Description
The purpose of a Product Owner is to maximise the value of the product by defining a clear product vision, managing authoring, refining and prioritising the Product Backlog balancing trade-offs across desirability, viability and feasibility – making sure the right thing is being ‘built’, and prioritising work based on business goals.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure Product Alignment with Business Goals: Ensure that the product & its features are aligned with broader objectives, driving value and contributing to the organisation’s overall strategy.
- Communicate Product Vision to Delivery Teams: Clearly articulate the product vision and goals to the delivery teams, ensuring they understand, align and are inspired to deliver the business value and purpose of each feature or user story.
- Create and Refine User Stories: Write clear, concise user stories with detailed acceptance criteria, refining them as needed to ensure the development team has all the necessary information to implement features successfully.
- Agile Events: Participate in key Agile events such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to keep the team aligned and focused on delivering the product backlog.
- Managing the Product Backlog: Responsible for creating, maintaining, and prioritising the product backlog, ensuring the highest value features are delivered first, based on business needs, customer requirements and organisational impacts.
- Act as the Voice of the Customer: Continuously gather feedback from customers and end-users to understand their pain points and ensure that the product meets their needs and improves their overall experience.
- Acceptance Criteria Definition & Management: Review and accept or reject work completed by the development team during sprints, ensuring that all delivered features meet the agreed-upon acceptance criteria and deliver business value.
- Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work closely with stakeholders (e.g., customers, business leaders, and marketing teams) to gather requirements, define product goals, and ensure that the product vision aligns with business objectives.
- Monitor Product Performance and Iterate: Regularly assess product performance using KPIs and customer feedback, adjusting the product backlog and roadmap to improve functionality and meet evolving customer needs.
Vice President Expectations:
- To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change.
- If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations.
- Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- Experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or in a similar product management role.
- Hands-on experience with Agile product management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps (ADO), or Trello.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience within Capital Markets and/or Wealth Management domains.
- Working knowledge of APIs, system integration patterns, data flows, and technical solution design.
- Exposure to governance frameworks, operational risk processes, and control requirements.
- CSPO, PSPO, or equivalent Product Owner certification.