VP, Strategic Vendor Solutions Manager recruitment

The MarkitSERV Buyside Product Management team delivers post-trade processing solutions for buy-side institutions, such as asset managers, hedge funds or their 3rd party partners, who are active in the OTC derivatives market. The product management organization at MarkitSERV is responsible for all aspects of the product life-cycle, from inception through to development, implementation and post-implementation. The product team works with the full MarkitSERV organizational support structure, including the account management, implementation, client services and development departments.

Duties and Accountabilities

• Work with MarkitSERV product managers to understand offerings and opportunities for buy-side vendors

• Define and drive vendor outreach strategy on key MarkitSERV initiatives

• Engage buy-side vendors to identify requirements and  determine the best solutions and connectivity options

• Coordinate with appropriate internal teams to drive technical conversations, testing and overall implementation

• Create a vendor communication strategy, including webinars, client events, and roadmap updates.

• Listen and identify the partner’s needs and provide feedback to product managers on    enhancements or new requirements

• Work with MarkitSERV marketing and sales to promote our partners’ offerings

Education and Experience

•  2-4 years experience working with OTC derivatives vendors, such as order management systems or application service providers

• Business or strategy development experience

• Must be organized and able to manage multiple vendor relationships in parallel

• Strong inter-personal and influencing skills

• Understanding of post-trade processing workflows and platform integration processes

• Service driven with excellent customer and industry awareness

• Ability to work under pressure, multi-task and consistently meet tight deadlines

• Strong influential skills and work ethic

• Self-starter who can work successfully in teams and independently

• Integrity of service delivery

• Open minded, flexible, and willing to adapt changing situations