Product Manager, Middle Office Technology

Point72 Asset Management, L.P; City of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global asset management firm in London is seeking an experienced product manager to lead the migration of its trading technology platform. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of product management experience in financial technology, particularly in trading systems. Responsibilities include overseeing the execution of migration strategies and ensuring minimal disruption to trading processes. The role offers competitive benefits focused on employee well-being and development.

Benefits

Private Medical and Dental Insurances

Generous parental and family leave policies

Tuition assistance

Mental and physical wellness programmes

Non-contributory pension

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience in financial technology.
• Hands-on experience with trading and risk management platforms.
• Exceptional skills in bridging business and technology gaps.

Responsibilities

• Lead the migration of the legacy trading system to a new platform.
• Own end-to-end product strategy and execution for the project.
• Partner with teams to document current workflows and design target states.

Skills

Product management

Stakeholder communication

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Knowledge of Macro asset classes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, finance, or related field

Tools

Murex

Orchestrade

Job description

A Career with Point72’s Technology Team

As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology group is constantly improving our company’s IT infrastructure, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts experimenting, discovering new ways to harness the power of open-source solutions, and embracing enterprise agile methodology. We encourage professional development to ensure you bring innovative ideas to our products while satisfying your own intellectual curiosity.

What you’ll do

• Lead the decommissioning of our legacy trading technology platform and oversee the migration of all Macro business functionality into the new platform.
• Own the end-to-end product strategy and execution for the retirement of the legacy system and the migration to the new platform, ensuring minimal disruption to trading and downstream processes.
• Partner with Trading, Risk, Operations, and technology teams to document current-state workflows and translate them into target-state designs in the new platform.
• Develop and maintain a detailed product roadmap, milestones, and delivery plans aligned with the firm’s strategic objectives.
• Coordinate with developers, QA, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to ensure accurate and efficient migration of functionality.
• Identify potential risks to migration success, design mitigation strategies, and ensure robust testing and validation before decommissioning.
• Drive user training, communication, and adoption strategies for the new platform.
• Liaise with third-party vendors for technical support, licensing adjustments, and migration best practices.
• Ensure the new platform is fully optimized for current and future Macro trading needs.

What’s required

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, engineering, finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of product management experience in buy-side or sell-side financial technology, particularly with cross-asset trading systems.
• Hands-on experience with market leading trading and risk management platforms, such as Murex and Orchestrade, including design, configuration, and implementation.
• Strong knowledge of Macro asset classes (Rates, FX, Credit, Commodities) front-to-back trade workflows.
• Proven experience leading large-scale migration or decommissioning projects in a trading environment.
• Exceptional stakeholder communication skills and an ability to bridge gaps between business and technology teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

We take care of our people

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

• Private Medical and Dental Insurances
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Volunteer opportunities
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of colour and the LGBQT+ community
• Mental and physical wellness programmes
• Tuition assistance
• Non-contributory pension and more

About Point72

Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent. We’re inventing the future of finance by revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking. For more information, visit www.Point72.com