevOps concerns…work with distributed teamsWHY US: To be immersed in high-standard engineering culture. Our fantastic team takes pride in crafting complex technical solutions but also loves sharing their knowledge and helping you grow professionally (we have extraordinary minds at Adaptive ð) You can learn from anyone here, which is the beauty of itTo take part in the growth and development of a great companyOur teams feel free to speak up, make suggestions and raise concerns.Collaborative team environment: we all work together, respect each other, and pitch inGreat consideration for work/life balance (highly-flexible, hybrid working model, well-being benefits…). The balance between professional and personal life is massively important to us.We work hard to provide a positive, collaborative and inclusive culture and to positively impact our staff and local communities through different well-being, diversity and inclusion programmes.WHAT DO PEOPLE THINK OF US ðYou can check our Glassdoor page ðBENEFITS (What we offer in return // what you'll get )We create benefits with YOU in mind.ð Flexible hybrid working modelMedical from the 1st of month following your start date (i.e. if you join on the 24th of July, it starts on the 1st of August). We have 6 Aetna plans to choose from as provided by our PEO, Justworks. We make a flat monthly contribution to your healthcare costs.Dental and vision from the 1st of the month following your start date - we have 3 dental and 2 vision plans to choose from. We make fixed contributions to each.23 days of vacation per calendar year plus 11 public holidaysGroup disability insurance: short-term and long-term (60% and taxable)401K safe harbor plan where we match contributions up to 5% of base pay on a paycheck-to-paycheck basis (you can opt-in after 90 days of service)Gym subsidy of up to $50 per month (and we pay the taxes on that so it's a real $50) post probation.Life insurance at 2 x salaryCommuter benefitsHealth Savings Account and Flexible Spending AccountTHE PROCESSLong interview processes are stressful and boring, and that is not us ðWe want to make sure that everything runs smoothly.So here you will have three stage interviews:1- A chat with one of our great recruiters.2- A zoom chat with one of BA colleagues where they will ask you detailed questions about your experience3- A Face to Face interview (via Zoom).But don't worry; everything will be explained to you step by step by your recruiter. Here is a little tip for you during those stages: Collaboration is massively important to us, so don't hesitate to share your thoughts, ask questions, ask for help if needed, etc ð DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: ðDiversity and inclusion are key to a great workplace, and Adaptive is better when it's more representative of the world around us. We want everyone to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work without any fear of judgment or negativity. All we ask is that our colleagues are respectful, collaborative, passionate about what they do, and have the skills needed to be successful in their rolesE-VerifyAdaptive uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of a new hire after they they have completed their I9. E-Verify is not used to pre-screen an applicant for employment, nor is it used to discriminate against applicants on any basis.Base pay will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package. Pay is based on candidate skills and experience.New York pay range$160,000—$200,000 USD