Banking Book 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 Associate in our Firmwide Finance Business Architecture (FFBA) team, you will spend each day defining, refining, and delivering set goals for our firm. In this role, 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. You will prioritize the credit product book of work, develop roadmaps, and deliver on multiple projects and programs for monthly releases. Your expertise in data analysis and data management will be essential in identifying trends, optimizing processes, and driving business growth through insightful, data-driven decisions, while maintaining strong data governance and quality standards.

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from requirements gathering to testing and deployment, ensuring seamless integration and execution.
• Utilize agile frameworks to write business requirements as user stories, enhancing data, reporting automation, and digital analytics toolsets.
• Collaborate 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.
• Identify and implement solutions for business process improvements, creating supporting documentation and enhancing end-user experience.
• Manage the release plan, including scope, milestones, sourcing requirements, test strategy, execution, and stakeholder activities.
• Partner with lines of business to understand products, data capture methods, and strategic data sourcing into a cloud-based big data architecture.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure alignment and successful delivery of initiatives.

• Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience in Project Management or Product Ownership, with a focus on process re-engineering.
• Agile Expertise: Proven experience as a Product Owner with a strong understanding of agile principles and delivering complex programs.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to quickly assimilate business and technical knowledge.
• Cloud Technology Understanding: Basic knowledge of cloud technologies (e.g., AWS).
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Organizational Skills: Strong organizational abilities to manage multiple work streams concurrently, maintaining sound judgment and a risk mindset.
• Financial Reporting Knowledge: Solid understanding of financial and regulatory reporting processes.
• Adaptability and Motivation: Energetic, adaptable, self-motivated, and effective under pressure.

• Financial Services Experience: Experience in Finance, Risk, or Operations as a Product Lead.
• Credit and Liquidity Knowledge: Familiarity with traditional credit products and liquidity and credit reporting data.
• Technical Proficiency: Knowledge of JIRA, Excel, PowerPoint, SQL, Databricks, and data visualization tools (Tableau, Alteryx, Python).
• Detail Orientation: Highly responsible, detail-oriented, and able to work with tight deadlines.