Technical Product Owner- Foreign Exchange and Payments

Job Description About the Role We are seeking a Senior Technical Product Owner to drive FX and Payments technology initiatives. You will own the product backlog, translate business requirements into delivery-ready user stories, and act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and Agile delivery teams across FX and cross-border payment programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the product backlog; define user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements
• Translate FX and payments business processes into actionable technology solutions
• Partner with trading, operations, risk, compliance, and technology teams to define and execute the product roadmap
• Drive sprint ceremonies: backlog refinement, sprint planning, and stakeholder demos
• Track product KPIs and communicate status, risks, and decisions to senior leadership
• Support regulatory and compliance requirements across FX and capital markets Required Qualifications/Skills
• 5+ years as a Product Owner or Business Analyst in financial services technology
• 3+ years’ experience in FX and settlements
• Business systems analyst skill set
• Agile/Scrum experience in a large, matrixed organization
• Experience with payment modernization: real-time payments, correspondent banking, sanctions screening
• Familiarity with FX risk concepts: counterparty exposure, limit monitoring, etc
• Regulatory reporting knowledge
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence
• Hands-on experience in using AI tools (GitHub, Copilot) to assist with requirements documentation and analysis Required FX Domain Knowledge
• Rates & Pricing
• Spot rates
• Forward rates
• Cross rates and derived currency pair calculations
• FX Products
• Spot, Forwards, FX Swaps, Cross-Currency Swaps:
• Settlement & Operations
• Interbank Settlements for FX
• Full trade lifecycle: execution → confirmation → netting → settlement
• CLS settlement: payment-versus-payment mechanics, eligible currencies, settlement windows
• Nostro/Vostro reconciliation; identification and resolution of breaks and failed trades
• Value date conventions by currency pair; T+1/T+2 settlement cycle implications
• SWIFT messaging: MT202/MT103 (payments); ISO 20022 equivalents (pacs, fxtr)