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Purpose:
Athene is hiring a Technical Product Manager to support its Derivative Operations team. This role drives the design and delivery of trading and post-trade systems, leading initiatives across process improvement, system enhancements, product onboarding, and regulatory compliance.
Ideal candidates have fintech and/or derivatives technology experience, with strong knowledge of derivatives lifecycle, data flows, and enterprise systems, and can align technology solutions with business goals.
Accountabilities:
- Partner cross-functionally (trading, operations, risk, finance, compliance, technology) to gather and translate business/system requirements into scalable solutions.
- Analyze end-to-end derivatives trade lifecycle (trade capture through reporting) to identify gaps, risks, and optimization opportunities.
- Collaborate with engineering and QA to define, validate, and deliver technical solutions across trading and post-trade platforms.
- Own data and integration design including source-to-target mappings, APIs, trade feeds, and system interfaces across the ecosystem.
- Support delivery execution by prioritizing backlog, managing roadmap alignment, and driving process improvements across derivatives operations.
Qualifications and Experience:
- 4+ years of relevant experience as a Product Manager, Product Owner, or Business Analyst within financial services technology.
- Strong knowledge of derivatives products (swaps, futures, options, forwards) and end-to-end trade lifecycle.
- Technical proficiency in SQL, data analysis, and system integrations (APIs, messaging, file-based interfaces).
- Experience working in Agile/SDLC environments with exposure to roadmap prioritization and cross-functional delivery.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Derivatives post-trade lifecycle experience (IR, credit, FX, or equity).
- Financial messaging/data standards (e.g., FIX, FpML, SWIFT, JSON/XML).
- Data controls: lineage, reconciliation, and exception handling.
- Technical product delivery experience (backlog, roadmap, feature ownership).
- Exposure to trading/investment platforms (e.g., Aladdin, Calypso, Apex).
$112,088.80 - $168,133.20 USD Annual
Annual Salary for this role is market competitive. Actual salary for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Depending on the role, a discretionary bonus plan or variable sales incentive may be included.
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