Role Summary The Product Owner (PO) serves as the primary functional lead for a dedicated development POD, focusing on execution and delivery. In this role, you will translate the overarching product vision into actionable user stories that unify trade, position, risk, margin, and collateral data.
Core Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Backlog Management: Own, refine, and prioritize the Team Backlog. Break down high-level features into granular user stories with clear Acceptance Criteria.
Iteration Planning: Lead the POD through Sprint Planning, providing the "Definition of Ready" for technical tasks and ensuring the team understands the "Why" behind each reporting requirement.
Stakeholder Alignment: Act as the daily bridge between Clearing Risk (the business) and Engineering/Architecture (the builders).
UAT & Validation: Define and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Dependency Coordination: Proactively manage cross-POD dependencies to ensure data flowing from upstream Risk or Trade systems is compatible.
Technical Skills & Qualifications
Domain Knowledge: Solid understanding of Derivatives lifecycle of ETD/OTC trades, margin requirements.
Data Stack: Familiar in SQL or BigQuery to validate data integrity. Experience with Python or VBA is a plus.
Agile Ecosystem: Expert-level use of Jira for story mapping, sprint tracking, and reporting velocity/burndown.
Cloud Infrastructure: Familiarity with operating and querying data within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Education & Experience
Education: Bachelor’s degree in a technical or quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Financial Engineering, or related field); Master’s preferred.
Experience: 8+ years of experience in financial services, with at least 2+ years specifically in a Product Owner role.
Certification: SAFe PO/PM certification is highly desired.
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CME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it – all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we’re looking for more.
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Skills Required
- Understanding of derivatives lifecycle (ETD/OTC trades) and margin requirements
- SQL or BigQuery experience for data validation
- Experience with Python or VBA
- Expert-level use of Jira for story mapping and sprint tracking
- Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform and querying data in GCP
- Bachelor's degree in technical or quantitative discipline
- Master's degree
- 8+ years in financial services with 2+ years as a Product Owner
- SAFe PO/PM certification
CME Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — U.S. offerings include both a 401(k) and a company-funded cash-balance pension, strengthening long-term financial security. This dual-track structure is highlighted as a notable differentiator among private employers.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and holiday schedules are described as generous, with ample time off and carryover commonly highlighted. This breadth of leave meaningfully enhances perceived total rewards.
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Flexible Benefits — A flexible, hybrid work model applies to many roles, increasing day-to-day usability of the package. Flexibility is framed as a standard feature rather than an exception.
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As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate. CME Group brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and its trading facilities in New York and Chicago. CME Group also operates CME Clearing, one of the world’s leading central counterparty clearing provider in the world, which offers clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded contracts, as well as for over-the-counter derivatives transactions through CME ClearPort®. These products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can substantially mitigate counterparty credit risk in both listed and over-the-counter derivatives markets.
