AI-Powered Product Owner for Banking Transformation

J. Safra Sarasin Group; Genf; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Meal allowance

Insurance coverage

Job summary

J. Safra Sarasin Group is expanding its Artificial Intelligence Department to drive a long-term legacy transformation of core banking processes for private banking clients.

You will own the backlog, translate redesigned processes into build-ready requirements, and collaborate with senior stakeholders using the bank's internal AI ecosystem. The role emphasizes delivery and transformation rather than building AI products, with global teams, UAT coordination, and close alignment with compliance and

Qualifications

• University degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Product Owner in complex software delivery, ideally in banking or another regulated industry.
• Deep understanding of client onboarding, KYC/AML or core-banking processes is a strong advantage.
• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders, translate business needs into requirements, and hold sign-off gates.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools (LLM assistants, AI analysis and documentation tooling) in your daily workflow.
• Strong communication skills in English; other languages are an advantage.
• Entrepreneurial spirit in a family owned bank.
• Central city office locations across Switzerland.
• Above average insurance coverage fully borne by the bank.
• Contribution to health insurance and meal allowance.
• Global growth strategy and stable environment.
• Competitive offering.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the module-by-module backlog, translating redesigned processes into build-ready requirements with business SMEs (compliance, relationship management, operations)
• Define clear acceptance criteria per module and coordinate UAT with business users across our international locations
• Drive the progressive cutover: each shipped module replaces its legacy function, so sequencing decisions follow business priority
• Coordinate with third-party suppliers on integration contracts and acceptance
• Use AI-powered tooling from the bank's internal AI ecosystem for requirements analysis, user-story generation, backlog refinement and stakeholder communication
• Support data-migration rehearsals and user training in the later program phases, together with QA and UX/UI

Skills

Product Owner experience

English communication

Education

University degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field

Tools

AI tools (LLM assistants)

Job description

J. Safra Sarasin Group is expanding its Artificial Intelligence Department to drive a long-term legacy transformation of core banking processes for private banking clients.

You will own the backlog, translate redesigned processes into build-ready requirements, and collaborate with senior stakeholders using the bank's internal AI ecosystem. The role emphasizes delivery and transformation rather than building AI products, with global teams, UAT coordination, and close alignment with compliance and