Group Head of Product Communication

Division

Join an international team within the Group Strategy and Product Expansion Division. Collaborate to articulate business strategy deliver profitable products & services and strengthen the financial industry.

Role

Lead and define group vision and strategy for all communication products at Euroclear Group (I)CSDs.

You will engage actively with commercial product management architecture and (I)CSD management teams to articulate a group view on functional components of our communication products such as user access management message formats (EasyWay screens ISO15022 ISO20022 proprietary connectivity channels (SWIFT BT Verizon providers for client as well as depositaries T2S cash correspondents regulators and vendor suppliers.

Consequently you will sponsor the various roadmap initiatives to realize your communication business plan.

Represent the product division in the DCX Management Team and manage relationships with SWIFT and BT.

More particularly the Group Head of Product Communication is a transversal product role with following responsibilities:

• Business responsibility for leading the services delivered by the communication & reporting infrastructure to the various business products/innovation initiatives.
• Provide competitive communication & reporting services to clients delivering added customer value for client loyalty and revenue generation.
• Act as guardian of the DCX business principles & ensure evolution of those as per technology evolution and clients feedback.
• Ensure that the DCX business principles are translated into the appropriate ADM and Technology architecture principles.
• Ensure that communication & reporting services are delivered as per the most up to date User Experience principles.
• Provide services to all group entities so to build the framework for a single Euroclear Brand.
• Build communication plan & support communication effort around the DCX services and DCX principles.

Finally you will be responsible for planning motivating and providing direction and leadership to matrixed and functional resources. We are in a dynamic and fastpaced environment and are seeking a leader that can motivate and inspire teams creating a cando culture of innovation.

What were looking for:

• An esteemed individual collaborating with diverse parties emerging as a leader with a point of view.
• The Group Head of Product Communication must possess a masters degree in Business Administration Finance Economics or any other related business field. Equivalent experience will be considered.
• Requires 15 years experience 10 in leadership at a top financial firm 5 in Digital/Product Development.
• An experience in a financial Market Infrastructure organization and familiarity with the network industry in the financial industry would be considered as a real asset.
• A strong experience in setting the strategic vision direction and standards for championing a bestinclass customer experience across digital platforms is a real asset.
• Leadership Skills: Providing direction Strategic agility Business Sense Selfreflection and Inspiring/Engaging are important skills needed to be a strong leader at Euroclear. The candidate needs to be an inspiring leader.
• Seek a candidate who is a strategic problem solver selfmotivated and adaptable to change.
• The candidate should be comfortable working in group settings and with collaborators.
• Communication Skills: As expected communication skills are an integral requirement for the role.
• Good communication skills will be necessary in communicating clear information and instructions down the line to strategy management teams which will greatly improve their efficiency and effectiveness.
• Communicate strategic information to businesswide leadership executives and collaborators for effective strategy implementation.
• Therefore these reports must be insightful clear easytounderstand engaging and convincing in order to facilitate appropriate strategy decisionmaking across the business.

Other technical skills:

• Good understanding of posttrade services
• Understand market trends (within and outside the financial industry)
• Keen to understand key client drivers and buyer factor for your products
• Passionate about your products and articulate an appealing product vision
• Master the 4Ps and behave as a miniCEO of your product
• Proven experience at developing product offerings from concept to delivery
• You already sponsored and steered large product development projects and budget

Soft skills

• Strong networking skills able to cultivate productive relationships with internal and external collaborators
• You connect with passion about your product towards the different internal collaborators in an effective way
• You have a global perspective and broad vision and can articulate an appealing product vision
• Able to make decisions making tradeoffs and prioritizing a variety of initiatives and sometimes conflicting deadlines.
• You apply your business and technical knowledge to support your teams in finding creative solutions
• A hardworking cando attitude with regards to change and challenge
• Proven ability to work in sophisticated organizations and in different cultures/markets

Develop your talents in various product domains and contribute to key company priorities.