Role: Product Owner Banking API Development

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner with a strong background in the BankingAPI domain to join our team.

In this role, the Product Owner will be responsible for defining and prioritizing features, collaborating with cross-functional teams and ensuring alignment with business goals and also serve as a bridge between Stakeholders, Customers and the Development team.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 8 to 10 years of experience as Product Owner in the Banking Industry.

Job Responsibilities :

- Create, prioritize and maintain Product backlog for the project or implementation.

- During Sprint Planning, ensuring that the team has taken up the right amount of work items to ensure proper velocity is maintained.

- Chalk out the Definition of Ready and Definition of Done for the deliverables in a Sprint.

- Manage stakeholders, internal & external thoroughly and resolve their queries or issues.

- Engage with the senior management or leadership in the project/programme to ensure smooth functioning.

- Engage with the Development Team to review the progress ensuring the deliverables are delivered on time.

- Review Epics, Stories & Test scenarios to make sure the relevant details are covered.

- Oversee the NFT & PenTest activities ensuring all issues/vulnerabilities are resolved prior to go-live.

- Update and maintain Confluence or SharePoint spaces for the project or programme.

- Conduct workshop or demo sessions for the Business stakeholder or Leadership before the product delivery

- Ensure optimal performance and regular maintenance of our delivered product.

- Continuously fine-tune and improve existing solutions to meet market demands.

- Provide strategic insights and support for business development initiatives.

Job Requirements :

- Bachelors degree/Post Graduate in Engineering or a related field.

- Proven experience as a Product Owner for at least 8 to10 years of experience preferably in API development project or programme in Banking Industry.

- Experience in having managed multiple squads in Agile environment.

- Preferably having PO certification (like CSPO) done.

- Excellent presentation and communication skills.

- Preferably having a strong understanding of Banking domain and API infrastructure.

- Well versed with applications like JIRA, Confluence, Bit Bucket, Any Point, Git, etc.

- Preferably having experience in SOAP, REST APIs and SOA/Microservices.

- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

- Problem-solving skills with a focus on strategic and analytical thinking.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver projects on time.

- Strong attention to detail and commitment to excellence.