FS/ Product Owner - Senior Consultant, Business Consulting

Position : Product Owner
Role : Senior Consultant
Location : Richardson, TX

The Role

The Product Owner will lead the definition and delivery of product capabilities within the Risk and Controls domain, with a strong focus on Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and monitoring and testing platforms. The role requires hands-on experience working in Agile environments, partnering closely with business, risk, compliance, and technology teams to translate control and regulatory requirements into scalable, well-designed product solutions.

This role operates across multiple Scrum teams, requiring strong dependency management, early identification of risks, and effective coordination across platforms and stakeholders. Experience with AI-enabled capabilities is a strong plus, though not a mandatory requirement.

Responsibilities:

• Own the product / value stream vision which will be the north star for driving strategic outcomes for the Scrum Team(s) supported.
• Own and manage the product backlog for risk and control capabilities
• Inspire the team to deliver upon the goals.
• Lead the product functional design process and story mapping, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and prioritization activities.
• Work in an agile environment by continuously reviewing the business needs, refining priorities, outlining milestones and deliverables, and identifying opportunities and risks.
• Create features and functionalities which enable achieving business goals by collaborating with stakeholders.
• Create and own the product backlog prioritizing features which enable maximizing the business value.
• Facilitate backlog decomposition sessions with the technology teams to clearly define requirements from a user perspective, inclusive of acceptance criteria breaking down large stories for the team to consume in one sprint.
• Partner with the technology team to break down large stories based on estimation.
• Participate in the testing /review sessions and provide support for release.
• Accept work completed by the team prior to release to production.
• Identify and manage cross-team and cross-platform dependencies early in the delivery lifecycle.
• Proactively highlight delivery risks, data dependencies, and integration challenges, and work with stakeholders to drive timely resolution.
• Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and target-state platforms.
• Track and report product performance post-launch to evaluate / request future investment.
• Create strong feedback loops by leading the agile events seeking continuous feedback from stakeholders and incorporate in the backlog to achieve the desired outcomes.
• Develop the culture of using OKRs to ensure team members align on the purpose of the work and cascade feedback related to risk and dependencies.
• Participate in Scrum events representing the Product, and alignment with the Product Manager vision.
• Communicate priorities, dependencies, risks, and delivery status clearly to stakeholders and leadership.
• Support informed decision-making by articulating trade-offs and impacts across teams and timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with customer centric mindset to focus on client needs.
• 7-10 years of experience in Product Ownership, Business Analysis, or related roles in Agile environments in Technology Risk and control domain
• Strong hands-on experience with user story writing, story mapping, backlog management, and Scrum ceremonies.
• Solid understanding of Risk & Controls frameworks, including RCSA.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize the items that maximize business value while receiving requests from multiple stakeholders at the same times.
• Possess excellent communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders and team members to drive collaboration and alignment.
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.
• In depth analytical skills with the ability to synthesize findings.
• Successful track record of developing products within deadlines and commitments.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating collaborative sessions, managing customer expectations, and ensuring work is aligned with the enterprise goals and objectives.
• Expertise with agile tools suites including Atlassian, MS Teams or similar agile management tooling.
• Experience with agile testing and technical engineering techniques (TDD, BDD) tools a plus.
• Advanced Product Owner certifications.
• Exposure to AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics in a product or platform context (hands-on experience preferred but not mandatory).

Preferred Qualifications

• Contribute to initiatives involving AI-enabled or data-driven capabilities, such as intelligent monitoring, automation, or insights generation.
• Partner with data, engineering, and platform teams to support integration of AI capabilities into risk and control platforms.
• Ensure solutions align with risk, governance, and explainability expectations.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent advanced degree
• Experience of leading programs where stakeholder engagement is a key requisite to achieving successful program/project delivery
• Proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines and challenging constraints
• Ability to collaborate within the firm and leverage existing resources
• Demonstrate thought leadership, ability to conceptualize and drive new solution / service offerings and take them to market

Ability and willingness to work as part of a cross-cultural team including flexibility to support multiple time zones when necessary

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Infosys employee you are also eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal)
• 401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

Candidates authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time

The job entails sitting as well as working at a computer for extended periods of time. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email or face to face. Travel may be required as per the job requirements.

Client-provided location(s): Richardson, TX

Job ID: Infosys-143560BR

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-01-27T18:39:44