Product Owner (Freelance Contractor) – Banking – Data

Product Manager – Reference Data (Mid-Level) – Banking Client – London
Hybrid – 8 days onsite per month, the rest is remote working

Rate: Flexible

We are looking for a mid-level Product Manager – Reference Data to join a leading financial services organisation and support the development and evolution of enterprise reference data products used across investment and market operations.

This role sits at the intersection of product management, financial markets, and data, working closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, and operations to deliver high-quality reference data solutions that support critical financial workflows.

You will play an important role in translating business needs into product features, supporting product delivery, and ensuring reference data is accurate, consistent, and aligned with industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

* Support the development and evolution of enterprise reference data products
* Translate business requirements into user stories, product requirements, and delivery backlog items
* Work closely with IT, Operations, and data provider teams to deliver product enhancements
* Contribute to backlog preparation, refinement, and prioritisation
* Support testing, validation, and release activities for new features and product improvements
* Act as a key contact for reference data queries and product usage across business teams
* Contribute to data quality, governance, and consistency initiatives
* Support the evolution of data models and business dictionaries
* Monitor industry standards and market trends related to financial reference data
* Help drive continuous improvement across reference data products and processes

Required Skills & Experience

* Around 3-6 years’ experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, Data, or Financial Services
* Exposure to reference data, securities data, or financial instruments (funds, equities, fixed income etc.)
* Experience working with data governance, data qua

Please do send across to me the most up to date CV to eobiechefu@welovesalt.com

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements