Product Owner – Securities Settlement

A career at Lombard Odier means working for a renowned global wealth and asset manager, with a strong focus on sustainable investing. An innovative bank of choice for private and institutional clients, our independently owned Firm is one of the best-capitalised banking groups in the world, managing close to CHF 300 billion and operating from over 25 offices across 4 continents.
 

With a history spanning over 225 years, Lombard Odier is an investment house providing a comprehensive offering of discretionary and advisory portfolio management, wealth services and custody. We also offer asset management services and investment strategies through Lombard Odier Investment Managers and provide advanced banking technology to other financial institutions.
 

“Rethink Everything” is our philosophy – it is at the heart of everything we do. We have grown stronger through more than 40 financial crises by rethinking the world around us to provide a fresh investment perspective for our clients.

Lombard Odier group operates its own proprietary banking technology platform which is used by the group but also provided to other private banks and financial institutions through a BPO business model. The Technology & Operations (T&O) department oversees maintaining and developing the platform through the delivery of applicative solutions for the various business divisions of the Bank.

As part of the constant evolution of the platform we offer to our Operation BackOffice teams, we seek to strengthen the existing team with a Product Owner in the field of Securities Settlement with banking knowledge and technical skills.

As the product owner “Securities Settlement”, you will form part of the Core Banking department and will report directly to the product manager of the Operations Domain. In your day to day you will interact with peer product owners, project managers, business analysts, developers and of course with your main business stakeholders.

YOUR ROLE

• In close collaboration with the business develop a product vision and roadmap supporting the organization's strategic direction.

• Establish effective communication between business stakeholders and the product team by acting as the primary point of contact to ensure clear understanding and address emerging needs and issues.

• Foster a positive product team dynamic while maximizing ROI of product features as well as end users’ satisfaction.

• Maintain & prioritize the backlog by including changes and project demands while ensuring product maintenance to guarantee stability and sustainability over the long term.

• Create sprint goals, actionable epics and user stories based on the requirements defined for each feature (function) in collaboration with the product team.

• Participate in project estimation costs based on business requirements.

• Ensure high product quality is met by overseeing test strategy definition, execution, and automation.

• Act as third level of support by ensuring effective incident management through resources mobilization, team coordination and providing clear status reports.

• Ensure our external applications remain up to date and compatible with the technologies operated by the Bank, while staying aware of the way the IT operations dept. operates them.

YOUR PROFILE

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering or a relevant field. Master degree is a plus.

• Proven experience in the area of securities settlement & knowledge of related regulations

• Proven experience as a product owner, project manager or similar role, demonstrating successful delivery on various sizes of scope and complexity

• Proficiency in project management software & tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, Clarity).

• Experience in managing application and digital solution delivery. Business and technical knowledge in banking products a definite plus.

• Good knowledge of SQL language, Rest protocols and communication buses such as Kafka.

• Experience working in cross-functional teams and managing stakeholders with diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

• Good knowledge of Scrum and agile software development methodologies. Agile certifications is a plus (e.g., CSPO, SAFe).

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders, experts and external third parties in French and English.

• Ability to break complex problems into simpler ones and prioritise them based on ROI.

• Ability to understand user expectations and anticipate new demands based on market trends.

• Capacity to conduct arbitration processes and decision-making.

• Residence in Switzerland or willingness to relocate

Our Maison’s DNA is defined by five core values. Excellence drives us to be the best at what we do, while Innovation fuels our progress. Respect underpins every interaction, and Integrity shapes our actions. Together, we are One Team, united in serving our clients with unwavering dedication.

As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote a diverse and inclusive work environment for our employees and candidates. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are woven into the fabric of our Maison’s DNA, and we strive to ensure that our employees can fulfill both their personal and professional aspirations by encouraging internal mobility and individual upskilling programs. We firmly believe that building Diverse Teams contributes to our successes and to deliver on this, we actively embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our business strategy.

It is an exciting time to join our Teams. All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence.