Product Manager - Brokerage & Custody (assets, bonds, liquidity, funds) – German speaking – Zurich, Switzerland.


In this challenging and strategic role, you will be responsible for the further development and optimization of our services in the areas of Brokerage and Custody. You will:

• Be responsible for the bank's services in the area of Brokerage and Custody along the entire value chain, identify trends, and recognize their innovation potential and marketability. You will drive and lead this strategic Product Management role.

• You will broadly understand the world of Brokerage (assets, bonds & liquidity) along with Funds working with the experts but as the link between all division you will drive this for new international customers who are not currently on the IT platform.

• Work closely with management, sales, trading, banking operations, and compliance.

• Develop product strategies, roadmaps, and establish strategic partnerships.

• Participate in product presentations as a presenter or visitor.

• Create the budget and profitability reporting, and monitor KPIs and risks – full P&L responsibility.

• Be the primary contact for the expansion and integration of systems in the areas of trading, custody, and corporate actions.

• Analyze services and processes in brokerage, custody, settlement, and corporate actions, identify areas for improvement, and support optimization and automation efforts.

• Actively support the technical implementation of projects in brokerage, including the integration of sell- and buy-side systems as well as related trading applications.

• Cooperate with external partners to evaluate and integrate technical solutions.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Several years of experience in the financial services sector, preferably in brokerage, back-office processes, banking, and/or product management.

• In-depth knowledge of sell- and buy-side systems, trading applications, and core banking systems.

• Experience in collaborating – steering, pushing, driving the different departments and external partners to implement complex projects.

• Good knowledge of financial instruments, excellent knowledge of FIX, SWIFT, SQL, Excel, and/or Python, and an affinity for numbers.

Your personality should be characterized by:

• High initiative, team spirit, proactive attitude, and the ability to integrate.

• Entrepreneurial and strategic thinking and action, as well as a strong service orientation towards customers.

• A focused, concentrated, and flexible work style.