MarketAxess
We’re transforming how the world trades fixed income. And we’re not done, yet.
New York, NY
Hybrid

Product Owner - OT New Initiatives

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Company Description

MarketAxess is a FinTech company and component of the S&P 500. We are a leading provider of global fixed income trading platforms, data, and post-trade solutions. 

The fixed-income markets represent an enormous global marketplace, where only a fraction of average daily trade volume occurs electronically. Believe it or not, most fixed-income trades are still executed via phone or blotter, providing us with a significant opportunity for disruption and future growth. 

We believe this market is ripe for disruption and have created a proprietary electronic platform that connects the world’s most influential financial institutions to the world’s largest capital market. Since 2015, MarketAxess has grown from roughly 300 employees to approximately 700 with offices across seven countries and annual revenue has more than doubled. We’re excited about the growth opportunities ahead and have built a fast-paced, collaborative, environment where all employees are empowered to make a material impact. We hope you’ll come join us!

Job Description

The Open Trading Product Owner will lead high profile client projects designing, customizing, and enhancing fixed income trading and market data solutions for the fixed income trading desks of major financial services clients. The Product Owner will manage agile development projects; continuously reviewing the business needs, refining priorities, and outlining milestones and deliverables. In addition, the product owner will be responsible for gathering the client’s customization requirements and translating these into functional requirements specifications for the internal scrum team.

What You’ll Do

  • Manage the analysis, design and development of the applications through interaction with internal developers and QA staff within and across scrum teams
  • Supervise and advise the scrum team to meet software expectations
  • Plan and prioritize product feature backlog and development for the product
  • Understand the client’s needs and work together with the scrum team to specify business and functional requirements
  • Work closely with the team’s Product Manager to prioritize enhancements based on business value
  • Communicate effectively with scrum team members to achieve project goals
  • Train end users and client support staff on the operation of the applications
  • Gather requirements and feedback from the client’s business users (traders) and technologists
  • Provide backlog management, iteration planning, and elaboration of the user stories
  • Coordinate with other Product Owners and scrum teams for software builds and releases

What you Bring to the Table

  • 2+ years’ experience as a product owner or similar capacity in the financial services industry
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Fixed income domain knowledge
  • Knowledge of Agile principles and process
  • Knowledge of Jira, Jira Align, MS Visio, Word, Excel, Photoshop/Ulead PhotoImpact (or equivalent graphics package for screenshots), and basic SQL queries
  • Candidate must be articulate, and have excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to think broadly (across products and functions) and conceptualize practical solutions balancing user requirements with technical constraints
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills

 Desired Skills

  • Successful track record of developing products within deadlines
  • FIX experience, specifically FIX for Fixed Income
  •  Familiarity with Bloomberg TOMS/AIM or the major fixed income ECNs (ALLQ, ICE TMC, ICE BondPoint, Tradeweb, MarketAxess)
  • Experience working directly with traders on a desk

Additional Information

What’s In It For You?

In addition to working on cutting edge technology and in our culture of innovation, collaboration, and openness, we offer:

  • Hybrid Environment: Flexibility matters! Our employees enjoy a mix of working in the office and from home
  • Employer Provided Food: Free lunch is delivered for all employees when in the office. Offices are always stocked with free snacks and drinks. 
  • Paid time off: competitive PTO package including vacation days, sick leave, charity leave and parental leave
  • 401(k): Dollar-for-dollar employer match up to $10K
  • Health Insurance: Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision programs
  • Wellness Stipend: Up to $1K annually towards gym memberships, home office equipment and more
  • Onsite Healthcare: Convenient access to world-class care through Mount Sinai at our Hudson Yards location
  • Tuition Assistance and Professional Training: We want to empower your continued growth and development. On-demand learning, boot camps, and opportunities to attend conferences are available to all employees.

MarketAxess Corporation and its affiliates provide equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal and state law.

