Cash Equity Product Owner

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Job Title: Cash Equity Product Owner

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Role Summary

As a Cash Equities Product Owner, you will lead the development and delivery of the bank's equities trading platform, focusing on order management, execution, and post-trade integration across multiple brokers and internal systems. You will drive product vision, backlog prioritisation, and stakeholder alignment to enhance client experience, front-office productivity, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategy & Product Vision

• Define and drive the product vision for cash equities platforms (pricing, order routing, execution, and booking).

• Lead digital transformation of equities capabilities across Private Banking and Retail segments.

• Deliver a scalable, multi-broker (open architecture) platform supporting price discovery and efficient execution.

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle – from concept to delivery and continuous enhancement.

• Ensure seamless integration with upstream (e.g., client data, eligibility checks) and downstream systems (e.g., trade booking, settlement).

2. Business & Product Delivery

• Identify business pain points across the equities value chain (front office, middle office, operations).

• Translate business needs into clear product requirements and prioritised backlog items.

• Define roadmap aligned to business growth, trading volumes, and product penetration.

• Act as SME for cash equities trading platforms (OMS/EMS), ensuring system scalability and performance.

• Drive innovation in execution workflows, automation, and straight-through processing.

3. Agile Delivery & Execution

• Own and prioritise the product backlog, balancing business value, risk, and technical dependencies.

• Work closely with engineering, architecture, and vendors to deliver high-quality releases.

• Review solution design to ensure alignment with business objectives and user experience.

• Lead UAT, sign-offs, and go-live readiness with business stakeholders.

• Ensure continuous feedback loop post-release and track realised benefits.

4. Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary interface between business, technology, vendors, and control functions.

• Align stakeholders across front office (RMs, advisors), trading desks, and operations.

• Communicate product roadmap, progress, and key changes to senior management.

• Manage dependencies with external brokers, market infrastructure, and vendor platforms.

5. Process Optimisation & Controls

• Improve end-to-end trading workflows, reducing manual interventions and operational risks.

• Ensure strong controls embedded across order lifecycle (pre-trade, execution, post-trade).

• Partner with risk, compliance, and surveillance teams to ensure regulatory alignment.

• Support audit, regulatory requirements, and risk remediation initiatives.

6. Risk, Governance & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to market regulations, internal policies, and conduct standards.

• Embed controls for market abuse, trade surveillance, and client suitability.

• Drive robust operational risk management within the trading platform ecosystem.

• Ensure compliance with AML and reporting obligations.

7. People & Collaboration

• Promote a strong performance culture within agile squads.

• Share domain knowledge across teams to build equities product expertise.

• Mentor junior product and business analysts where required.

Key Stakeholders

• Wealth Management & Global Markets leadership

• Front office: RMs, Investment Advisors, Trading Desks

• Technology, Architecture, and Vendor teams

• Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Operations

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Technology, or related field

• 5–10 years of experience in cash equities / electronic trading platforms

• Strong understanding of OMS/EMS, order routing, and trade lifecycle

• Proven experience in agile delivery and product ownership

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Technical & Domain Expertise

• Cash equities trading, order management, and execution systems

• Multi-broker connectivity and market infrastructure

• Trade lifecycle (pre-trade controls, execution, booking, settlement)

• Regulatory and risk frameworks in equities trading

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Success Measures (KPIs)

• Platform stability and performance (latency, uptime)

• Adoption and usage across front office

• Reduction in manual processes and operational incidents

• Delivery of roadmap milestones on time and within scope

• Regulatory and audit compliance outcomes

Working Model

• Hybrid working model

• Regional/global market support

Thank you for your interest in applying for this position with TCS. We will review your application and will get back to you if we are considering your interest in this opportunity.