Product Owner: Tradefloor Support (VP)

Job title:

Product Owner: Tradefloor Support (VP)

Company

ING

Job description

Department Overview:

ING Wholesale Bank in the UK is a dynamic and challenging environment. The Information Technology department is accountable for IT services consumed not only by the UK but also other ING Wholesale Bank locations.

The Financial Markets UK IT Area consists of approximately 50 engineers responsible for Application Development, Maintenance, and support across a range of products used by the Bank’s Financial Markets business. The Financial Markets landscape is rapidly going through a process of digitization, adopting new financial markets specific technologies, and developing functionality to facilitate eTrading, meeting regulatory requirements and enhancing the Front Office user experience.

We operate according to a Scrum Agile delivery process and are passionate about developing our engineering capability to ensure our services are delivered efficiently and securely.

Main Duties and Responsibilities of Role:
As Product Owner PO) you will be work within the trade floor support squad that manage and maintain the IT infrastructure, hardware and software for the UK Dealing room Front Office environment. As Product Owner you are operational responsible for the service delivery. You will also be part of a leadership team within the Wholesale Banking Tech domain, reporting functionally to the global head of Dealing room Technology.

The UK Trade Floor Support department is composed of 4 Ops Engineers who deliver support to one of the most critical departments in the bank: Financial Markets & Group Treasury. Within the team, we embrace the agile way of working to improve efficiency and to ensure we provide the best service possible to our customers.

As a PO you are in constant conversation with the business. What are the biggest challenges, what are the needs and why? In bi-weekly sprints, you are maintaining the high support standard and prioritizing tasks where necessary. It is a mix of strategic thinking and providing practical solutions for your end users. In a daily stand-up with your colleagues you discuss important matters and ensure that the day to day business is aligned with the stakeholders needs.

Your day-to-day:

Act as an ambassador for the Agile way of working responsible for effective collaboration in your area and in the wider organization.

Encourage and coach Chapter Leads to continuously develop their capabilities and skill sets and that of their squads.

Contribute to the IT strategy with proper IT Landscape for your area in line with the strategy to realize the purposes of the Tribe.

Identify and adopt applicable changes in the market with regards to innovation, time to market, procedures, processes, and methods used in your area.

Ensure a safe and compliant bank from an IT perspective.

Manage the budget for your area, contracts, vendor relationships and act as IT Custodian for applications.

Ensure stability and reliability of the IT Landscape (including the IT architecture of your IT assets).

Career Potential
ING is a global bank operating in the Wholesale and Retail Banking environments. The Tech organisation is also global and. In this role you will play a pivotal part in the strategy and delivery of critical IT Services and therefore opportunities are wide ranging.

Candidate Profile

Qualification/Education

Essential:

Degree level in a relevant academic field, or demonstratable practical experience in a relevant area.

Desirable:

Relevant qualifications in covering Financial Markets & associated technology, Agile delivery and development, Information Security & Risk Management

Experience/Knowledge

Knowledge/Experience of Product Ownership

Experience in working with DevOps environments and practical knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Communicating, convincing, and collaborating are words that suit you.

Strong problem-solving skills.

Strong sense of responsibility.

You are familiar with the banking industry and preferably the Financial Markets sector.

Who are we looking for?

A clear communicator, able and willing to delegate and motivate.

You’re able to set a vision and manage conflict with integrity, fairness, and a positive attitude.

You are a team player. Teamwork is core to the success of ING Engineers.

Within the multidisciplinary teams in which you work, you can use arguments that appeal to the people taking part in the discussion and you present your arguments in measured doses at crucial moments., you influence higher management and different stakeholders.

You are an Orange Code role model:

You are always a step ahead

You take it on and make it happen

You help other be successful

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 01:41:56 GMT

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