Manager - Product Owner

CME Group - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Chicago, IL

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

The Product Management organization is seeking candidates to fill the position of Manager - Product Owner for the Customer 360 & Enterprise Reporting POD. In this role, the Product Owner will be responsible for gathering stakeholder input and feedback regarding the POD's project list and output. This involves working closely with the Product Manager to define and prioritize the POD backlog, ensuring that the most critical tasks are addressed in a timely manner. The Product Owner will also define and prioritize Sprint tasks and user stories, leading and managing Sprint activities to ensure that objectives are completed within specified intervals. Participation in Sprint demos is essential to communicate the work and output produced by the POD effectively. Additionally, the responsibilities of this position include maintaining and improving data quality for futures & options and cash markets data at both the client and customer segment levels. This data quality function requires collaboration with Sales and Business Line Management to map billing account numbers to client names and customer segments, as well as efforts to reduce unknown revenue for futures & options. The Product Owner will also provide analytics support for monthly and quarterly performance reporting required by Sales, Business Line Management, Investor Relations, and Corporate Communications. This multifaceted role requires a blend of technical expertise, analytical skills, and strong communication abilities to ensure the success of the POD and its initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Gather stakeholder input and feedback regarding the POD's project list and output.
• Work with the Product Manager to define and prioritize the POD backlog.
• Define and prioritize Sprint tasks/user stories.
• Lead and manage Sprint activities to ensure user stories (objectives) are completed within specified intervals.
• Participate in Sprint demos to communicate the work and output produced by the POD.
• Maintain and improve data quality for futures & options and cash markets data at the client and customer segment level.
• Work with Sales and Business Line Management to map billing account numbers to client names and customer segments.
• Reduce the unknown revenue for futures & options.
• Provide analytics support for monthly and quarterly performance reporting required by Sales, Business Line Management, Investor Relations, and Corporate Communications.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of analytics experience and knowledge using futures, options, and cash markets data.
• Agile experience and POD participation preferred.
• Experience with SQL, Python, Tableau, and Looker preferred.
• Experience with JIRA, Google Cloud Platform, and Google Workspace Confluence preferred.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Strong collaboration skills and experience in influencing cross-functional teams.
• Desire to work in a client/stakeholder facing role.
• Strong business analysis skills including the ability to articulate customer requirements in a clear and concise manner.
• Strong understanding of and ability to articulate technical/non-functional product requirements.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Familiarity with data quality improvement processes.
• Experience in performance reporting and analytics.

Benefits

• Diverse and inclusive workplace culture.
• Opportunities for career growth and development.
• Access to leading experts in the field.