Product Specialist - Trading (USA/Canada) at Numerix

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Since our founding in 1996, we have been at the vanguard of financial technology, providing groundbreaking expertise, quantitative analytics and software that redefine pricing and risk management in the financial markets. With the strategic acquisitions of FINCAD, PolyPaths and Kynex, Numerix has further strengthened its leadership position empowering financial institutions worldwide, to transform risk into opportunities with confidence.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The <strong>Product Specialist - Trading </strong>will work within the Product Management organization on the&nbsp;<strong>Trade Management &amp; Workflow</strong>&nbsp;vertical of&nbsp;<em>Oneview</em>, a next‑generation&nbsp;<strong>front‑to‑risk application</strong>&nbsp;for the financial markets industry.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The role owns the&nbsp;<strong>end‑to‑end functional specification of a trade</strong>&nbsp;as it lives within Oneview: from&nbsp;<strong>pre‑trade analysis and validation</strong>, through&nbsp;<strong>trade capture and booking</strong>, across all&nbsp;<strong>lifecycle events</strong>, and through&nbsp;<strong>interactions with upstream and downstream systems</strong>. These include&nbsp;<strong>upstream trading venues and clearing platforms</strong>, as well as&nbsp;<strong>downstream payment, settlement, and back‑office systems</strong>. The remit also includes&nbsp;<strong>trade‑level settled cash flows</strong>&nbsp;and their full lifecycle.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">While primarily focused on workflows and controls rather than analytics, the role requires a&nbsp;<strong>solid understanding of core risk management concepts</strong>&nbsp;to ensure trade processes are risk‑aware and fully compatible with downstream risk and PnL analytics.<br><br></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>What You'll Do:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Define functional specifications for the&nbsp;<strong>complete trade lifecycle</strong>&nbsp;within a front‑to‑risk application, from pre‑trade checks through booking, lifecycle events, and termination.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Own user‑centric requirements in JIRA for trade capture, booking models, lifecycle states, approvals, validations, and workflow orchestration.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Specify interactions with&nbsp;<strong>upstream systems</strong>&nbsp;such as execution venues, trading platforms, and clearing houses (e.g. trade enrichment, confirmations, clearing state).</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Define workflows governing&nbsp;<strong>downstream integrations</strong>&nbsp;with payment systems, settlement platforms, and back‑office systems.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Own functional behavior for&nbsp;<strong>trade‑level settled cash flows</strong>, including generation, amendments, netting, settlement status, and lifecycle tracking.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Define booking hierarchies and core trade attributes (legal entity, desk, book) and ensure correctness for downstream risk, PnL, and operations.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Collaborate with UX/Design to define intuitive screens for trade capture, lifecycle tracking, workflow actions, and operational views.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Ensure workflows enforce appropriate controls, roles, permissions, and approval chains.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Define functional test cases and support reviews and UAT with trading, operations, and risk users.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Act as the primary functional contact for developers on Trade Management &amp; Workflow topics.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong><br>What We're Looking For:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">5+ years of experience with <strong>trade management or front‑to‑back trading systems</strong>.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strong understanding of the&nbsp;<strong>full derivative trade lifecycle</strong>, including clearing, settlement, and cash‑flow processing.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Good working knowledge of&nbsp;<strong>risk management fundamentals</strong>&nbsp;(PnL, sensitivities, VaR, exposure) and their dependency on accurate trade and lifecycle data.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience specifying workflows involving&nbsp;<strong>upstream venues or clearing platforms</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>downstream payment and back‑office systems</strong>.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Proven ability to write clear, structured, user‑centric requirements in JIRA.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Exposure to multiple asset classes and their lifecycle specificities.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strong communicator, comfortable working across product, engineering, trading, operations, and risk teams.</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Where You’ll Work:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is a hybrid or remote role, open to the USA and Canada with a preference for those who live in the New York City area.&nbsp; The successful candidate must agree to work in Eastern Time Zone hours.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong><br>An important note on salary:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The annual pay range for this position is based on the preferred primary location of the role which is listed above. If you are applying to this role at a location that is not the preferred primary location, please keep in mind the salary range will vary and may fall outside of what is listed. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"><br>Also note that unsolicited contact from third-party recruiters or agencies will not be considered at this time. We respectfully request no outreach from agencies.</span></em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>