VP Technical Product Owner (AI & Automation)
Job Summary
BUILD MARKETS. SHAPE ECONOMIES.
At SGX Group we create markets. We turn ideas into products and expand access to new opportunities. We are building the future of the exchange in-house: from architecture and platforms to the critical systems that power markets. The biggest decisions are still open to people who join us now.
SGX is hiring Technical Product Owners (TPO) for AI & Automation domain to drive initiatives from problem definition to production outcome with an evidence-based approach. Youll partner with the Business Owner to translate user problems into measurable product outcomes by shaping scope providing clarity to engineering teams making trade-offs and driving decisions rather than escalating them. You wont write production code but youll be technical enough to challenge engineering decisions prototype with AI agents and earn the trust of an experienced engineering team.
Youll also help shape how SGX evolves SDLC practice as AI changes how products are delivered.
Product Analysis and Shaping
- Develop a deep understanding of the products in your domain( user experience technical architecture data flows) and contribute to the long-term technology roadmap of the product domain.
- Define with theBusiness Ownerand your team the north-star metric and supporting KPIs that guide product iteration and partner with engineering and data teams to ensure these metrics are observable.
- Produce the artefacts that engineeringor vendorsneedsto act on whether thats requirements user storiesacceptancecriteriaor AI-assisted product specs by partnering with stakeholders to understand the underlying businessopportunities.
Roadmap andPrioritisation
- Co-own the product roadmap with theBusiness Owner keeping it aligned with company goals member needs regulatory context and other products within your domain and across domains.
- Prioritisefeatures and enhancements based on evidence of user impact business valueregulatoryrequirementsand technical feasibility.
- Work withsoftwarevendors to shape their roadmapsupportSGXs ambitions.
Stakeholder Management
- Communicate product directionmetrics and progress tointernal and externalstakeholders at all levels.
- Build consensus and manage expectations around priorities trade-offs and the inherent uncertainty in product work.
- Support your team in complex stakeholder settings.
Ways of Working
- Use AIagenticallyto accelerate discovery prototyping and specification (e.g. generate working mockups draft technical specsvalidateassumptions) before engineeringinveststime.
- Drive continuous discovery through member interviews prototypes as tests and usage data analysis.
- Make trade-offs explicit (scope vs. timeline build vs. buy quick win vs. durable fix)and drive decisions around them.
- Challenge the status quo andhelp shape theproduct practice and SDLC improvements as they evolve across the engineering and productorganisation.
Leadership
- Create lead and manage a high-performing and efficient team ofTechnical Product Ownersand UX Designers.
- Elevate the teams productivity by instilling a deep understanding of the market customerdemandsand platform capabilities.
- Develop and execute the strategic vision for SGXs productswithin your domainand share this with the team keep them excited and highly engaged.
- Ensure the teams awareness of the importance of ensuring resiliency and stability for SGXs systems especially CIIs.
- Foster a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous improvement.
Essentials
- 5 years in product management product ownership business analysis or engineering roles with significant product responsibility.
- Technical to read code reasonaboutAPIs and data flows evaluate technical trade-offs and hold your own in architecture discussions withseniorengineers.
- AI-native ways of hands-on experience using AI agents to prototype specify andvalidate not just tosummarisedocuments.
- Strong product at problem framing ruthless about scope keen on data-driven decisions comfortabledriving decisions under ambiguity.
- to influence and collaborate with diverse teams across business and technology and across levels of seniority.
- Builder working where some product and SDLC practices are still maturing and happy to adopt and contribute to new ways of working as theyemerge.
- Comfort with shipping in regulated multi-stakeholder environments is a plus.
What may set you apart
- Leadership. Proven track record of leading and managing large complex products and teams
- Domain expertise. Experience in capital markets infrastructure (exchanges clearing houses derivatives trading platforms) is a strong plus; broader financial services experience is also valued.
SGX Group is one of the worlds most trusted international marketplaces known for its stability and openness. Anchored in Singapore we enable price discovery capital formation and risk management across asset classes supported by resilient infrastructure and robust clearing. We convene issuers investors and intermediaries to create and grow markets that stand the test of time. Find out more at .
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About Company
Asia’s most international, multi-asset exchange, operating securities, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards.