Data Migration - Product Owner

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 the migration  requirements for 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 demonstrate leadership and 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