Summary of role:
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated Product Owner with keen delivery mindset to join our team and be part of a major core banking Migration project. The role involves managing and optimising Product backlog to maximize value of the product/services delivered. This is a senior level role that requires managing cross-functional squad as well as delivery.
We're looking for someone who will:
Be the primary point of contact to various stakeholders, on behalf of the Project team and identify themigration requirementsfor the development team.
Create and prioritize a product backlog that aligns with the Project vision and goals, and continuously refine it based on feedback and changing business needs.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (e.g. developers, design team leads, quality assurance) to ensure that the product/service delivered meets customer needs and is delivered on time and within budget.
Ensure that the product backlog items are clearly defined, well understood, and properly estimated by the development team.
Continuously monitoring the product's performance and gathering feedback from customers and stakeholders, using data-driven insights to make informed decisions and prioritize future improvements.
Keep the Delivery Squad focused on deliverables for each sprint and maintain the focus across various sprints.
Collaborate with Delivery leads, product owners of other squads, and Design leads to effectively deliver the committed back log items across sprints.
Improve the squad's delivery capacity by analysing key concern areas during sprint retrospectives and provide timely support for the squad members as and when required.
Establishing a vision and a roadmap for delivery of requirements
You will need to show us that:
You demonstrateleadershipand ownership of the product/Project, and inspiring others to share and contribute to the product/project vision and goals
You can Continuously monitor the Project' and Squad's performance, gather feedback from various stakeholders and respond/take actions to show continuous improvement
You will use data-driven insights to make informed decisions and prioritize future improvements.
You can take tough decisions on what features/items to include in each sprint or release, based on the value they will deliver to business needs
You can closely work with the Scrum Master and the delivery squad to resolve challenges and remove impediments
You are a professional with strong commercial acumen who will connect easily with the strategy and goals of both Project and business
Experience and Skills required–
15+ years of overall experience with a minimum of 5+ years as Product Owner
Agile/Scrum Certification (CSPO/PSPO/SafePO/PM)
Extensive experience in managing Product Backlog and Development teams/squads
Track record of delivering complex projects through agile process
Exceptional Communicational Skills (both verbal and written)
Background in Financial Services/Banking domain in Ireland/UK markets will be an added advantage
