Sr. Product Owner – API (Banking)

Role Overview

Senior Product Owner focused on APIs (Banking) for a large-scale lending platform modernization. You will own API-related product initiatives, translate banking business needs into delivery-ready work, and collaborate with development teams to deliver high-quality integrations with core banking systems (including Fiserv DNA).

Key Responsibilities

• Define and communicate product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog based on business value.
• Gather requirements and create detailed user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, and development teams.
• Facilitate backlog grooming and sprint planning in Agile/Scrum.
• Ensure API requirements, business logic, and consumer contracts are clearly documented.
• Review and accept completed stories and features.
• Manage competing priorities and resolve requirement ambiguities.
• Maintain alignment between business objectives and technical delivery.

Required Skills / Qualifications

• 7+ years experience as Product Owner, Business Analyst, Project Management, or related.
• Strong Banking domain experience.
• Hands-on understanding of APIs: request/response behavior, integrations, and API contracts.
• Experience working with core banking platforms (preferably Fiserv DNA).
• Expertise in Agile/Scrum.
• Proven backlog management, prioritization, and sprint planning.
• Ability to write user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.
• Product Owner certification preferred.

Preferred Experience

• Lending platforms, loan processing systems, or banking integrations.
• API product ownership within financial institutions.
• Vendor and stakeholder management.

Location / Remote Policy

• Remote, with requirement to reside in: WA, OR, AZ, TX, SC, ID, or CA.