Charlotte, NC | Hybrid | Contract | W-2

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner for a leading banking client in Charlotte, NC. This is a hybrid position requiring onsite presence in Charlotte as needed. The ideal candidate will have strong banking domain experience and a proven ability to work across business and technology teams to define product priorities, manage the product backlog, and drive successful delivery of technology initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

·        Own and manage the product backlog, including features, enhancements, technical requirements, and defects.

·        Define and communicate product vision, roadmap, priorities, and expected business outcomes.

·        Translate business requirements into epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

·        Partner with banking stakeholders to understand business processes, customer needs, and operational requirements.

·        Work closely with engineering, architecture, QA, UX, data, and business teams throughout the product lifecycle.

·        Lead and participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, story grooming, demos, and Agile ceremonies.

·        Prioritize work based on business value, customer impact, risk, dependencies, and technical considerations.

·        Ensure development teams have clear and actionable requirements.

·        Review completed functionality and provide acceptance based on defined acceptance criteria.

·        Coordinate dependencies across multiple business and technology teams.

·        Track delivery milestones, risks, issues, and product performance.

·        Collaborate with compliance, risk, security, and governance teams to meet banking standards and regulatory requirements.

·        Support releases, implementation planning, and post-production validation.

Required Qualifications

·        8+ years of overall experience in product management, technology, business analysis, or related roles.

·        4+ years of Product Owner experience in an Agile environment.

·        Strong experience within banking or financial services.

·        Strong understanding of banking products, operations, and technology platforms.

·        Hands-on experience creating and managing epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and product backlogs.

·        Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum and software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies.

·        Experience working with cross-functional technology and business teams.

·        Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

·        Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.

·        Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

·        Experience working with large banking organizations.

·        Experience in commercial banking, consumer banking, lending, payments, deposits, digital banking, or data platforms.

·        Understanding of APIs, integrations, cloud platforms, and modern banking technology.

·        Knowledge of banking compliance, risk, security, and regulatory requirements.

·        CSPO, SAFe POPM, or similar Product Owner certification is a plus.

Key Skills

Product Ownership | Banking | Agile/Scrum | Product Roadmap | Backlog Management | User Stories | Acceptance Criteria | Jira | Confluence | Stakeholder Management | SDLC | Banking Technology | Risk & Compliance