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.
Accountabilities
- Ensure Product Alignment with Business Goals: Ensure that the product and 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.
- Create and Refine User Stories: Write clear, concise user stories with detailed acceptance criteria.
- Agile Events: Participate in key Agile events such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Managing the Product Backlog: Responsible for creating, maintaining, and prioritising the product backlog.
- Act as the Voice of the Customer: Continuously gather feedback from customers and end-users.
- Acceptance Criteria Definition & Management: Review and accept or reject work completed by the development team during sprints.
- Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and define product goals.
Vice President Expectations
- Contribute to strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change.
- Plan resources, budgets, and policies.
- Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, Scrum, and DevOps practices.
- Understanding of software engineering concepts and system architecture.
- Experience with Agile tools such as Jira, AWS, DevOps, or Confluence.
- Proven experience in Process Mapping, Gap Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Retail and Digital Banking, Payments and Card Processing.
- Good understanding of KYC / AML Compliance, Core Banking Systems, Financial Products and Services and Risk and Regulatory Requirements.
Nice to Have
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong facilitation and negotiation skills.
- Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.