The Product Manager (Exchanges) role will take on end-to-end ownership of Fastmarkets exchange data product offerings within our product portfolio. This position presents a unique opportunity to drive innovation in our existing and new products aligned to Fastmarkets strategic goals. The role will focus on both commercial and digital product outcomes.
As a key contributor in our cross-functional squads you will collaborate closely with Sales Editorial Tech Data and Design contributors ensuring that your insights and expertise shape the development process and our commercial propositions. If you are passionate about driving product excellence and eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment we encourage you to apply.
Principal Accountabilities
- Go To Market Framework: Develop a go to market framework for new exchange data products that results in optimal outcomes for the launch of new products and product features. This includes ensuring the commercial teams have all the information that will support the commercial success of new and existing products.
- Market Analysis: Conduct thorough market research to understand trends customer behaviour and competitive dynamics. Utilize insights to support product strategy and roadmap development working closely with the Product Director
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering sales marketing and content (editorial analytics) teams to ensure successful product development and launch. Foster open communication to align on goals and deliverables.
- Customer Engagement: Engage with customers through interviews surveys and feedback sessions to validate product concepts and gather insights on user needs and pain points.
- Problem Solving: Employ creative problem-solving skills to address challenges throughout the product lifecycle. Innovate solutions that enhance user experience and product functionality.
- Leadership & Initiative: Take initiative to identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
- Forecasting & Measurement: Develop forecasts for product direction based on market analysis. Measure progress against goals adjusting strategies as necessary to ensure success.
Qualifications :
We recruit talented dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences all united by a belief in our mission to provide the worlds leading and most trusted price reporting events and intelligence service for the markets we serve. Were proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully.
If you are open-minded curious resilient solutions-oriented and committed to promoting equality then read on.
KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated driven and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly.
- Education: Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience with commodity exchange data in either a customer vendor or exchange role. Specific PRA or commodity data product experience preferred. Deep understanding of global financial markets specifically exchange and commodities data is a must.
- Market Acumen: Strong understanding of market trends relevant to our business including macro-economic trends commodities market trends customer segments and emerging technologies.
- Analytical Skills: Proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g. SQL Excel) with experience interpreting complex data sets to derive insights. Experience with Salesforce a plus.
- Product Management Methodologies: Familiarity with modern product management practices (e.g. Agile Lean) and principles from industry leaders.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex ideas clearly to diverse audiences.
- Problem-Solving Ability: Strong analytical thinking with a proactive approach to identifying challenges and developing innovative solutions.
If youre excited about the role but your experience skills or qualifications dont perfectly align we encourage you to apply anyway.
Additional Information :
Our Values
Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. Its this mix of brilliant personalities experiences and insights that gives us that warm open and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are there are six things we all have in common and they form our Fastmarkets values.
Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and theyre embedded in everything we do. Our values are:
- METRICS DRIVEN. We use insights to improve our customers experience and our business performance
- ACCOUNTABLE. We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done
- GROWTH MINDSET. This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency
- INCLUSIVE. We are inclusive and respectful celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day.
- CUSTOMER CENTRIC. We are customer-centric in all that we do
- COLLABORATIVE. We are collaborative able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect perspectives and experiences.
Youve read a little about us now its over to you!
If you like what youve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person its time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: its used to determine whether or not youll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions well ask you on the day.
Its vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why youre great.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time