At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the vision and execution for Credit trading lifecycle and related applications.
- Company: Dynamic financial technology firm in London with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth opportunities, and a collaborative work environment.
- Other info: Join a team that values analytical thinking and cross-functional collaboration.
- Why this job: Shape the future of trading technology and solve complex financial challenges.
- Qualifications: 8+ years in product management with expertise in Credit and Equity products.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
The Product Management team works across business and technology to deliver the next generation of tools and platforms. Our team is responsible for the full product lifecycle, from sourcing ideas and user research through solution design, requirements definition, delivery, and adoption.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Product Manager to lead the vision, roadmap, and execution for a build out of a full stack of Credit trading as well as Equity Event Driven and Derivative trading, modelling, Risk/PNL and lifecycling applications. This role will be responsible for defining and delivering a full trading lifecycle that supports the firm’s investment and operational workflows across Multi Asset Arbitrage asset classes and strategies.
The ideal candidate combines a product first background with deep domain expertise in Credit and Equity asset lifecycling, Investment books of record, real time risk, and intraday/daily/monthly P&L processes. They are intellectually curious, analytically rigorous, highly collaborative, and passionate about solving complex financial and operational problems with technology.
Responsibilities
- Define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for BAM’s Credit and Arbitrage end to end trading lifecycle.
- Partner with business and technology stakeholders to identify current-state gaps, future-state opportunities, and strategic priorities across trading, operations, books and records, accounting, and intraday/daily P&L workflows.
- Translate complex business processes into clear product requirements, user stories, process flows, and functional specifications.
- Build and prioritize a roadmap balancing large strategic platform initiatives with tactical enhancements and operational risk reduction.
- Own program delivery through target operating model design, metrics, UAT, rollout, change management, training, and post-release support.
Qualifications & Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in product management role at a hedge fund, asset manager, investment bank, or financial technology environment.
- Deep understanding of Credit products across cashflows, asset servicing, P&L concepts, workflows, controls, and stakeholder dependencies.
- Knowledge of Equity Derivatives.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail and control-minded thinking.
- Experience managing complex cross-functional programs with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
Bonus Points For
- Experience building an in-house asset servicing/lifecycling, books-and-records, and/or P&L platforms.
- Knowledge of multi-asset class hedge fund strategies – including Credit and Equity Arbitrage strategies (Corporates, Structured Credit, Converts, Equity Derivatives, Merger Arb, etc.).
- Familiarity with analytical or technical tools such as SQL, Python, or data modeling concepts.
- Experience in a hedge fund or multi-strategy investment environment with complex legal entity, fund, and strategy structures.
Senior Product Manager – Credit Trading Lifecycle in London employer: Balyasny Asset Management
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