Product Owner

Role Overview

As a Product Owner, you will own the product backlog and drive alignment between business stakeholders and the development team to deliver banking-domain features.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring it is well-defined, prioritized, and aligned with business goals
• Collaborate with stakeholders, business teams, and banking SMEs to gather, analyze, and refine requirements
• Break down high-level requirements into Epics, Features, and User Stories with clear acceptance criteria
• Lead backlog grooming/refinement sessions to ensure stories are ready for development
• Drive sprint planning and quarterly planning, including capacity and velocity management
• Partner with Scrum Masters and development teams to support smooth Agile delivery
• Act as the primary business-to-technology contact to ensure clarity and alignment
• Validate delivered features against requirements and confirm they meet business expectations
• Support UAT and help resolve functional queries and defects
• Continuously improve product delivery using feedback, metrics, and Agile best practices
• Ensure compliance with banking standards, regulations, and operational processes
• Apply knowledge of banking systems (including banker/teller tools if applicable) to improve product outcomes

Requirements

• Experience working as a Product Owner in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Ability to translate requirements into User Stories with acceptance criteria
• Stakeholder collaboration skills, including working with business teams and SMEs
• Knowledge/experience in banking domain standards, regulations, and operational processes

Nice-to-Haves

• Familiarity with banker/teller tools and other banking systems