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JOB TITLE: Product Owner - Trade Execution Lab, Markets Platform

LOCATION: London

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in one of our office hubs listed above

About the opportunity

Our Trade Execution Lab is one of five Labs in the Markets Platform and is responsible for three 'Products' (Services); Trade Management, Cash & Collateral Management and Trade Settlements. It is made up of Technicians, Software Engineers and Change Delivery Specialists who lead and deliver change in an iterative manner. The lab is Supporting the Markets Businesses in the Group, which Trades FX, Rates and Commodities products to help our Client manage their risk.

As a Lab Product Owner you’ll be an inspiring leader who harvests a culture where colleagues are trusted, encouraged and supported to be bold! This is achieved by building a collaborative, empowered team, nurturing them to take ownership of the relevant outcomes, whilst stimulating innovation and mitigating risk by encouraging data driven test and learn activities.

The role will work alongside the Lab Engineering Lead in shaping the vision for the team, you'll be accountable for delivering the Lab’s Outcomes and will require a unique combination of Business Transformation, Infrastructure delivery, Markets knowledge, Vendor/SI and cross team collaboration.

Here's where you’ll make a difference:

• Ensure that the Team is working on the right set of Business Problems ("building the right things"), to credibly interface to the Business community and to relentlessly focus on delivering value for Lloyds and our customers.

• Excellent communication, people management, influencing and presentation skills, as well as experience working with technical and multi-functional teams to deliver change

• An inspiring, strategic problem solver with a passion for creating outstanding customer experiences

• As the Product Owner you'll work in collaboration with your peer group Engineering Community to drive and embed agile ways of working, and support the prioritisation of modern engineering practices to achieve long term business outcomes.

What we need from you...

• Expert knowledge of Financial Markets technologies, solutions and techniques and their practical application, particularly governance, control and strategy

• Experience of enhancing agile practices with a proven understanding of the end to end software development lifecycle and having worked heavily with software engineers in the past.

• Have significant knowledge and experience of change management in large corporations

• Previous Product Owner leadership experience, with ability to create an outstanding team environment that attracts and retains talent.

• Finally, we need you to bring your whole self, passion, determination and brilliance with you. In return, we'll ensure you're supported through direct leadership, your peers and a broader culture that encourages and energises you.

And any of these would be very useful...

• Enjoy working in the fast paced world of markets trading

• Enjoy a role involving an exciting combination of technical and non-technical work

• Have previous experience facing off to markets operations or commercial operations teams

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organization that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organizations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready to start growing with purpose? Apply today!

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.