Ilya Budnevich
Product Executive | Digital Brokerage Platforms | AI-Powered Investing | CFA
- Role
- Executive Director - Area Product Owner, Self-directed Investing at JPMorganChase
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ilya Budnevich
Product executive with 17+ years building and scaling digital investing platforms across major financial institutions. Currently lead strategy and execution for a large-scale self-directed brokerage platform serving millions of clients across trading, research, and portfolio experiences. Drive multi-year platform modernization, including AI-enabled investment discovery, data and vendor strategy, and end-to-end client journey optimization—focused on increasing trading activity, engagement, and asset growth. Known for operating at the intersection of product, engineering, data, and regulated environments—leading high-performing teams and delivering complex, high-impact initiatives at scale.
Experience
Executive Director - Area Product Owner, Self-directed Investing
Jan 2022 — Present · US
Own product strategy and multi-year roadmap for a large-scale digital brokerage platform serving millions of clients across trading, research, and portfolio experiences• Lead development of AI-enabled investing capabilities (search, insights, discovery) to enhance client engagement and trading activity• Drive platform modernization across architecture, data strategy, and build-vs-buy decisions, managing a complex vendor ecosystem• Oversee multiple product teams and end-to-end execution across web and mobile, partnering with engineering, data, compliance, and operations• Align priorities across lines of business to improve the end-to-end client journey and expand platform capabilities• Operate within SEC/FINRA regulatory frameworks while delivering high-impact product initiatives
Education
Baruch College
Bachelor's Degree, Finance
Skills
- Agile Methodologies
- Management
- Team Building
- Product Development
- Analytics
- Talent Development
- Sales Presentations
- Cross-Cultural Training
- Financial Services
- Fixed Income
- Investment Products
- Financial Technology
- Financial Markets
- Product Management
- Investments
- Business Analysis
- Mentoring
- Asset Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Asset Allocation
- Marketing
- Investment Advisory
- Wealth Management
- Scrum
- Trading Systems
- Investment Strategies
- Direct Sales
- Derivatives
- Market Data
- Finance
- Electronic Trading
- Financial Planning
- Talent Management
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