The Commodities team of Euronext is looking to expand his team to fuel the growth of the franchise.

The Commodities Trading Product Owner will identify, own and shepherd rules, systems and features improvements that concern commodity trading at Euronext. The scope of his/her responsibilities will include the entire trading experience, including technical onboarding, trading rules and behaviour, market surveillance rules and systems, and communication with Clearing systems.

 

The product owner will identify new features or improvements to Euronext commodity trading, based on client and stakeholder feedback, competitive analysis and internal efficiency opportunities. The product owner will hence need to become deeply familiar with the features, rules and also the underpinning architecture of Euronext trading system, centered around our proprietary model Optiq: how it is built, what is possible, what is difficult.

Once improvements or new features have been identified, the product owner will build, if necessary, the associated business cases. He will actively engage with market participants, regulatory authorities and/or third party service providers, from the beginning of the project till go live. He will also take accountability for the delivery of the project, in partnership with a project manager and through close collaboration with IT, Legal & Market Regulation, Operations, Post-Trade.

The product owner will sit within the Commodities business team, engaging with clients and other stakeholders. He/She will act as a bridge between business and clients needs on the one hand, and internal stakeholders on the other hand: technology, market surveillance, legal and regulation.
 

Knowledge, skills and experience required

• Graduate degree in Finance, Business, Information Technology or related fields.

• 3 to 5 years working in the capital markets or commodity trading industry, or in the IT department of large banks, trading firms or financial infrastructures.

• General knowledge of financial markets, including price formation models, and broad knowledge of European commodity markets and platforms.

• Awareness and interest about the inner workings of trading systems in the financial industry: architecture, limitations and constraints.

• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, with high attention to details.

• Entrepreneurial spirit, creativity and drive to imagine new solutions.

• Good written communication skills, and ability to display key findings in succinct manner.

• Ability to take the leadership of a project and interact with various stakeholders. Good interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively, and a proven history of working in a team environment.

• Results driven, pro-active mentality.

Euronext Values

Unity

•        We respect and value the people we work with

•        We are unified through a common purpose

•        We embrace diversity and strive for inclusion

Integrity

•        We value transparency, communicate honestly and share information openly

•        We act with integrity in everything we do

•        We don’t hide our mistakes, and we learn from them

Agility

•        We act with a sense of urgency and decisiveness

•        We are adaptable, responsive and embrace change

•        We take smart risks

Energy

•        We are positively driven to make a difference and challenge the status quo

•        We focus on and encourage personal leadership

•        We motivate each other with our ambition

Accountability

•           We deliver maximum value to our customers and stakeholders

•           We take ownership and are accountable for the outcome

•           We reward and celebrate performance

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people, who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.

Additional Information

This job description is only describing the main activities within a certain role and is not exhaustive. It does not prevent to add more tasks, projects.