Product Manager - FX Electronic Trading and Workflow Products

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To develop and execute sales strategies to generate new business, maintain and grow relationships with existing clients, and achieve revenue targets. 

Accountabilities

• Development and maintenance of relationships with clients, understanding their financial needs and objectives.
• Presentation and pitching of financial products and services to clients, tailored to their requirements.
• Liaison between clients and internal teams, ensuring smooth execution of client requests.
• Stay updated on market trends, financial products, and industry regulations.
• Collaboration with research analysts and other teams to provide clients with insights and market updates.
• Negotiation of terms and agreements with clients to finalise sales transactions.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.

• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes

• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.

• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.

• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.

• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.

• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.

• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.

• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.

• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.

• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.

• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us at Barclays as a Product Manager within the FX Product team. Your role will focus on enhancing the BARX FX electronic trading platform, driving key product initiatives, and supporting the migration of clients to the bank’s next-generation FX trading platform. You will work closely with Sales, Trading, Technology, Operations, and Client Services teams to improve client experience, optimize trading workflows, gather and prioritize client feedback, and contribute to product roadmap strategies. Responsibilities include delivering platform enhancements, streamlining processes through automation, supporting client onboarding and migration, providing training and product experience, and ensuring all developments meet regulatory and risk management standards. Your role is suited to a collaborative, commercially minded product professional with considerable analytical skills and a passion for delivering user-focused solutions in electronic FX trading.

To be successful as a Product Manager you should have:

• Relevant experience in financial services preferably validated experience in product management or business analysis, or keen interest in product development, ideally in FX or electronic trading
• Familiarity with FX market structure and trading workflows.
• Ample analytical and organizational skills, with attention to details and a high quality delivery mindset.
• Comfortable with agile development practices and working closely with technology teams.

Additional skills of value include:

• Effective communicator across business and technical stakeholders
• Self-starter with a collaborative, proactive attitude and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Resilient and adaptable in the face of changing priorities.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills

You will be based in our London office.