Product Owner

DCV Technologies; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

DCV Technologies in London is seeking an experienced Product Owner with strong Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance domain expertise. You will own product requirements, prioritise the backlog, and collaborate with business, operations, technology, risk and compliance teams to deliver customer-focused outcomes.

The role requires hands-on SCF product knowledge, experience in Agile environments, and proficiency with Jira and Confluence to manage epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

Qualifications

• PO experience in banking/FinTech
• Hands-on Trade Finance and SCF product knowledge
• Experience managing complex product backlogs using Agile/Scrum/Kanban
• Strong user story and acceptance criteria writing skills
• Understanding of banking technology, APIs and system integrations
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritise the product backlog, roadmap and delivery priorities.
• Translate business needs into epics, features, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Lead backlog refinement and support sprint planning, reviews and product demonstrations.
• Define MVP scope and prioritise future product enhancements.
• Design and improve end-to-end customer and operational journeys.
• Work with engineering and architecture teams on APIs, integrations, data flows and automation.
• Define business rules, validations, controls, exception scenarios and operational processes.
• Collaborate with Product, Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance and other key stakeholders.
• Review delivered functionality and ensure it meets agreed business and customer outcomes.

Skills

Product Owner experience

Trade Finance knowledge

Agile / Scrum / Kanban

User story writing

Banking tech & APIs

Stakeholder management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Product Owner with strong Trade Finance domain expertise, particularly in Supply Chain Finance (SCF). The role will own product requirements and prioritisation, translating business and customer needs into clear deliverables while working closely with business, operations, technology, risk and compliance teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and prioritise the product backlog, roadmap and delivery priorities.
• Translate business needs into epics, features, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Lead backlog refinement and support sprint planning, reviews and product demonstrations.
• Define MVP scope and prioritise future product enhancements.
• Design and improve end-to-end customer and operational journeys.
• Work with engineering and architecture teams on APIs, integrations, data flows and automation.
• Define business rules, validations, controls, exception scenarios and operational processes.
• Collaborate with Product, Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance and other key stakeholders.
• Review delivered functionality and ensure it meets agreed business and customer outcomes.

Trade Finance & Supply Chain Finance Expertise

• Buyer, supplier and funder relationships
• Supplier onboarding and programme enrolment
• Buyer-approved invoices/payables
• Invoice eligibility and validation
• Early payment / invoice discounting
• Funding, pricing and discount calculations
• Credit and programme limits
• Supplier payment and buyer settlement
• Multi-currency processing
• Exceptions, reconciliation and reporting
• ERP, payment and banking platform integrations

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• Strong Product Owner experience within banking, financial services or FinTech.
• Hands-on Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance product knowledge.
• Experience managing complex product backlogs using Agile / Scrum / Kanban.
• Strong user story and acceptance criteria writing skills.
• Understanding of banking technology, APIs and system integrations.
• Experience with tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills