Product Owner

Job Responsibilities

• Independently own and manage the product backlog for area of ownership by writing clear user stories and defining acceptance criteria, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, and driving prioritization decisions in collaboration with leadership.
• Independent Ownership of release execution, driving the process end-to-end, resolving dependencies, mitigating risks, and ensuring smooth, successful releases across the organization.
• Understanding of area of ownership and impacts on other product areas.
• Understanding analysis, processing and management of large financial data set and products
• Manage strategic relationships with data providers and third parties
• Feature Ownership
• Contribute to solutioning activities to identify how to solve priority problems for area of product ownership by collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop well-defined epics.
• Support the team product roadmap, ensuring alignment with the overall product strategy while prioritizing features, setting timelines, and keeping stakeholders informed.
• Contribute to the creation of key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success and user engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
• A minimum of three 2+ years’ experience in a combination of business analysis, product management, project management and/or software application development
• Team player with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and goals
• Proven ability to manage a product backlog and write clear, actionable user stories
• Experience with agile methodologies and the software development lifecycle
• Basic understanding of market research, user research, and customer feedback
• Demonstrated experience in working with cross-functional teams, including design and engineering
• 2 years of experience in financial industry

Skills

• Artificial intelligence: AI tool usage and knowledge
• Communication: Able to effectively articulate ideas and engage with stakeholders through strong storytelling and clear explanations
• Proactivity: Strong instinct to identify next steps without being directed, taking ownership of outcomes
• Problem Solving: Ability to solve day-to-day product challenges, prioritizing competing demands
• Business Acumen: Understanding how features and decisions align with overall business strategy and customer value
• Urgency: Ability to rally the team and instill a sense of urgency to meet product deadlines and goals
• Anticipatory Thinking: Proactively identifying and addressing potential issues before they escalate
• Collaboration: Works well within a team, fostering cross-functional alignment and coordination

Pay

The salary range for this position is $94,00 - $125,000; commensurate salary to be determined based on skills, professional background and expertise.