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THE ROLE
The Senior Product Owner - Structured Products will work with key stakeholders to develop Structured Products trading capabilities for the Investment Team. This person will align Agile team delivery to portfolio management, trading and risk needs, in a manner consistent with the overall trading platform strategy; communicate roadmap and milestones accordingly. Additionally, the Senior Product Owner - Structured Products will coordinate with technology and operational teams to streamline delivery.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• In cooperation with the Global Trading Team, lead the implementation of Structured Products within the Charles River Investment Management System, and coordinate ongoing capability development across other related applications.
• Understand the business application for Structured Products, and incorporate this into the creation of product roadmap and Agile stories
• Apply deep subject matter expertise on product-specific portfolio management, market structure, operational and risk needs, and how they are applied in trading platforms.
• Work with key stakeholders to develop product vision, convey the vision to the Agile teams and the organization, and work with these teams to establish and refine a product roadmap.
• Coordinate with the Global Trading leadership team and vendors to ensure stories are well articulated, organized and appropriated prioritized.
• Serve as primary communicator between stakeholders and the team. Build alignment amongst all parties, including Global Technology, on how to best support the business needs, including for testing and documentation. Use feedback loops to ensure continuous sharing of information and value delivery.
• Collaborate with legal, risk and compliance teams to ensure product and capability roadmap improves workflow and operational risk oversight capabilities and aligns to policy and regulation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on models and applications to support bespoke workflows, which may include trade and broker allocation, surveillance and analytics to support best execution.
• Develop clear acceptance criteria that guide the team to producing "done" increments, while fostering an iterative approach to problem solving and analytics development.
• Actively manages internal and external dependencies and impediments that could impact the team's completion of sprint goals. Actively collaborates with other product owners on work that has interdependencies or contingencies between Agile teams.
• Participates in scrum ceremonies (Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Retrospective) and longer-term planning exercises (Road Mapping, Release Planning).
• Participates in the internal Agile Enablement efforts to exchange knowledge and build skills.
• Continually enhances knowledge of systems, products, emerging technology and industry dynamics, and educates internal teams accordingly.
• Assumes additional responsibilities as required.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 7-10 years' experience in or supporting structured products, including expertise in related trading technology.
• Experience operating as a Product Owner on an Agile Team, and/or a background in leading and organizing projects and navigating the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Open-minded approach to problem solving - commercial, yet creative.
• Excellent communication skills, self-starter, positive attitude, team player.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interact and influence at all levels of the organization.

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At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.

• Generous time-off provided: including "Responsible time off" for many roles, paid company holidays when the US Stock Exchange is closed, plus paid volunteer time
• Family Focus: Up to 20 weeks of paid leave for new parents, back-up care program, dependent care flexible spending account, adoption assistance, generous caregiver leave
• Health and Welfare: Competitive medical, vision and dental plans, plus tax-free health savings accounts with company contributions
• Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program, gym reimbursement through our medical plans, fitness center discounts and more
• Life & Disability Benefits: Company-paid basic life insurance and short-term disability
• Financial Benefits: 401(k) savings plan, Defined Contribution plan- 15% of base salary invested into the Plan, competitive total compensation programs

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

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