Software Product Manager-Risk Management

iRely is looking for a Product Manager to join their Commodity, Trade and Risk Management team in Makati, Philippines. This is a hybrid role. You would require to visit Makati office 3 to 4 days a month.

• Software product development


• Gather, understand, and document customers' business needs by directly engaging customers, working with implementation teams, Product Managers, or the Business Unit Leader.


• Absorb and extend existing functional designs or create new ones, depending on project scenario.


• Create technical designs based on functional designs, including use cases, mockups, process and data flow diagrams, etc.


• Ensure development team understand project requirements and design, provide estimates of efforts, and create Statement of Work for Business Unit Leader/Product Manager approval.


• Guide development team to ensure development is completed per requirements, on time, meeting performance benchmarks, and with quality.


• Collaborate with other Product Managers and Business Unit Leaders to ensure seamless software integration.


• Create and update product-related documentation and training material promptly. Provide training during new team member onboarding and when new features are delivered.


• Engage outside business partners for 3rd party integration from a technical perspective.


• Product quality and support


• Take ownership of product quality. Identify factors impacting quality and mitigate potential risks.


• Leverage internal programs to deliver product features with the highest quality.


• Serve as escalation point or directly engage in customer support issues. Guide development team to deliver resolution per Service Level Agreement.


• Focus on issue root cause analysis. Provide suggestions on and implement corrective actions to reduce future issues.


• Continuous improvement


• Embrace our Continuous Improvement culture in all aspects of product management: feature sets, quality, utilization, competitiveness in the market place, customer success, etc.


• Collaborate with other teams to achieve customer success throughout sales and go live process, and on an ongoing basis.


• Maintain focus on reducing support issues. Eliminate product bugs and reduce training-related issues by providing intuitive feature sets.


• Guide development team to hone in estimation skills to provide more accurate capacity needs.


• Grow development team to advance their technical and analytic skills.


• Industry and domain


• Under the guidance of Business Unit Leader and Product Manager, move the product forward based on company vision and industry trends.


• Develop a base understanding of pricing and competitive landscape in product offerings in the U.S. market.


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• 8-12 years’ experience in Business Analysis and Design


• 2-4 years’ experience in Product Management


• Ability to communicate with internal (Developers, QAs and SMEs) and external stakeholders


• Gather, Analyze and document Business requirements, Specification, Business Processes and Recommendations


• Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills


• Strong written and verbal communication skills including technical writing skills


• Experience in Trading and Risk Management


• Experience in Manufacturing Risk Management, Trade Finance and Quality Management


• Experience in MS SQL


• Experience in managing and working with cross functional teams

Nice to have skills:

• Exposure to different Asset classes like Energy, Metals, Forex and Agri soft commodities


• Experience in a programming


• Experience in ERP system development


• Knowledge/ Experience in Risk (PnL, Position and Exposure, Valuation, Credit Risk, Market Risk, VaR)


• Experience in a software product company