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Apex Fintech Solutions (AFS) powers innovation and the future of digital wealth management by processing millions of transactions daily, to simplify, automate, and facilitate access to financial markets for all. Our robust suite of fintech solutions enables us to support clients such as Stash, Betterment, SoFi, and WeBull, and more than 20 million of our clients' customers.
Collectively, AFS creates an environment in which companies with the biggest ideas in fintech are empowered to change the world. We are based in Dallas, TX and also have offices in Austin, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland, and Belfast.
If you are seeking a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment where you'll have the opportunity to make an immediate impact, and you have the guts to change everything, this is the place for you.
AFS has received a number of prestigious industry awards, including:

2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018 Best Wealth Management Company - presented by Fintech Breakthrough Awards
2021 Most Innovative Companies - presented by Fast Company
2021 Best API & Best Trading Technology - presented by Global Fintech Awards

Apex's Product Managers combine SaaS, cloud, big data, and financial industry knowledge with our technical expertise to develop leading platform programs and strategies. If your personality thrives off the energy of an enthusiastic collaborative team and you love to learn and problem solve, we want to hear from you.
We're looking for someone who:

Is passionate . You have a genuine passion for technology. You love using technology differently to maximize opportunity and impact for customers and you have a way of bringing out that same fire in the people you work with.
Is a leader . You enjoy building and managing a team of talented product managers, and inspiring them towards a broad product vision.
Is collaborative. You're excited to work with fellow engineers and big thinkers. You know how to collaborate not only within the department, but also across the organization.
Is strategic. You love to drive your team's products and roadmaps with a clear vision ensuring strong alignment to our broader products and business goals.
Is outcome driven. You help your team make decisions quickly and continuously moving forward while delivering each persons' best work.
Is agile. You regularly step back and look at the bigger picture in partnership with engineering and business teams, identifying and implementing optimizations and opportunities that help your team avoid risks and accelerate.

A few reasons why you might love us:

We're a leader in the space. Apex is recognized for disrupting the financial services industry, enabling fintech standouts like Stash, Robinhood and Betterment. We've got an amazing track record of success and we foster ongoing innovation. So you get all the benefits of a proven, growing company, while enjoying a very entrepreneurial culture
We see tech differently. You'll work with people who are leaders in the tech industry. We are passionate engineers dedicated to finding new and different ways to use technology to solve our customers' problems.
Your work will have an immediate impact. You'll be able to see your direct impact on our tech department and with our clients.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the Apex platform shared developer experience product, ensuring a consistent and effective user experience system-wide across multiple products and client/customer personas.
Accountable for developing the product strategy and driving execution for the Client Developer Experience product group including our holistic DevEx API, IAM, Support, and client technology experience strategies.
Oversees multiple product management processes, establishes priorities, and coordinates with teams to create schedules throughout the product life cycle.
Reviews and validates the ideas and plans of multiple product managers; improves the standard of work shipped by your team.
Constantly collaborates with other departments to build trust and understanding.
Facilitate hiring as well as mentorship, growth and career development of your team members.
Optimizes team performance, balances staff assignments, and enhances processes
Conducts performance reviews, reports on performance metrics, and creates plans to improve product, service, team performance.
Encourages a culture that values and prioritizes research-backed and customer-focused data.
Drive the business value of design systems and platform user experience by measuring and reporting outcomes for the full organization.
Position requires up to 30% time for travel. (We're a distributed company.)

The skills you'll need to succeed:

Bachelor's degree in a technical field (CS or engineering degree). Master's degree a plus.
7+ years of product management experience (or equivalent product execution experience), 3+ years of leadership experience
Demonstrated success in leading large cross-functional product development teams through complex enterprise initiatives; SaaS / Cloud Architecture, API platform, Legacy app consolidation, etc.
Understanding of web development, API standards, and Agile practices, with a strong preference for incremental delivery.
Knowledge of User Experience best practices and how to bring to product to market to multiple segments of consumers.
Experience with process and methodology for large scale development, project execution and integration.
Demonstrated leadership abilities in creating clarity, generating energy, and delivering success
You are organized and are comfortable overseeing multiple work streams, ensuring that your team can stay focused on enabling great experiences.
Product Management experience building B2B SaaS solutions; Financial Services (Payments, Brokerage, Wealth Management, Trading, Clearing, Settlements, etc) industry experience is a strong plus.
Strong ability to listen, but also to question assumptions.
Ability to make decisions with imperfect information, lead without authority and be comfortable managing a team through ambiguity.
Excellent people and management skills to interact with staff, colleagues, cross functional teams and third parties
Exceptional communication at every level of the business, influencing executives and inspiring team members.
Comfortable using collaboration tools such as Slack, JIRA, Confluence, etc.

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Jennifer Saechao

Administrative Assistant

Bridging the Divide

Advancing Visibility and Fostering Dialogue

“Having a diverse team allows for healthy dialogue,” Saechao told Built In. “Our different backgrounds and life experiences result in a wide range of strengths, weaknesses, skills and abilities.” Celebrating diversity through employee resource groups, such as PEAK6 Asian Community Engagement, advances visibility for underrepresented groups across PEAK6’s Chicago headquarters and office locations — while also offering opportunities for leadership development and growth for ERG leaders like Saechao. “Leading our ERG events provides a safe space and time to build connections with our peers,” she said.

A diverse team leads to better outcomes by introducing new perspectives and ideas, increasing creativity and empowering innovation.

Milt Castro

Associate General Counsel, Labor & Employment

Building Culture

A Team in Perpetual Motion

There’s never a dull moment in PEAK6’s office. From the annual “biggest spectacle of a work party” — which last year featured a Bruno Mars concert — to Castro’s own tradition of bringing homemade cookies to the office once a week, PEAK6’s culture is full of moments large and small that help create a sense of community across the team. That encouragement to celebrate and innovate reflects the company’s opportunities to grow. “There really are plenty of ways to have an impact on culture and make the PEAK6 workplace the kind that you want,” he said. “We are perpetually in motion.”

This is a community of innovative people who regularly come up with new ideas — and then improve, refine and activate them.

Patrick Cummings

VP, Technology Experience

Industry Innovation

Delivering Excellence Daily

As the leader of PEAK6 Technology Advisory Group, Cummings is focused on making sure the company’s IT investments allow the enterprise to make sound decisions. “We ensure that our services are aimed at increasing functionality and value instead of just fixing problems,” Cummings told Built In. “This means each and every day is dynamic.” Cummings’ diverse team of designers, developers, analysts and security professionals drives the vision for a strong IT foundation through sound practices and repeatable controls. “We provide insight with data to move the business forward,” he said.

We want to make sure we are right in our decisions now and not learning how to escape from them later.

What are PEAK6 Perks + Benefits

PEAK6 Benefits Overview

At PEAK6, you’ll find flexibility with our work-life balance, collaborative spirit, and the ability to cater to your strengths while having opportunities to cultivate new ones.

At PEAK6 we’ve created a company that not only does great work, it’s also a great place to work. PEAK6 employees enjoy the generous health, vision, and dental insurance plans and matching 401(k) programs you’d expect from a company consistently rated one of “Chicago’s Best and Brightest Employers.” And, then some.

We offer a formalized mentorship program for entry-level trading associates and software engineers, as well as several internships and bootcamps for college students. We make diversity, equality, and inclusion a focus and have invested in a vibrant philanthropy program to support the communities where our people live and work.

Culture

Partners with nonprofits

PEAK6 offers coordinated volunteer and philanthropic opportunities throughout the year including, Go Red For Women, Socktober, Filling in the Blanks Backpack Drive, Matching Gifts, and Holiday Giving.

Open door policy

OKR operational model

Team based strategic planning

Pair programming

Open office floor plan

Flexible work schedule

Diversity

Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff

Mandated unconscious bias training

Diversity manifesto

Diversity employee resource groups

POWHER seeks to amplifying women’s voices through the knowledge of money.  BRIDGE, Black Resourceful Individuals Dissolving Gaps Everywhere

Health Insurance + Wellness

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

We offer generous medical, vision & dental plans, including Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options.

Disability insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Wellness programs

We offer annual wellness screens and flu shots at no additional cost to employees.

Mental health benefits

Offering Ginger, emotional well-being, and mental health apps to employees and their dependents ages 18 and older. GuidanceResources, is an employee assistance program to help with life's challenges.

Financial & Retirement

401(K)

401(K) matching

Performance bonus

Charitable contribution matching

PEAK6 offers a Matching Gift Program to encourage employees to become active in the support of non-profit organizations and to have a voice in determining the recipients of charitable contributions.

Child Care & Parental Leave

Family medical leave

PEAK6 offers up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year, as well as maintained health benefits, for any employee eligible under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

Adoption Assistance

PEAK6's adoption assistance program provides employees with reimbursement for up to $5,000 (per child) of adoption expenses.

Vacation + Time Off

Generous PTO

PEAK6's vacation policy includes three weeks of PTO, plus 5 personal days. Employees with 5 years of service accrue four weeks of PTO, plus 5 personal days.

Sabbatical

Employees with 10+ years of service can apply to take an 8-week Sabbatical, as well as adding up to 4 weeks of accrued PTO.

Paid holidays

Whenever the U.S. financial markets are closed, PEAK6 is closed.

Office Perks

Commuter benefits

PEAK6 offers pre-tax commuter benefits for all employees through WageWorks, as well as a Zipcar discount.

Company-sponsored outings

PEAK6 has themed social events throughout the year as well as a popular annual company party known for featuring surprise, high-profile stars like Imagine Dragons, The Chainsmokers, and Keith Urban

Free daily meals

For three Fridays a month, employees enjoy noshing on bagels. For the remaining Friday, employees are treated to a free "Expiration Date" lunch.

Free snacks and drinks

PEAK6 has a fully-stocked kitchen that includes a cereal bar, coffee bar, a variety of healthy food choices and drinks, as well as an abundance of snacks to put a rumbling stomach to rest.

Some meals provided

Company-sponsored happy hours

The Culture Club at PEAK6 works to host themed social events throughout the year.

Onsite office parking

Recreational clubs

We sponsor various teams based on employee interest, such as: table tennis, beach volleyball, soccer, kickball, flag football, dodgeball, and whirlyball.

Relocation assistance

We offer relocation assistance plans for new employees and their families.

Fitness stipend

PEAK6 offers free yoga classes to Chicago employees at Bottom Line Yoga, which are currently conducted via Zoom.

Onsite gym

Employees have access to the FFC-affiliated gym located in the Board of Trade at a discounted rate and free access to yoga classes at Bottom Line Yoga.

Professional Development

Job training & conferences

PEAK6 is firmly committed to learning and development as a way to grow and develop employees.

Tuition reimbursement

At the discretion of management and after completing one full-year of employment, we reimburse up to $8,000 per employee each calendar year for certifications and other educational programs or degree.

Promote from within

Mentorship program

Continuing education stipend

Additional Perks + Benefits

We have a dedicated team of employees who volunteer to be a part of our Culture Club. This group works to connect employees through delightful experiences while making a positive impact on PEAK6 life. The Culture Club plans many social and philanthropic employee events throughout the year.

We host bi-annual Hackathons as a collaboration of our technology, trading, support and analytics teams to develop, build, and present new ideas to the firm. The teams are free to explore solutions to problems in and outside of the day-to-day work. Winning Hackathon solutions are frequently deployed and tested in the firm.
Additional perks include:
-Matching gift up to $1000/employee/year
-Free semi-monthly massage day
-Free monthly manicures, pedicures, and mens clip and clean
-Free onsite/Zoom yoga
-Discounts: Lasik eye surgery, Zipcar, Dell computers, local hotels

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