Delivery Product Owner Senior Associate

Job Description

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

1. Strategic Delivery & Accountability
   • Accountable for end-to-end delivery of prioritized strategic initiatives across Clearing and Settlement, ensuring delivery on time and within budget
   • Translate strategic objectives into executable delivery plans, epics, and release roadmaps
   • Align delivery with enterprise priorities, regulatory requirements, and client needs
2. Product Backlog & Prioritization Governance
   • Own and govern the product backlog, ensuring alignment between business enhancements and technical priorities
   • Lead quarterly and ad-hoc prioritization forums to align stakeholders on delivery scope and sequencing
   • Maintain backlog hygiene and readiness for Sprint 0 and delivery planning in compliance with Delivery Practice Standards
3. Agile Delivery Leadership
   • Lead and actively participate in all agile ceremonies (Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Zero, Reviews, Retrospectives, Summits)
   • Drive predictable, high-quality delivery across squads through clear planning, dependency management, and risk mitigation
   • Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement
4. Cross-Functional Collaboration
   • Partner with RTB, CTB, Engineering, Architecture, UX/UI, QA, and Operations to balance delivery trade-offs and ensure alignment
   • Act as the central point of coordination across business and technology stakeholders
   • Manage dependencies across multiple teams and systems to enable seamless execution
5. Product Documentation & Solution Definition
   • Accountable for end-to-end product documentation (e.g., Initiative Alignment Documentation), translating strategic priorities into detailed requirements, solution designs, epics, and user stories
   • Ensure completeness, accuracy, and traceability of requirements across the delivery lifecycle
   • Govern change requests and ensure alignment with strategic intent
6. Release Management & Operational Readiness
   • Oversee the technology release calendar in partnership with RTB, CTB, and Technology teams
   • Own operational readiness planning and execution, including:
   • Client-facing documentation and specifications
   • Training and enablement materials
   • Operational process updates
   • Ensure smooth transition from delivery into production and business-as-usual operations
7. Financial & Commercial Accountability
   • Joint responsibility across RTB/CTB for annual budget planning, submission, and tracking
   • Ensure efficient utilization of resources and alignment of delivery with budget constraints
8. Client & Market Engagement
   • Contribute to client communication, marketing materials, and industry engagement initiatives
   • Support creation of content for client distribution, learning centers, and firm platforms

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

1. Core Product Delivery Leadership
   • Strong experience in product delivery within financial market infrastructure, with exposure to Clearing and/or Settlement domains
   • Proven ability to deliver complex, multi-year transformation initiatives across multiple teams
2. Execution & Delivery Excellence
   • Demonstrated ability to drive predictable, high-quality delivery in agile environments
   • Strong understanding of agile frameworks, backlog management, and release planning at scale
   • Experience operating within structured delivery standards (e.g., DPS or equivalent)
3. Strategic Thinking & Prioritization
   • Ability to translate strategic objectives into actionable delivery plans and roadmaps
   • Strong prioritization skills, balancing business value, technical constraints, and risk
4. Stakeholder Management & Influence
   • Ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across business, technology, and operations
   • Strong communication skills with experience managing cross-functional and global teams
   • Experience running client meetings, working groups and or webinars
5. Technical & Domain Acumen
   • Solid understanding of financial markets, trade lifecycle, clearing, and settlement processes across multiple asset classes such as Equities, Fixed Income and ETF's (Primary Market).
   • Ability to engage effectively with engineering and architecture teams on solution design
6. Operational & Risk Mindset
   • Strong appreciation for operational readiness, resiliency, and risk management in production environments
   • Experience managing release cycles and ensuring smooth production transitions
7. Leadership & Continuous Improvement
   • Ability to foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement
   • Experience leading retrospectives and embedding delivery best practices across teams.