Product Manager - Electronic Trading (Chicago, IL):
$85-$90K

Be responsible for providing vision, planning, and release management for both new and existing products; someone technical with the ability to act as a liaison between customers and internal development resources. This is the ideal position for a Senior Level Developer or Architect looking to move over to the product management side or for an existing Product Manager/Business Analyst with an extensive understanding of the markets move to a dynamic team with the opportunity to manage multiple new products.

Responsibilities:
-Define product vision.
-Manage the entire product lifecycle from inception to product release and delivery.
-Produce market roll-out plans and timings for products.
-Analysis of market conditions, competition, and product strengths/weaknesses to create product strategy. Business case analysis to justify product strategy and roadmap.
-Gather and prioritize customer requirements.
-Create business requirements and use cases that can be leveraged to develop and test software products.
-High-level design of software architecture.
-Work hand-in-hand with development and QA Managers to ensure product is implemented according to business use cases.
-Present/Demonstrate products to customers to solicit feedback and/or generate sales.
-Run beta and pilot programs with early-stage products.
-Work with sales, marketing and support to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.
-Ensure that product and marketing efforts support the company's overall strategy and goals.

Qualifications:
-Must have a comprehensive understanding of electronic trading on US and European futures, options, and equities Exchanges/ECNS.
-Must have a thorough understanding of Order Entry and Market Data APIs.
-Expert in the FIX Protocol for pre trade (quoting, IOI, market data), trade (basic and complex order types), and post trade (trade reporting, allocation) messaging.
-Must be extremely well versed in the following technologies/products.
-Object Oriented Programming Languages (preferred Java). Must have a high level understanding and be able to explain concepts and designs.
-Advanced/expert user of MS Project, Excel, Word, and Visio Preferred.
-Experience with SQL-based databases (Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL).
-Comfortable working in Linux/Solaris/UNIX environment.
-Prior experience as business analyst or product manager preferred but not required.
-Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
-Customer-focused mindset.
-10% Travel

Contact information:
Mike Stapinski
jobs@nextstepsystems.com
Next Step Systems
www.nextstepsystems.com

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