Summary
Lead technical product delivery for financial technology initiatives by managing product backlogs, collaborating with business and engineering teams, and driving agile delivery of complex payment solutions.
Highlights
Hybrid contract role with competitive hourly compensation, ownership of strategic technology initiatives, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Description
Role: Technical Product Owner
Location: Toronto, ON - Hybrid (4 Days WFO)
Hiring Mode: 12 months Contract
Pay: CAD 50-60/Hr.
Job Description:
We are seeking a Senior Technical Product Owner to drive FX and Payments technology initiatives.
You will own the product backlog, translate business requirements into delivery-ready user stories, and act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and Agile delivery teams across FX and cross-border payment programs.
Key Responsibilities
• Own and prioritize the product backlog; define user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements
• Translate FX and payments business processes into actionable technology solutions
• Partner with trading, operations, risk, compliance, and technology teams to define and execute the product roadmap
• Drive sprint ceremonies: backlog refinement, sprint planning, and stakeholder demos
• Track product KPIs and communicate status, risks, and decisions to senior leadership
• Support regulatory and compliance requirements across FX and capital markets
Required Qualifications/Skills:
• 5+ years as a Product Owner or Business Analyst in financial services technology
• 3+ years’ experience in FX and settlements
• Business systems analyst skill set
• Agile/Scrum experience in a large, matrixed organization
• Experience with payment modernization: real-time payments, correspondent banking, sanctions screening
• Familiarity with FX risk concepts: counterparty exposure, limit monitoring, etc
• Regulatory reporting knowledge
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence
• Hands-on experience in using AI tools (GitHub, Copilot) to assist with requirements documentation and analysis
Required FX Domain Knowledge:
• Rates & Pricing
- Spot rates
- Forward rates
- Cross rates and derived currency pair calculations
• FX Products
- Spot, Forwards, FX Swaps, Cross-Currency Swaps:
• Settlement & Operations
- Interbank Settlements for FX
- Full trade lifecycle: execution → confirmation → netting → settlement
- CLS settlement: payment-versus-payment mechanics, eligible currencies, settlement windows
- Nostro/Vostro reconciliation; identification and resolution of breaks and failed trades
- Value date conventions by currency pair; T+1/T+2 settlement cycle implications
- SWIFT messaging: MT202/MT103 (payments); ISO 20022 equivalents (pacs, fxtr)
