Technology Product Owner (Treasury, Payments & CIAM Platforms)

Zions Bancorporation’s Enterprise Technology and Operations (ETO) team is transforming what it means to work for a financial institution. With a commitment to technology and innovation, we have been providing our community, clients and colleagues the best experience possible for over 150 years. We are seeking an experienced Technology Product Owner to drive the vision and execution for teams supporting our Treasury & Payments and Customer Identity and Access Management platforms, acting as the crucial bridge between business strategy and technical execution.

Responsibilities

• Backlog & Epic Management: Develop, own, and rigorously manage team backlogs by creating and prioritizing epics, features, user stories, and identifying risks, ensuring alignment with program roadmaps.
• Lead defining product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities, communicating with stakeholders throughout the project.
• Create, own, and manage the team backlog, constantly collaborating with customers and the team to ensure work items are refined and prioritized.
• Develop detailed product feature specifications and ensure they’re clearly understood by the development teams.
• Agile Ceremony Leadership: Actively lead and participate in key team ceremonies (iteration planning, refinement, demos, retrospectives) serving as the primary proxy for the customer and business.
• Value Delivery & Acceptance: Assess technical feasibility, prioritize crucial enabler work to maintain team velocity, and accept stories based on strict acceptance criteria and customer intent; mitigate roadblocks impacting release/sprint goals.
• Strategic Stakeholder Alignment: Continuously engage with business, technology, and product management stakeholders to translate incoming features and overarching visions into actionable, well‑defined requirements.
• Systems Analysis & Design: Lead analysis and implementation of business systems by developing proposals for new processes, gathering requirements, and designing user‑acceptance test plans based on end‑user needs.
• Mentorship: Champion agile methodologies, ensure adherence to EPMO standards, actively assist teams in maturing their practices, and foster a culture of transparency and trust.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of proven experience driving strategic product creation, accelerating value delivery, and utilizing innovative product development practices (e.g., MVP, lean startup, design‑thinking).
• Demonstrated success as a Product Owner in a large enterprise environment, employing scaling practices to build complex, cross‑functional solutions.
• Advanced, hands‑on mastery of Agile frameworks, Scrum methodologies, and large‑scale ceremonies (PI Planning, PO Sync, ART Sync, Inspect & Adapt).
• Exceptional facilitation, decision‑making, and communication skills; ability to present confidently to leadership and drive mindset shifts.
• Product Owner certification strongly preferred; CBAP certification a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, business, computer science or a related field & 4+ years’ experience contributing to strategic creation and building of products, employing innovative mindsets (design‑thinking, lean startup, MVP, rapid prototyping, frequent feedback cycles, customer centricity). A combination of education and experience may satisfy qualifications.
• Experience with JIRA, Azure DevOps (ADO), Confluence, or similar tools preferred.
• Excellent planning, organizational, analytical, and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, including coaching and mentorship qualities.
• Excellent decision‑making, problem‑resolution, listening, and team‑building skills.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance – start day one.
• Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance.
• Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and dependent‑care accounts.
• Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 paid Federal holidays.
• 401(k) plan with company match, profit sharing, and competitive compensation aligned with experience.
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions.
• Tuition reimbursement for qualifying employees.
• Employee Ambassador preferred banking products.

Location

This position is fully in‑office (5 days a week) at the Zions Technology Center, 7860 South Bingham Junction Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047. The 400,000‑square‑foot campus is a sustainably built, LEED‑certified facility featuring electric‑vehicle charging stations, proximity to Historic Gardner Village UTA TRAX station, on‑site renewable solar energy (≥ 75% of power), outdoor recreation areas, shareable bikes, locker rooms, a large modern café with a diverse menu, ample natural light, fresh air, and low‑VOC construction materials.