Senior Product Owner, DriveWealth
Asset Class
$200-215k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
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Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$200-215k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make investing accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive experience in fintech and highly regulated industries, with a strong background in brokerage technology encompassing trading, account services, settlement, and clearing processes
- Proven ability to design, implement and operate retail and/or institutional brokerage capabilities, specifically pertaining to enhancing asset classes (Funds, Equities, Fixed Income, or Options)
- Demonstrated experience in defining and delivering a product roadmap
- Experience with REST API and FIX platforms
- Proficient in SQL queries
- Good knowledge of Messaging Platforms (Kafka)
- An ability to roll up your sleeves, lead from the front and act as a ‘player/coach’, specifically for critical tasks such as defining product requirements
- Strong written communication skills including the ability to write clear, concise product specifications
- Manage cross-functional teams in matrixed environments, navigating complexity, and clearly communicating complex information to various stakeholders
- Ability to work from our NYC office three days per week
What the job involves
- Our Product Owners help bring our mission to life through the design, build, implementation, and iteration of tools that power financial independence
- As a Senior Product Owner, you will support our platform, owning key delivery milestones and goals centered on product improvement, expansion, and scale
- You’ll identify and prioritize opportunities to simplify and improve our processes, design innovative solutions to modernize the trading experience and work cross-functionally to deliver scalable capabilities - all while ensuring adherence to regulatory and risk management guidelines
- You’ll be the subject matter expert in your domain, track adoption and usage, and continue to iterate and improve the platform over time
- Define the product strategy for the Funds space (Mutual Funds, UCIT ETFs, Alternatives) and an ambitious product roadmap to deliver value to end users while driving business outcomes for DriveWealth and our partners
- Own requirements for the evolution of the DriveWealth platform, including external-facing features, foundational features, and back-end operational considerations
- Collaborate with our project managers and engineering team to define and execute a best-in-class offering
- Partner effectively with your design, compliance, brokerage, operations, and engineering team to build, test, and launch products
- Consolidate feedback from internal stakeholders and partners on their experience to continuously improve our offering
- Build a compelling vision and business case for new product offerings or enhancements to existing offerings
- Identify, track, and create analysis of key metrics that illustrate performance
- Management of third-party relationships including exchanges, market makers, clearing members, and technology vendors
- Drive Go-To-Market planning and execution to launch your products and drive adoption and usage
Our take
Robo-advisory products and fractional share trading have expanded the investment industry's reach, attracting a broader audience than ever before. This shift has necessitated a redesign of the fintech industry's infrastructure to support the growing demand for accessible and efficient investment options.
DriveWealth plays a pivotal role in this transformation by developing APIs that serve over 100 global fintechs, challenger banks, and digital wallets. Its infrastructure enables seamless robo-advisory services and fractional share trading, giving retail investors access to the US markets and offering innovative stock reward programs. Among its partners are notable companies like Revolut, MoneyLion, and Hemista.
As the company continues to grow, it remains focused on scaling its business by enhancing its technology stack, pursuing strategic acquisitions, and expanding its team. And is well on its way to its ultimate goal of providing tools that empower companies to create investment products that are both accessible and convenient for everyone.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2021
$450m
SERIES D
Oct 2020
$56.7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $552.8m
Company benefits
- Health & wellness packages: We’ve built our benefits offering as a holistic package. We provide multiple health insurance carrier options and plans (medical, dental, vision) with access to HSA and/or FSA tax savings tools. We also provide income protection including life insurance, AD&D, short- and long-term disability, as well as extended coverage resources such as fertility benefits and mental wellness resources
- Vacation & time off: To build a successful organization, employees need time away to rest and recharge, so we provide paid time off including paid holidays and unlimited vacation time. We also strongly believe in work-life balance and, therefore, offer fully remote and hybrid work positions based on role requirements
- Professional developmnet: We believe one of the greatest contributions we can make is investing in our employees’ professional development. Therefore, we offer financial support toward continuing education courses, academic coursework, professional conferences, earning professional certifications, and membership fees to professional organizations
Company HQ
Colgate Center, Jersey City, NJ
Leadership
Robert S. Cortright
(Founder)Co-founded FX Solutions (acquired by Francisco Partners) in 2001 and served as CEo for 9 years. They also co-founded En-to-End Technology Projects in 2008.
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