Director, Product Development
KOR Financial
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 €100,000 - €145,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
SQL
About the role
- Serve as the ultimate owner and senior subject matter expert for regulatory intelligence and change management for a designated set services.
- Lead the strategic monitoring and interpretation of the global derivatives regulatory landscape, focusing on key regulators such as the CFTC, SEC, ESMA (EMIR), UK FCA (MiFID II), Canadian regulators, ASIC, and MAS.
- Own and govern the end-to-end software development lifecycle for your product area.
- Drive engagement with senior leaders across Technology, Operations, Legal, and Compliance.
- Lead the translation of complex regulatory text into clear, actionable business and functional requirements.
- Establish and maintain a robust governance framework for regulatory change within your product area.
- Provide guidance, mentorship, and development to junior members of the product development team, fostering a culture of excellence and deep subject matter expertise.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Law, Business, or a related field.
- An advanced degree (MBA, JD) is highly preferred.
- A minimum of 10+ years of experience in the financial services industry, with significant experience at a large sell-side investment bank.
- Deep subject matter expertise in major global derivatives regulations (e.g., Dodd-Frank, EMIR, MiFID II/MiFIR, and rules from Canadian, Australian, and Singaporean regulators).
- Proven track record of leading large-scale, cross-functional regulatory change or compliance programs.
- Demonstrated experience in gathering and writing business requirements and overseeing technology implementation programs in a financial services context.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proficiency in leveraging data analysis tools to inform strategic decisions.
- Strong understanding of relational databases and the ability to use SQL for complex data investigation and validation.
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with proven experience influencing and advising senior business leaders.
- Plus to have Direct experience managing programs and workflows using modern platforms such as Airtable, Databricks, and Jira.
- Experience presenting to or interacting with financial regulators and industry working groups.
- A strong understanding of derivatives products, trade lifecycles, and the underlying technology infrastructure.
- Proven ability to lead and mentor teams in a fast-paced, matrixed organization.
Benefits
- Culture of trust, empowerment, and constructive feedback
- Competitive salary, great hard and tools, and benefits (employees only)
- Flexible working times
- Fully remote
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
regulatory intelligencechange managementbusiness requirements gatheringdata analysisSQLderivatives regulationscompliance programssoftware development lifecycleanalytical skillsproblem-solving skills
Soft skills
communication skillspresentation skillsmentorshipleadershipinfluencing skillsorganizational skillscollaborationstrategic thinkingteam developmentculture of excellence
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMBAJD