Head of Product Strategy GlobalLINK, Managing Director - Onsite

Head of Product Strategy, Global

LINK, Managing Director

Who we are looking for

The Head of Product Strategy, Global

LINK, Managing Director will be responsible for working with the business heads to define the global strategy, vision and development priorities for Global

LINK across FX Connect, Currenex, Fund Connect, Trade Nexus, Clear Connect and shared Global

LINK services. Additional responsibilities will include ownership of the product roadmap for shared services and execution and implementation of the product vision.

Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining is a part of State Street Markets. As a leading provider of trading and lending solutions to the world’s institutional investors, we deliver the industry’s most innovative platforms, financing and portfolio solutions. Our capabilities are backed by proprietary, high-value research, insights and indicators that power clients’ investment decisions, accelerate performance and help investors stay ahead of shifting markets.

Across our comprehensive set of solutions – data-driven macro market intelligence that give an information advantage; client-first platforms and tools that redefine trading; financing solutions that streamline liquidity access; and portfolio solutions designed to help achieve peak performance – we deliver a breakthrough edge to drive business success.

Investors are operating in increasingly complex regulatory and financial environments. Access to efficient, comprehensive trading solutions is vital to remaining competitive.

Our Global

LINKsuite of award-winning electronic trading solutions deliver increased transparency, improved trading efficiency and quantifiable execution.

Join us if making your mark in the capital markets industry from day one is a challenge you are up for.

What you will be responsible for

As Head of Product Strategy, Global

LINK, Managing Director you will:

• Develop Product Strategy working alongside business heads to meet growth targets and adhere to Corporate Goals
• Ensure that the business has the right product management structure to operate effectively
• Drive implementation and tracking of new business opportunities along with the business & product heads
• Develop and monitor the strategic business plan, vision and technical budgets for the Global
  
  LINK business unit in line with corporate goals.
• Possess deep product knowledge and understanding of FX/FI market trends. Drive product innovation to maintain competiveness, client satisfaction and increase market share and generate new revenue streams. Ensure global business revenue, expense and risk excellence targets are met and exceeded.
• Ensure the development and enhancement of the execution platforms, liquidity management and management information to ensure compliance with highest risk excellence standards and Regulatory compliance. Work closely with Corporate and Control functions.
• Develop client relationships and industry experts/bodies relationships.
• Work closely with partners across State Street, including Sector Solutions, across Global Markets including the FX trading desk and Global Link internal partners such as technology, client integration, techops and the helpdesk to ensure that product roadmaps are achieved and development risks for our trading platforms are understood and minimized

The Scope of the role’s managerial responsibilities:

• Ensure that your team has clear understanding of their reporting lines, authority levels, scope of responsibilities (including those delegated to them and those they delegate), objectives, training and competency requirements plus progress is reviewed regularly in line with Company policy, and are regulatory registered where appropriate for their role.
• Develop effective working relationships and communications with staff and ensure that staff are motivated, developed and supported.
• Establish and monitor systems of control, delegated authority and escalation procedures so that the business complies with internal policies and external regulations and can be managed effectively.
• Adhere to the delegation and oversight (management information and escalation) framework in the performance of daily tasks. This…