Senior Technical Product Manager, Stoxx

• The ideal candidate will have experience in data distribution models product management and project delivery and a proven ability to liaise between clients, business and technology teams
• If you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can drive innovation, efficiency, and collaboration, this is an excellent opportunity for you
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, IT, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in software or data product management, with at least 3 years in technically complex, platform-oriented products
• Strong understanding of modern index or analytics data distribution architectures, including APIs, event/batch delivery, entitlement models, and access controls
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior engineers and architects on design and tradeoff decisions
• Experience defining API/FTP/Web distribution requirements
• Ability to lead transformation platform projects steering groups across the organization towards roadmap execution
• Strong analytical skills and a passion for working with data to solve business challenges
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds (business, operations, IT)
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and making decisions with incomplete information
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for outcomes, not just outputs
• Pragmatic, goal-oriented, and problem-solving mindset with the ability to manage complex projects
• Proficiency in English (both written and verbal)

Desirable

• ISS STOXX is seeking a Product Manager – Index Data Distribution to join our Software Product Management team in STOXX lead the next generation of our index data distribution strategy and platform capabilities across entitlement, access control, and multi-channel delivery
• This individual will drive product strategy end-to-end and act as the accountable interface between business outcomes and technical execution to mature how STOXX delivers index data to clients globally, including Web portals, APIs, bulk delivery mechanisms, MCP (AI enabling pipelines), and third-party data marketplace integrations
• This role owns the product vision, roadmap, and delivery outcomes for index data distribution and is expected to make senior level tradeoffs across scalability, client experience, security, and operational resilience
• Individual Contributor role with strategic ownership and strong technical accountability
• Define, own, and continuously evolve STOXX’s index data distribution product strategy and target architecture. Assess client needs, market trends, regulatory constraints, and internal platform capabilities to shape a multiyear, outcome driven roadmap towards optimizing and modernizing index data distribution. Understand the future of data distribution by working across third party platform distributors and directly with client distribution platforms
• Lead structured product discovery and design sessions with clients, business, technology, operations. Translate business and client needs into clear product requirements, technical specifications, and prioritised backlog items
• Own product documentation including problem statements, solution options, tradeoffs, and decision rationale
• Develop user stories and define acceptance criteria
• Own backlog prioritisation based on client value, risk, technical dependencies, and strategic alignment. Define sprint goals, provide product direction to engineering teams, and coach junior Product Managers and Business Analysts as required
• Define acceptance criteria, nonfunctional requirements (performance, resilience, security), and collaborate with QA to ensure production ready delivery
• Act as escalation point for complex delivery issues and make prioritisation tradeoffs to maintain momentum and quality
• Follow progress and proactively address issues during sprints
• Refine agile methodologies based on feedback
• Primary senior product contact for client service, commercial, and operations teams on all index data distribution topics
• Present roadmaps to leadership
• Partner with commercial teams on pricing, packaging, and go to market strategy for data distribution products and channels
• Contribute to governance forums, steering committees, and executive updates with clear data driven insights
• Define and monitor KPIs for availability, latency, data quality, entitlement accuracy, and client satisfaction
• Drive automation, resilience, and observability improvements across distribution pipelines
• Reduce distribution errors and enhance client experience