Hybrid Product Platforms Design Owner

at S&P Global

• Job title: Product Platforms Design Owner
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Product Owner delivering user-centered, technology-enabled solutions for fixed income index platforms. Collaborating with Agile teams to drive measurable efficiency and business value.

Responsibilities

• The Product Platforms Design Product Owner – Fixed Income is responsible for delivering user-centered, technology-enabled solutions that optimize how fixed income, private markets, and commodities indices platforms are designed, maintained, and distributed.
• Working within an Agile team, this role translates strategy and user insights into actionable product features that drive measurable efficiency and business value.
• User Experience and Flow Design: Apply flow-based design thinking to create seamless, intuitive user experiences across the fixed income index lifecycle, from index creation through rebalancing and distribution on one or multiple platforms.
• Backlog Ownership: Maintain and prioritize the product backlog for fixed income index platforms, ensuring alignment with business strategy, compliance standards, and operational needs.
• Execution Leadership: Write clear, testable user stories that meet the Definition of Ready and Done, supporting Agile sprint planning and delivery.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with developers, designers, and other Product Owners across Value Streams to manage dependencies and ensure consistent delivery across asset classes and systems.
• Stakeholder Communication: Use structured feedback loops and customer advocacy to influence roadmap direction and drive continuous improvement across equity platform capabilities.
• Delivery Excellence: Lead product demos, contribute to MVP planning, and support training and feature rollouts to maximize value realization for internal and external users.

Requirements

• Experience in product management or product ownership within an Agile and scaled Agile (SAFe) environment.
• Ability to translate complex user and business requirements into actionable backlog items and deliverables.
• Strong collaboration and facilitation skills to align stakeholders across Product, Technology, and Index Operations.
• Data-driven approach to prioritization and decision-making, balancing user value with technical feasibility.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex ideas and influence outcomes across teams.
• Demonstrated curiosity and empathy in engaging with users to uncover insights and improve product usability.
• Understanding of bond market structures, commodities indices, or private markets, index operations, or financial data workflows, with the ability to connect business needs to product platform solutions.
• Experience supporting fixed income and private markets index design, calculation, or distribution platforms.
• Familiarity with data integrations, workflow automation, or index lifecycle tooling.
• Exposure to financial technology platforms or cloud-based enterprise systems.
• Understanding of product analytics, feedback loops, and continuous improvement methodologies.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in-class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.