Product Owner

Required Skills

• Bachelor s degree (Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field); MBA/advanced degree preferred.
• 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner (or closely related roles such as Product Delivery Manager / Business Analyst) delivering digital products (Financial Services or Tax & Accounting preferred).
• Prior experience owning and managing a product backlog for one or more Agile teams, including prioritization, refinement, and release planning.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills; able to break down ambiguous problems into clear epics, features, and user stories.
• Proven ability to translate product goals into well-defined user stories, acceptance criteria, and Definition of Done/Ready to support end-to-end delivery.
• Ability to define and track outcome and delivery metrics (e.g., adoption, usability, cycle time, defects) and use insights to adjust priorities.
• Strong collaboration and influence without authority across stakeholders (business, engineering, operations, legal, compliance, risk).
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills to simplify complexity, align stakeholders, and drive clarity for delivery decisions.
• Strong decision-making skills: make timely trade-offs across customer value, business goals, technical feasibility, and regulated/financial services constraints.
• Practical experience working in Agile delivery (SAFe preferred; Scrum/Kanban), including participating in ceremonies and supporting the team through sprint execution.
• Working knowledge of digital finance platforms/architecture and integrations; familiarity with Springboot, JAVA, RestAPI, etc.
• Familiarity with product delivery and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Aha!, Mural, Asana).