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What are MarketAxess Perks + Benefits

MarketAxess Benefits Overview

At MarketAxess, we recognize that benefits are an integral and valuable component of our employees' total compensation package. We provide a comprehensive, high quality and affordable employee benefits program that gives employees the freedom to choose the benefits that are right for them and their families.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
MarketAxess participates in local volunteer activities through partnerships with PENCIL, Bronx Lacrosse, and Cristo Rey.
Partners with nonprofits
MarketAxess partners with non-profits such as Empower, World Central Kitchen, and City Harvest.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Hybrid work model
In-person revenue kickoff
Employee awards
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
MarketAxess has a hybrid remote working program that varies by team and function.
Diversity
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
MarketAxess's Flexible Spending Account (FSA) helps employees cover out-of-pocket medical expenses with pre-tax contributions of up to $2,650 annually.
Disability insurance
MarketAxess's disability benefit is 100% for the first six weeks of an illness (and then 60% for the duration of disability benefits) of an employee's annual salary up to a $10,000 maximum monthly pay
Dental insurance
MarketAxess's dental plan covers 100% of the cost of preventative care, including x-rays.
Vision insurance
MarketAxess's vision insurance plan provides 100% coverage for annual eye exams and lenses after a $10 copay. Frames and contact lenses are covered up to $120.
Health insurance
MarketAxess's health insurance plan with UHC covers most employees' out-of-pocket costs, and nearly all the rest by providing a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA).
Life insurance
MarketAxess offers AD&D life insurance with a payout of 2x an employee's annual salary up to $500K, plus voluntary additional AD&D insurance.
Pet insurance
MarketAxess's pet insurance employee benefit reimburses up to 90% of veterinary services, such as x-rays, blood tests, hospitalization and surgeries.
Wellness programs
MarketAxess offers employees up to $1,000 per year to go towards fitness or wellness expenses such as gym memberships, bike shares, personal workout equipment, ski lift tickets, and more.
Team workouts
MarketAxess hosts classes for employees with SoulCycle and other local fitness providers.
Mental health benefits
MarketAxess offers employees and their families several options to access confidential, professional assistance 24/7. Access is in-person or through telephonic consultants or online resources
Wellness days
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
MarketAxess's 401(k) retirement plan offers a broad selection of stocks, bonds and international index funds to choose from.
401(K) matching
MarketAxess provides employees with a 401(k) matching plan managed by Fidelity Investments . We match 100% of contributions up to $17,500 of an employee's annual gross pay.
Company equity
Employee stock purchase plan
MarketAxess offers an ESPP through Charles Schwab. MarketAxess issues matching shares equal to 20% of employee purchases with a one year vesting period.
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
MarketAxess will match 100% of any qualifying charitable cash gifts up to $2,000 per year.
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
MarketAxess offers emergency daycare and elder care through Bright Horizons for up to 10 days per year.
Generous parental leave
MarketAxess offers up to 20 weeks of paid maternity leave and eight weeks of paid paternity leave for new parents with at least one year of service.
Family medical leave
MarketAxess offers up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year, as well as maintained health benefits, for any employee eligible under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Fertility benefits
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
MarketAxess employees receive between 15 & 22 days per year of paid time off based on years of service. In addition, on every 5 year anniversary at MarketAxess, employees receive 2 weeks extra of PTO.
Paid volunteer time
MarketAxess encourages employees to give back with paid volunteer time of up to 16 hours a year.
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
MarketAxess offers paid sick days of up to seven days per year for all employees
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
MarketAxess offers pre-tax commuter benefits for all employees consisting of, up to, $270/month.
Company-sponsored outings
Free daily meals
Free snacks and drinks
MarketAxess has a fully stocked kitchen including unlimited snacks, coffee, tea and all of the flavored sparkling water you can handle.
Some meals provided
MarketAxess gives employees a $15 stipend per day for lunch for up to 10 lunches per month via a food delivery service.
Company-sponsored happy hours
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Mother's room
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
MarketAxess offers tuition reimbursement for all full-time employees of $5,250 annually up to $20,000 maximum.
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Continuing education stipend
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications
Apprenticeship programs

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