Apex Fintech Solutions is seeking a Senior Product Manager (Market Data) to own the strategy, execution, and success of our market data product suite. This is a high visibility, high-impact role where you will define the vision, roadmap, and execution plan for delivering API-first, compliant, and cost-effective market data solutions to our clients.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Product Management or related roles, with direct experience in API design, ideally with exposure to financial market data; however, candidates with strong technical and product management experience seeking to expand their expertise into the market data domain are also encouraged to apply.
- Experience with market data, API design, and collaborating closely with engineering and product teams.
- Experience in documenting roadmaps, outcomes, and data flows – for both engineering and business partner consumption.
- Familiarity with financial markets (equities, options, futures, fixed income).
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills (SQL, Postman).
- Solid track record managing the full lifecycle of product development, preferably within SaaS or cloud-based environments.
- Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS)
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the strategy, vision, and roadmap for market data products, with a focus on five key areas:
- Lead the design, development, and rollout of Apex’s public-facing Market Data APIs. Collaborate with engineers and product teams to deliver high-performance API and ensure robust testing and documentation.
- Work cross-functionally to prioritize requirements, solve product gaps, and document detailed product plans, including PR-FAQs and technical specifications.
- Author and maintain product documentation, and be accountable for the functional and financial success of the market data products.
- Develop a coarse-grain design for redistribution auditability, including operational requirements and tooling.
- Manage contracts with market data vendors, ensuring optimal coverage for all business units while realizing cost savings.
- Manage contracts with exchanges for market data usage. Partner with compliance and legal teams to ensure Apex meets all regulatory and licensing requirements.
Other
- Evaluate the strategic needs of our clients and prioritize content by demand. Lead competitive analysis of competitor product sets and data vendors, including pricing, to create initial business case for opportunity vs. investment, establishing IRR (via finance).
- Work with Product Marketing on public-facing product collateral.
- Work with stakeholders to analyze gaps and negotiate streamlined agreements.
- Partner with compliance and legal teams to ensure Apex meets all regulatory and licensing requirements.
- Experience with product finance (profit/loss, adoption) and GTM strategy (competitor analysis, market segmentation)
- Agile product development experience (using Confluence/Jira) and the ability to drive change and influence without direct authority.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities with minimal oversight
