Product Owner – Fixed Income Value Stream
Job Summary
About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use):
13The Team:
Product Platform Design (PPD) designs builds and evolves SPDJIs core product platforms that supportindex creation calculation rebalance analytics and distribution. We operate aproduct-led service-based delivery modeland are organised into value streams aligned to major business domains. The Fixed Income Value Stream partners closely with Index Management R&D Operations Data and Technology to deliver scalable reusable platform capabilities that support the full index lifecycle across asset classes.
The Impact:
As a hybridProduct Owner / Business Analystin the Fixed Income Value Stream you will translate index-business needs intoclear platform capabilitiesthat teams can build test and deliver. Your work will directly improve platform reliability scalability and reuseenabling faster delivery of fixed income index capabilities while reducing fragmentation across legacy systems.
A key focus of this role is leading a high-impactFixed Income platform consolidation and migration programmealigning stakeholders governing delivery and ensuring operational readiness for cutovers and post-migration stability.
Whats in it for You:
Lead a strategic platform migration programme that modernises how fixed income indices are produced and supported end-to-end.
Work in a product-led environment with strong partnership across Index Management Operations Data and Technology.
Influence roadmap priorities and delivery sequencing balancing short-term migration needs with longer-term platform capability.
Develop breadth across index lifecycle domains (data mastering calculation rebalances distribution analytics) in a highly cross-functional setting.
Operate with real ownershipdriving clarity from ambiguity and improving how teams plan govern and deliver.
Responsibilities:
Partner with the Value Stream Lead to shape product direction define roadmaps and set delivery priorities for the Fixed Income Value Stream.
Translate business outcomes intoepics features and user storieswith clear scope dependencies and acceptance criteria.
Own and maintain the agile team backlog inAzure DevOps (ADO) ensuring prioritisation refinement cadence and backlog hygiene.
Provide transparent delivery tracking through ADO dashboards release notes and regular stakeholder updates; manage expectations against agreed timelines.
Lead and facilitate agile ceremonies (refinement planning reviews retros) and support consistent execution across one or more teams.
Act as a translator between business and technologycommunicating complex topics clearly to diverse audiences.
Perform functional validation; coordinate end-user testing/UAT; capture bugs and enhancements into the backlog; and coordinate retest cycles to closure.
Identify cross-platform dependencies and collaborate with other Product Owners across PPD to sequence work and manage integration risks.
Support delivery in a service-based multi-team operating model ensuring intake and prioritisation are clear and repeatable.
Lead the overall Fixed Income migration programme defining the delivery approach timeline sequencing and cutover strategy to migrate indices from multiple legacy platforms into the consolidated platform.
Own the integrated migration plan coordinating workstreams dependencies and milestones to keep delivery on track and stakeholders aligned on readiness.
Drive cross-functional execution across Product Technology Operations Index Management and Data teams; surface risks early and manage issues through resolution.
Establish and run governance routines (working sessions milestone reviews risk/issue management decision tracking) to maintain momentum and remove blockers quickly.
Translate migration needs into prioritised ADO backlog items ensuring teams have well-defined scope acceptance criteria and transparent progress tracking.
Ensure end-to-end readiness for cutover by coordinating entry/exit criteria operational readiness activities stakeholder sign-offs and post-migration stabilisation support.
Maintain proactive stakeholder communication on progress scope changes risks and decision pointsensuring consistent expectations across senior stakeholders and delivery teams.
Provide oversight across critical migration components including data migration data mastering capability gap closure and legacy-to-new reconciliationensuring each is planned sequenced and delivered within the overall programme.
What Were Looking For:
Basic Required Qualifications:
Experience inProduct Owner and/or Business Analyst rolesin an agile environment owning backlogs and translating requirements into deliverable work.
Experience inplatform or systems migration and/or major change delivery including dependency management governance routines and cutover readiness.
Strong understanding of fixed incomeindex products index lifecycle processes and the operational workflows required to calculate rebalance validate and distribute indices.
Demonstrated ability to write clear epics features user stories and acceptance criteria and to drive alignment on definition of done.
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across Product Technology Operations Index Management and Dataespecially in complex multi-team delivery.
Comfortable engaging in technical discussions and simplifying complexity (e.g. data flows integrations platform capabilities) for non-technical audiences.
Hands-on experience managing delivery workflow and reporting viaAzure DevOps (ADO)(or equivalent) including dashboards and release communications.
Strong analytical skills attention to detail and a delivery mindsetable to prioritise effectively and keep progress moving in a fast-changing environment.
We require all candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process to attend at least one in-person interview which is ordinarily at your nearest S&P Global office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer.
About S&P Global Dow Jones Indices
At S&P Dow Jones Indices we provide iconic and innovative index solutions backed by unparalleled expertise across the asset-class spectrum. By bringing transparency to the global capital markets we empower investors everywhere to make decisions with conviction. Were the largest global resource for index-based concepts data and research and home to iconic financial market indicators such as the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. More assets are invested in products based upon our indices than any other index provider in the world. With over USD 7.4 trillion in passively managed assets linked to our indices and over USD 11.3 trillion benchmarked to our indices our solutions are widely considered indispensable in tracking market performance evaluating portfolios and developing investment strategies.
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Our People:
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Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay retirement planning a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution and financial wellness programs.
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