Principal Product Owner Associate Director

Depository Trust Clearing Corporation - McLean, VA

Full-time - Senior

McLean, VA

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

The Principal Product Owner Associate Director at DTCC is responsible for leading innovative identity lifecycle management initiatives within the Identity & Access Management (IAM) Team. This role involves managing a team of developers and ensuring the delivery of robust Cyber and IAM solutions, while also focusing on improving user experience and maintaining compliance with relevant policies and regulations. The position requires advanced knowledge in programming, vendor management, and strategic alignment across Cyber initiatives, with a strong emphasis on technology and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine strategic direction for the department, ensuring alignment with DTCC's overall business objectives.
• Manage DTCC's products across various environments, ensuring availability, scalability, and stability.
• Work in tandem with engineering teams to enhance DTCC's products and solutions, advocating for features that address evolving security needs and improve customer experience.
• Engage directly with customers to understand their challenges and requirements, acting as an advocate within the organization to ensure our solutions meet their needs.
• Assist in leading departmental processes to ensure operational efficiency and quality, supporting the implementation of management standards.
• Participate in maintaining compliance with industry and security standards and play an active role in security incident response planning and execution.
• Assist with budget management and resource planning for the department, supporting the management of vendor relationships and technology investments.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of related experience.
• Bachelor's degree (preferred) or equivalent experience.
• Experience as a Product Owner specializing in the Identity space.
• Proven track record leading product life cycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management.
• Proven track record successfully defining and delivering quality products in line with the company strategy, as well as meeting business objectives and budget targets.
• Proven track record managing complex projects across multiple teams providing all relevant results to ensure a seamless product launch.
• Ability to translate product strategy and key customer and market requests into a case with detailed product requirements.
• Familiarity with Identity protocol: OIDC, OAuth, and SAML; Step Up authentication technologies, standards, frameworks, and trends (FIDO, OAuth Step Up standard, Passwordless login); CIAM/IAM systems and their architecture.
• Ability to motivate and inspire cross-functional teams; experience working with senior partners from Marketing, CS, Sales, BD, R&D, as well as C-suite executives.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive.
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location.
• Pension / Retirement benefits.
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• Flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote.