Senior Product Manager; Consolidated Audit Trail

WHO WE ARE

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. As a global organization, we have offices in Austin, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Portland, Belfast, and Manila.

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

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager (Consolidated Audit Trail) to own the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) reporting domain—covering every feature, component, and system required to capture, validate, enrich, and report billions of order‑related events to the CAT processor every single day.

If you are energized by complex data pipelines, passionate about market structure and regulatory reporting, and motivated by the challenge of delivering ultra‑high‑volume, zero‑defect solutions, this is the role for you. You will shape the strategic vision for CAT and related regulatory reporting (CAIS, LTSE, blue sheets, etc.), ensuring Apex and our clients stay compliant, avoid penalties, and gain a competitive edge through data‑driven insights.

• Define and execute the strategy, vision, and roadmap for Apex’s CAT reporting products, with an emphasis on accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and cost‑efficient processing of multi‑billion‑event data sets.
• Immerse yourself in evolving SEC Rule 613 obligations, SRO guidance, CAIS phases, and broader regulatory trends to anticipate change and keep Apex ahead of the curve.
• Establish and track OKRs in partnership with Compliance, Legal, Engineering, Operations, and client stakeholders to align product vision with corporate risk‑management and growth goals.
• Author and maintain core product artifacts—Annual Operating Plans, Product Charters, PR‑FAQs, Narratives—and work cross‑functionally to manage dependencies and release schedules.
• Lead requirements elicitation, prioritization, and refinement to deliver functionality such as intra‑day validations, error‑repair workflows, linkage analytics, and customer/firm identifications (CAIS).
• Partner closely with engineering teams to manage backlogs, monitor sprint progress, and rapidly adapt to regulatory clarifications or industry technical specification updates.
• Leverage data—schema‑level through executive dashboards—to generate insights that reduce error‑correction rates, minimize “success but late” reports, and lower compliance costs.
• Own the end‑to‑end product lifecycle: define success metrics (e.g., error rate < 0.1 bps, 100 % linkage, < 15‑minute turnaround), measure performance, and iterate relentlessly.
• Maintain a deep understanding of event‑driven architectures, streaming technologies, and API design so you can challenge assumptions and deliver resilient, scalable solutions.
• Continuously scout emerging technologies (e.g., real‑time validation engines, AI‑powered anomaly detection) to enhance Apex’s regulatory reporting capabilities and client experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience required; MBA or similar business degree is a plus.
• 5 + years in Product Management (or a closely related role) within fintech, capital‑markets infrastructure, reg‑tech, or cloud/SaaS data platforms—ideally with direct exposure to regulatory or trade‑reporting systems.

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