Product Owner - AI-Powered

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

As Product Owner in our Artificial Intelligence Department, you own the backlog of a strategic legacy transformation program: complex functional modules, rebuilt one at a time over several years, with requirements shaped by a redesign of the bank's core processes together with senior stakeholders. You use the bank's internal AI ecosystem to analyze requirements, draft acceptance criteria and speed up every step of your work.

You will join our newly established Artificial Intelligence Department and contribute to a strategic, multi-year legacy transformation program that modernizes core banking processes for our private banking business. You will be part of the AI team, leverage the bank's internal AI knowledge, tools and private-LLM ecosystem, and use AI to power your day-to-day work - while the focus of the role is on delivering the transformation, not on building AI products.

Your 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

Your Profile

• 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

About us

As a leading sustainable private bank, we offer dynamic and personalized services in investment advisory and asset management for private and institutional clients.Our success depends on the enthusiasm and commitment of our employees and we value each person with their unique technical expertise, professional qualifications and social skills.

We are successfully operating for more than 180 years across 30 locations worldwide and offer our employees the chance to be a part of our success.Our employees are our most valuable asset, we are proud of our unique culture that fosters entrepreneurship and is fueled by a high team spirit andthe positive attitude of each individual. Join our international team and be part of the next chapter of the J. Safra Sarasin Group.