Technical Product Owner - FinTech/Banking - Payments

Technical Product Owner - FinTech/Banking - Payments

Excellent opportunity opens for a skilled Technical Product Owner to join a fast pace growing B2B FinTech. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technical project management, product development, and a deep understanding of software engineering principles. The Technical Product Owner will be responsible for translating business requirements into technical specifications, managing product backlogs, and ensuring the successful delivery of high quality software products. AI is core, and we expect this role to help shape how AI is Embedded both in our product delivery and in how the team operates day to day. As a Technical Product Owner, we will encourage you to embrace a proactive mindset and take complete ownership of your responsibilities. Given our tight-knit team, we value individuals who are eager to take initiative and ensure tasks are completed effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

Collaborate with stakeholders to understand product priorities and requirements.

Translate business epics and user stories into well-defined technology epics and tasks that will be needed to realise the product features.

Ensure that our engineering teams have a clear understanding of requirements and acceptance criteria.

Create and maintain product backlogs, ensuring they are groomed and prioritized effectively.

Drive the agile development process, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and daily stand-ups. Monitor sprint progress and remove obstacles to ensure timely delivery.

Work with business stakeholders and the development team, providing estimates, guidance and clarification as needed.

Conduct regular reviews and retrospectives to identify areas for improvement and implement best practices.

Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

Use AI tools such as Claude to speed up delivery - eg drafting specs and tickets, summarising stand-ups and retros, tracking sprint progress, and reducing time spent on documentation and reporting so more focus goes into unblocking delivery.

Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies to inform product strategy and roadmap.

Key Requirements:

Proven experience as a Technical Product Owner or similar role in a software development environment.

Proven working experience in the Fintech industry is essential.

Solid technical background with proficiency in software development concepts and practices.

Significant experience in managing the delivery of mobile apps, and enterprise grade server platforms

Strong understanding of agile methodologies and experience with agile tools such as Jira or Trello.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with cross-functional teams.

Experience using AI tools (including Claude) as part of day-to-day delivery work

Attention to detail, resourcefulness and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while manage multiple priorities effectively is important

Certification in Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent is a plus.

Interested? Please Apply