Senior Product Owner - Municipal Bonds

Introduction: The Senior Product Owner focused on Municipal Bonds is responsible for maximizing product value across the primary issuance lifecycle. This role involves defining and driving the product vision and roadmap for Munis issuance, syndication, pricing, allocation, and settlement workflows, ensuring alignment with business strategy and regulatory requirements. The Senior Product Owner collaborates closely with front office, syndicate desks, operations, and technology teams in a scaled Agile model to deliver efficient, transparent, and audit-ready execution.

Responsibilities:

• 8+ years of experience in Municipal Bonds primary markets (issuance, syndication, pricing, allocations, settlement)
• Develop deep expertise in Munis deal lifecycle, including new issue workflows, order book management, allocations, and investor distribution
• Define and execute the product vision and roadmap aligned to strategic priorities for Munis platforms (e.g., Deal Central / issuance platforms)
• Drive front-to-back workflow integration, ensuring seamless data flow across origination, syndication, and settlement systems
• Partner with syndicate desks, bankers, sales, and operations to understand pain points and prioritize high-impact solutions
• Communicate product strategy, roadmap, and outcomes to senior stakeholders (including C-suite) and drive adoption across business users
• Own and prioritize the program and product backlog, balancing regulatory, business, and platform modernization priorities
• Lead delivery across 1–3 cross-functional Agile teams, ensuring alignment and value delivery
• Define and refine user stories and acceptance criteria with a focus on automation, data integrity, and client transparency
• Make real-time trade-off decisions between new features, regulatory requirements, and platform stability
• Ensure high-quality delivery and acceptance of features, with a focus on scalability and resilience
• Drive automation and straight-through processing (STP) across Munis execution workflows
• Support user training, demos, and change management to improve adoption and user experience

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Finance, or related field; MBA/MS preferred
• Deep understanding of:
  • Municipal bond issuance lifecycle (competitive & negotiated deals)
  • Syndication, pricing, and allocation processes
  • Regulatory and compliance requirements in Munis markets
• Experience working directly with front office (syndicate/trading desks) is strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of fixed income products and market structure
• Proven ability to translate business needs into scalable technology solutions
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills
• Experience troubleshooting production issues and driving timely resolution
• Excellent communication skills with ability to present complex topics to business and executive stakeholders
• Experience leading large-scale platform initiatives and user experience improvements
• Strong Agile experience:
  • Backlog prioritization, story writing, acceptance criteria
  • Tools such as JIRA and Confluence
  • Experience working in global, cross-functional teams
  • Familiarity with reporting/BI tools and standard productivity tools (MS Office, Visio, etc.)