Brokerage Services Product Manager

TradeStation is an online brokerage firm focused on delivering the ultimate trading experience for active traders and institutions. They are seeking an AI-forward Product Manager to drive platform modernization and enhance the core brokerage experience by collaborating with various teams and managing product lifecycles.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as Product Manager across all areas of the brokerage product portfolio, moving fluidly between product areas to set direction, unblock delivery, and ensure initiatives ship with quality
• Play the product role on our middle office and OMS replacement project – partnering with Technology, Operations, Compliance, and external vendors to define requirements, sequence delivery, and drive the platform modernization effort to successful implementation
• Own and advance brokerage compliance and regulatory initiatives – translating regulatory and audit requirements into clear product requirements, and ensuring changes to brokerage systems and workflows meet US brokerage regulatory obligations
• Author and maintain structured specs — PRDs, epic decompositions, and acceptance criteria — within TradeStation’s Spec-Driven Development (SDD) process, ensuring full requirements traceability from business intake through engineering handoff
• Use AI tools to accelerate spec authoring, epic/story decomposition, gap analysis, and requirements coverage tracking
• Define and track KPIs for core brokerage product areas, including operational efficiency, customer experience, and platform stability
• Maintain and communicate product roadmaps with clear visibility across stakeholders
• Leverage AI and LLM tools to streamline workflows, improve data quality, and reduce operational complexity
• Engage with customers and internal teams to identify friction points and deliver solutions that improve the core trading experience
• Conduct competitive and industry research to stay ahead of technological trends and evolving customer expectations
• Develop detailed business requirements and partner with Engineering to ensure high-quality execution
• Continuously evaluate and improve business processes to drive scale, efficiency, and better customer outcomes
• Define and deliver measurable outcomes aligned to strategic objectives. Set KPIs for your product areas and drive performance using data and experimentation
• Own quarterly KPI reviews across product areas under management; ensure cross-functional teams are aligned to deliver against targets, and proactively course-correct where needed

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• 3-5+ years' experience as a product manager or product owner in the securities industry with a focus on retail trading products
• Genuine enthusiasm for AI-forward ways of working — not just tool literacy, but a mindset of using AI to move faster and with more rigor
• Comfortable operating in a Spec-Driven Development (SDD) process — writing and iterating on structured specs, epics, and acceptance criteria with full requirements traceability
• Hands-on proficiency with AI-assisted product tools for spec authoring, decomposition, and gap analysis
• Strong execution of product management responsibilities in an agile environment
• Experience with middle office systems, post-trade workflows, and brokerage operations
• Ability to define and track measurable outcomes aligned with business goals
• Analytical mindset with a focus on data-driven product strategy
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver on time
• Passion for innovation and continuous learning in the Fintech space
• Experience working with back office vendors and Order Management Systems important
• Familiarity with US brokerage regulations and operational requirements
• Background in brokerage products, operations, and risk management
• Experience with industry vendors such as FIS (phase 3 and GMI), Exchanges, etc
• Experience working within a formal Spec-Driven Development process or similarly structured, AI-assisted requirements framework a plus
• Master's/MBA a plus
• FINRA Certifications Series 7 and Series 3 a plus