Roadmap and Leading Internal Delivery

Trading Platform Modernization: Building the 24-Month Roadmap and Leading Internal Delivery (900 Person-Days)

Project Overview

Following the delivery and validation of the functional specification for a new FX trading web platform, I owned the next critical step: transforming that specification into an executable delivery roadmap and leading internal engineering execution.

The company already had strong internal development capabilities, so the strategic decision was to deliver the product in-house using established technologies (C++, C#, Python, React) and a modern data layer (MongoDB, Redis). My objective was to build a structured, realistic plan that aligned product scope, engineering capacity, and quality requirements into a single timeline.

Business Need & Initial Challenges

Modernizing a trading platform is not just a UI rewrite: it requires preserving critical workflows, maintaining performance under load, and ensuring full functional coverage for different user personas (traders, support, risk/ops). The challenge was to convert a large functional scope into a roadmap that was deliverable, measurable, and defensible—while keeping stakeholders aligned.

Key constraints included:

Multi-technology delivery: distributing work across C++, C#, Python and React specialists.
High expectations on quality: building automation testing in parallel with development—not as an afterthought.
Time-to-market pressure: reducing cycle time for future features versus the legacy desktop approach.
Dependency management: coordinating technical specifications, platform components, and cross-team deliverables.

My Role & Responsibilities

I personally created the end-to-end roadmap and drove execution planning for a total estimate of ~900 person-days (all technologies combined). I translated the functional specification into a structured delivery plan that covered:

Technical specifications (per module and per team)
Development execution across internal squads
Automation testing embedded in the roadmap
Release sequencing and milestones over 24 months

Because delivery relied on internal teams, I stayed very close to engineering leadership and day-to-day execution: I aligned priorities, clarified scope, resolved trade-offs, and ensured continuous progress toward milestone commitments.

Solution Design & Implementation (Roadmap Construction)

To build a credible 24-month roadmap, I worked from a workload model rather than guesswork. I consolidated scope into functional modules, decomposed work into epics and engineering streams, then allocated effort by technology and competency.

My planning approach included:

Workload breakdown: converting features into epics with estimates and dependencies
Capacity mapping: distributing effort across C++, C#, Python and React resources
Milestone design: sequencing delivery to unlock value earlier while controlling risk
Quality-by-design: planning automation testing as a parallel workstream to enable fast regression and safe releases

This resulted in a roadmap combining short-term deliverables (core workflows and platform foundations) with long-term scalability (automation coverage, performance hardening, release cadence).

Tools, Technologies & Environment

Backend / Services: C++, C#
Automation / Tooling: Python (test tooling & automation initiatives)
Frontend: React
Data Layer: MongoDB, Redis
Delivery Scope: Technical specs, development, and automation testing within the same roadmap

Project KPIs & Delivery Metrics

Total workload estimate: ~900 person-days
Roadmap duration: 24 months
Coverage included: Technical specifications + development + automation testing
Delivery approach: Internal squads with multi-technology allocation

Results & Business Impact

By building a structured, capacity-based roadmap, I enabled the organization to move from “requirements” to “execution” with clear ownership, measurable milestones, and realistic delivery sequencing.

This planning work created strong alignment between product, engineering, and stakeholders, and it laid the foundation for predictable delivery, better prioritization, and faster iteration once the web platform was in motion.

Skills Developed

Product Execution: roadmap ownership, milestone definition, prioritization under constraints
Technical Leadership: multi-stack planning (C++/C#/Python/React) and dependency management
Delivery Management: capacity planning, estimation models, cross-team coordination
Quality Strategy: integrating automation testing into the core plan to protect release velocity

Knowledge & Key Learnings

This experience reinforced how critical it is to build roadmaps from an execution model: scope decomposition, capacity allocation, and quality planning. It also strengthened my ability to operate as a hands-on product leader—close to engineering—while maintaining strategic alignment and stakeholder clarity.

Why This Experience Matters for My Next Role

This project demonstrates my ability to own large-scale delivery planning and lead internal engineering execution in a complex, multi-technology environment. It directly supports my profile for Senior Product Manager / Product Lead / Head of Product roles where roadmap credibility, cross-team alignment, and reliable delivery are mission-critical.