Product Owner - Associate

You are a strategic thinker passionate about driving solutions in business architecture and data management. You have found the right team.

As a Banking Book Product Owner Sr. Associate in our Firmwide Finance Business Architecture (FFBA) team, you will spend each day defining, refining, and delivering set goals for our firm. You will partner with stakeholders across various lines of business and subject matter experts to understand products, data, source system flows, and business requirements related to Finance and Risk applications and infrastructure.

As a Product Owner on the Business Architecture team, you will work closely with Line of Business stakeholders, data Subject Matter Experts, Consumers, and technology teams across Finance, Credit Risk & Treasury, and various Program Management teams. Your primary responsibilities will include prioritizing the traditional credit product book of work, developing roadmaps, and delivering on multiple projects and programs during monthly releases.

Your expertise in data analysis and knowledge will be instrumental in identifying trends, optimizing processes, and driving business growth. As our organization grows, so does our reliance on insightful, data-driven decisions. You will dissect complex datasets to unearth actionable insights while possessing a strong understanding of data governance, data quality, and data management principles.

Job Responsibilities:

• Utilize Agile Framework to write business requirements in the form of user stories to enhance data, test execution, reporting automation, and digital analytics toolsets.
• Engage with development teams to translate business needs into technical specifications, ensuring acceptance criteria are met.
• Drive adherence to product and Release Management standards and operating models.
• Manage the release plan, including scope, milestones, sourcing requirements, test strategy, execution, and stakeholder activities.
• Collaborate with lines of business to understand products, data capture methods, and strategic data sourcing into a cloud-based big data architecture.
• Identify and implement solutions for business process improvements, creating supporting documentation and enhancing end-user experience.
• Collaborate with Implementation leads, Release managers, Project managers, and data SMEs to align data and system flows with Finance and Risk applications.
• Oversee the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from requirements gathering to testing and deployment, ensuring seamless integration and execution.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience in Project Management or Product Ownership, with a focus on process re-engineering.
• Proven experience as a Product Owner with a strong understanding of agile principles and delivering complex programs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to quickly assimilate business and technical knowledge.
• Experience in Finance, Risk, or Operations as a Product Lead.
• Familiarity with Traditional Credit Products and Liquidity and Credit reporting data.
• Highly responsible, detail-oriented, and able to work with tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong organizational abilities to manage multiple work streams concurrently, maintaining sound judgment and a risk mindset.
• Solid understanding of financial and regulatory reporting processes.
• Energetic, adaptable, self-motivated, and effective under pressure.
• Basic knowledge of cloud technologies (e.g., AWS).

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Knowledge of JIRA, SQL, Microsoft suite of applications, Databricks and data visualization/analytical tools (Tableau, Alteryx, Python) is a plus.
• Knowledge and experience of Traditional Credit Products (Loans, Deposits, Cash etc.,) and Trading Products (Derivatives and Securities) a plus.