Sr. Product Owner

  • Date Posted Mar 27, 2026
  • Location Toronto, Ontario
  • Job Type Contract
  • Job ID 19387

Are you a seasoned product leader ready to drive innovation in low latency trading platforms? Apply Now!

Working with one of our top financial clients, this role calls for a Sr. Product Owner – Low Latency Trading Applications. This position involves leading the development and strategic direction of high-performance, low latency electronic trading systems within the FICC (Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities) eTrading Technology team. The ideal candidate will blend deep technical understanding with strong product management skills to deliver scalable, compliant, and optimized trading solutions.

Pay Rate (CAD): $140.00/hr – $180.00/hr

Responsibilities

  • Own the full product lifecycle for electronic trading applications relevant to FICC markets.
  • Develop and manage the product roadmap aligned with trading, regulatory, and technical objectives.
  • Collaborate closely with trading desks, developers, quants, compliance, and regulatory teams to define workflows and delivery priorities.
  • Drive initiatives around auto-coding, auto-hedging, and the development of electronic pricing infrastructure.
  • Lead the evaluation and integration of vendor technologies and design robust system integration strategies.
  • Build proof-of-concept solutions, including UI prototypes and workflow automation.
  • Influence engineering teams on architecture decisions, resource planning, and technical direction.
  • Balance long-term system architecture goals with short-term business delivery needs.
  • Leverage AI capabilities within Bank’s environments to enhance development workflows and trading processes.

Desired Skill-Set

  • Extensive experience in capital markets, especially within FICC trading and electronic platforms.
  • Strong understanding of low latency trading systems, pricing infrastructure, and execution flows.
  • Proven ability to lead product development for auto-hedging and pricing applications.
  • Comfortable working with high-performance, real-time systems architecture.
  • Experience with system integration, vendor evaluation, and API design.
  • Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, SQL, and Spark.
  • Knowledge of Databricks, React, AG Grid, and messaging systems like Aron or similar messaging buses.
  • Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration technologies.
  • Effective communication skills across technical and business teams.

Nice to Have

  • Prior experience designing or supporting market connectivity platforms.
  • Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements specific to electronic trading.
  • Experience integrating AI or machine learning technologies into trading applications.
  • Familiarity with cloud-based platforms and data engineering tools.
  • Prior involvement in trading system optimization for latency and throughput.

BeachHead is an equal opportunity agency and employer. We advocate for our candidates and welcome applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or physical or mental disability. BeachHead or our clients may use technology-enabled tools, including automation and artificial intelligence (AI), to support parts of the recruitment process such as resume screening, application management, and candidate matching. These tools assist our recruiters and our clients, and do not replace human decision-making. This job posting represents a current or anticipated vacancy. The position may be filled at any time, and the posting may be removed without notice once the role has been filled.

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