About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Technical Product Owner to drive FX and Payments technology initiatives.

You will own the product backlog, translate business requirements into delivery-ready user stories, and act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and Agile delivery teams across FX and cross-border payment programs.

Key Responsibilities

- Own and prioritize the product backlog; define user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements
- Translate FX and payments business processes into actionable technology solutions
- Partner with trading, operations, risk, compliance, and technology teams to define and execute the product roadmap
- Drive sprint ceremonies: backlog refinement, sprint planning, and stakeholder demos
- Track product KPIs and communicate status, risks, and decisions to senior leadership
- Support regulatory and compliance requirements across FX and capital markets

Required Qualifications/Skills

- 5+ years as a Product Owner or Business Analyst in financial services technology
- 3+ years’ experience in FX and settlements
- Business systems analyst skill set
- Agile/Scrum experience in a large, matrixed organization




- Experience with payment modernization: real-time payments, correspondent banking, sanctions screening
- Familiarity with FX risk concepts: counterparty exposure, limit monitoring, etc
- Regulatory reporting knowledge
- Proficiency with Jira and Confluence
- Hands-on experience in using AI tools (GitHub, Copilot) to assist with requirements documentation and analysis

Required FX Domain Knowledge

- Rates & Pricing
- Spot rates
- Forward rates
- Cross rates and derived currency pair calculations
- FX Products
- Spot, Forwards, FX Swaps, Cross-Currency Swaps:
- Settlement & Operations
- Interbank Settlements for FX
- Full trade lifecycle: execution → confirmation → netting → settlement
- CLS settlement: payment-versus-payment mechanics, eligible currencies, settlement windows
- Nostro/Vostro reconciliation; identification and resolution of breaks and failed trades
- Value date conventions by currency pair; T+1/T+2 settlement cycle implications
- SWIFT messaging: MT202/MT103 (payments); ISO 20022 equivalents (pacs, fxtr)

📌 Technical Product Owner- Foreign Exchange and Payments (Toronto)
🏢 Astra North Infoteck
📍 Toronto