Product Manager/Execution Domain

This Chicago-based Product Manager owns pieces of our financial execution tools from conception to release. You will build high-reliability, low-friction trading interfaces and routing systems designed specifically for trade desks, compliance managers, and end-users placing market orders. You have experience managing SaaS projects within capital markets or institutional trading environments and excel at bridging complex regulatory requirements with intuitive trade workflows.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Focus on user experience: In financial execution, UX is about minimizing friction, reducing keystrokes, and preventing costly errors. Understand the high-pressure environment of traders to deliver exceptionally reliable and clear interfaces.
• Develop a deep understanding of the product and the market: Maintain a strong grasp of market microstructure, liquidity trends, and regulatory changes to ensure tools remain competitive and compliant.
• Interface directly with trade desks and issuer trade desks to identify execution features, gather latency and liquidity requirements, and translate them into technical specifications.
• Own pieces of the core execution domain for the platform.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Design to build intuitive order-entry interfaces for users placing orders and trade desks executing/booking those trades, ensuring speed and accuracy.
• Work closely with engineers to manage technical scope and execution successfully through the development process and bring features to life.
• Drive the go-to-market strategy for new execution features, partnering with Sales to communicate value to institutional and retail trading clients.
• Be responsible for the go-to-market of new Product work, partnering with Sales and Marketing.
• Consistently interact with our customers to understand and translate their needs.

Required Skills and Background

• 3+ years of professional experience in product management within capital markets, trading, or financial technology.
• Direct experience building or integrating Order Management Systems (OMS) or Execution Management Systems (EMS).
• Strong working knowledge of the trade lifecycle, including order entry, routing, execution, and settlement.
• Knowledge and understanding of financial SaaS products and Financial Technology landscape.
• Experience with building customer-facing web-based platforms.
• Experience with product management tools, such as Jira, Miro, Github, Figma, etc.
• Technical understanding of software development and object-oriented programming.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with proven ability to collaborate with engineering teams and stakeholders
• Experience developing products within the full SDLC.
• Be adaptable and flexible! The trading landscape is fast-paced; successful PMs in this space must adapt quickly to sudden market shifts, new asset classes, or updated compliance mandates.

Halo's Benefits and Compensation

This is a great opportunity with a company that values and rewards its employees. Halo offers a competitive package of benefits and compensation that will make your work life both fulfilling and enjoyable.

• This is a Chicago-based hybrid role, working 3 days/week in Halo's downtown Chicago office.
• Work with a great team in an exciting work environment.
• Competitive compensation package: base salary of $85,000-$120,000 plus eligibility for annual bonus based on personal and business objectives. (Please note: Salary data is a general guideline. Halo’s salaries are based on candidate skills and experience.)
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision insurance, life & disability, etc.
• Multiple voluntary benefits: identity protection, pet insurance, accident insurance and more!
• Flexible PTO policy
• 401k program to help build wealth for the future
• Paid parental leave to bond with your new addition
• Chicago-based employees have access to a company-paid, on-site gym, happy hours, and ad-hoc outings and activities like sports teams, volunteer events and more!

Halo Values Diversity and Inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to disability or special need when applying for a role or during our recruitment process, please contact us at: [email protected]