Product Owner - Vice President

Regulatory Strategy is looking to enhance its team with a dynamic and skilled Product Owner. This role provides a unique opportunity to collaborate across the firm, engaging with diverse departments such as Lines of Business/Functions, Control Management, Compliance, Risk, Technology, Finance, and Audit. The successful candidate will cultivate expertise in the firm's regulatory agenda and acquire a comprehensive understanding of governance at a firm-wide level.

As a Product Owner in the Regulatory Strategy team, you will be overseeing the firm's Regulatory Engagement Platform and Regulatory Letter Repository. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the product vision by defining and prioritizing the product backlog, designing innovative features, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions that meet customer needs and align with the company's strategic objectives. To be successful in the role, you will need to possess a deep understanding of agile methodologies, exceptional communication skills, and a proven history of successful product management.

Job responsibilities

• Define and communicate the product vision and strategy to stakeholders and the development team.
• Lead application design initiatives (including creating detailed mock-ups), ensuring alignment with business needs and regulatory requirements.
• Write and prioritize stories while maintaining the product backlog to ensure it aligns with customer needs and business priorities.
• Conduct and lead refinement discussions, ensuring clarity and precision in story writing
• Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) efforts to ensure product quality and compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, technology, UX, to gather requirements and ensure alignment on product goals.
• Drive innovation projects to enhance system capabilities, including reporting and analytics (e.g., Machine Learning/AI; evaluate technology to automate data capture and improve quality).
• Monitor product performance and make data-driven decisions to optimize product features and user experience.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all product-related inquiries and provide regular updates and training to stakeholders on product progress and performance.

• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in product management or a related role, working in an agile environment; with a proven track record of successfully managing and delivering complex products.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies and experience working with Scrum teams.
• Strong Front End application design skills with a focus on UX best practices.
• Strong background in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including writing and executing test plans.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint etc.).
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, capable of working across the firm with technology teams and business stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to think strategically and make data-driven decisions.
• Ability to multitask and manage tight delivery timelines in a dynamic environment.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and able to work well under pressure with a strong sense of accountability.

• Master's degree
• Background in Technology