Product Manager – Asset Management (San Francisco)
Firma:
Calypso Technology
Land / Bundesland:
USA-CA-San Francisco
Vergütung:
Competitive
Vertragsart:
Festanstellung
Arbeitszeit:
Vollzeit
Zuletzt bearbeitet:
18 Sep 2008
eFC Ref Nr:
296569
The Asset Management Product Manager will work closely with customers and prospects to define the product direction, with the engineering team to extend the product to achieve that vision, and with the sales and marketing teams to increase our revenue and customer base.
Company Profile Founded in 1997, Calypso Technology is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held company which provides leading edge software solutions to the global financial services industry. Our company was built and funded without venture capital investment, is debt-free, cash positive, and well positioned in the competitive marketplace.
Calypso provides a single turn-key Java-based platform for trading and trade processing and provides real-time, event-driven processing that enables global financial institutions to provide integrated solutions across all asset classes, from foreign exchange and equities to fixed income and credit derivatives.
Calypso provides software solutions to many of the premiere financial institutions world-wide including Citigroup, Dresdner Bank, HSBC, ING, Royal Bank of Scotland, Wachovia, Bear Stearns, Sumitomo Trust, BNP Paribas, Barclays Global Investors and Wells Fargo.
In addition to our headquarters in San Francisco, our 300+ person global workforce is strategically located in New York, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo, Johannesburg and Mumbai. Our global presence offers international exposure, experience and travel for many of our employment positions. The San Francisco office is located in the heart of the Financial District and is easily accessible by the BART, Caltrain, and MUNI transportation network.
Job Description Overview In recent years, the Calypso system has gained increasing traction among buy-side institutions, particularly multi-strategy firms with a significant derivatives component in their funds. Included in these customers are a mix of hedge funds and traditional asset managers. Our goal is to build on this momentum to make the system into a true buy-side system.
We are seeking an Asset Management Product Manager to own this effort. The Asset Management Product Manager will work closely with customers and prospects to define the product direction, with the engineering team to extend the product to achieve that vision, and with the sales and marketing teams to increase our revenue and customer base.
The ideal candidate should have a thorough understanding of the asset management process, achieved directly as a portfolio manager or indirectly as a product manager for a company serving this market.
Responsibilities
Understand market requirements by interacting with customers and company's customer support people
Develop both strategic and tactical product development roadmaps.
Produce product requirements and specifications
Participate in the sales process by demonstrating product features and presenting the product roadmap.
Coordinate work of software engineers, quality assurance engineers, and documentation to ensure timely delivery of a product that meets market requirements
Write and/or review product documentation
Train sales people and sales support people on the features of the product and how best to demonstrate and sell it
Skills & Requirements:
B.S- Master in Business/Finance or Technical field.
Minimum of 5 years working experience in asset management, either in a trading institution or as a vendor to trading institutions
Must be able to work independently.
Must be a fast learner, self-motivated, team player, and collaborator.
Strong problem solving skills.
Good oral and written communication skills are essential.
Benefits Calypso offers career development opportunities, a competitive compensation package and a comprehensive benefits package. At this time, Calypso covers 100% of the premium costs for health benefits for employees and dependents. Our benefit plan offers medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401 (k) Plan, Flexible Spending Plans for health, dependent care and transit, company holidays and 3 weeks of paid time off each year (4 weeks after 2 years of service).
Calypso Technology is an equal opportunity employee (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workforce.
