Product Owner - Chennai

Summary
We seek a highly skilled and motivated Product Owner to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in delivering technology projects to the financial services industry as part of an Agile development pod.  You will ensure new features for our application are built to meet the needs of the end user by converting feature documentation into stories for use by the development team and QA engineers to build and test new functionality.

Our Product Owners drive the delivery of features on the specific margin and collateral analytics project they are responsible for. They work alongside the development team and QA engineers in the Chennai office, as well as Product Managers and Architects in London to understand both the technical and end-user requirements for a feature. Product Owners are required to understand the detailed specifications for all elements of the features they are working on and will be able to work with a Product Manager to create a well-defined delivery plan that can be communicated to the development team. They will have strong attention to detail and the ability to document each individual element of a feature clearly, but will not lose sight of the end user’s final requirements. 

Full Time – Chennai central office location.

About us
With the launch of our brand-new Chennai, India office, this is a unique opportunity to join a fast-moving team in a dynamic, startup-style environment. Cassini is a highly regarded global company now building a key technology center in Chennai, and this is a chance to be part of a global team while also building a new group from the ground up. 

Step into the future with Cassini — Founded in 2014, we are the established, core utility provider of analytics and optimization tools built for the derivatives industry. From London to New York, Sydney to Singapore, hedge funds, asset managers, and banks worldwide rely on our solutions.

Our award-winning platform empowers clients to reduce margin, optimize collateral, and enhance their liquidity risk framework, delivering real-time, front-to-back analytics on the full cost of derivatives trading.

What sets us apart?
•    Recognised as 'Best Derivatives Tech Provider' and 'Analytics Leader’
•    Global impact with a rapidly expanding footprint
•    Analytics provider to the largest asset managers in the world
•    Enterprise-grade security (ISO 27001 & SOC-2)
•    Seamless integration with OMS, EMS, and collateral systems

At Cassini, our client focus drives everything we do. We’re a collaborative, energetic team transforming how the financial world manages their liquidity risk. With challenging projects, continuous learning opportunities, and cutting-edge technology, we empower our employees to grow their skills and reach their full potential every day.

Role

The core responsibilities of the Product Owner are:

•    Work with Product Managers to understand features that have been assigned to their development pod.
•    Take full ownership of the features assigned to them from start to finish, ensuring that they fully understand all requirements and have clearly communicated these to development teams.
•    Prioritize development work based on project planning and identified dependencies
•    Define epics and user stories in JIRA and understand dependencies on development items for delivery of a feature
•    Create every development ticket in their project JIRA boards and be able to explain the business requirements and impacts of the proposed functionality change to development and QA teams.
•    Be an expert in the functional components that make up the Cassini software and how new features impact different functional areas of the software, with a particular focus on the expertise of their development pod
•    Prototype software features, using tools such as wireframes, user workflow diagrams or sample margin calculators
•    Work alongside the QA team to define acceptance criteria and sign off development features as they are produced
•    Test new functionality in the Cassini UI, using the Cassini APIs or through SFTP / file drop mechanisms
•    Produce development plans, reporting metrics and project documentation to communicate with internal stakeholders

Tech Stack
We work with an exciting, modern stack built for scale, reliability, and productivity. To be successful in this role, you’ll need solid experience with some of the core tools, platforms, and technologies we work with:

•    Jira, Confluence and the agile workflow
•    Figma, Lucid and other wireframing tools
•    Generative AI tools

A basic understanding of our technology stack is also helpful, although not essential:

•    SQL databases
•    AWS infrastructure
•    Python
•    APIs / SFTP

Required Qualifications & Experience;
•    Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other relevant subject
•    Certifications in Agile or Product Owner skills (e.g. AgilePM Practitioner)
•    Knowledge of derivatives trading, margin calculations or collateral management
•    Over 5 years of experience in a Product Owner or Product Manager role, including hands-on experience of driving an agile/scrum team

Skills & Competencies;
•    Excellent teamwork skills.
•    Professional fluency in English (both written and spoken)
•    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across global teams and time zones.
•    Ability to make decisions that will unblock and agile development team and drive them forward.

Benefits

We offer a competitive and rewarding compensation package, including;

• Competitive CTC salary based on experience and role fit
• Bonus:

• Retention Bonus: One month’s salary, payable upon successful completion of the six-month probation period.
• Annual Discretionary Performance Bonus, subject to end of year performance review

• Health & Wellness Insurance
• Life Insurance
• AD&D Insurance
• Meal Benefits

• Learning & Development: Training, accreditation, and other development opportunities relevant to your role and career growth.

• Enhanced Leave Policy: 18 days Leave plus an extra day of annual leave for each year of service, up to 5 additional days.