Manager -AI Product Owner (Private Banking and Wealth Management)

Synpulse Holding AG; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Modern central office

Employee events

Job summary

Synpulse Holding AG, a global management and technology consultancy with Swiss roots, seeks an AI Product Owner to coordinate across Private Wealth Management Asia domains. You will shape AI-enabled products, align with business and technology partners, and drive adoption outcomes.

Role requires strong product ownership, Agile delivery, and deep knowledge of wealth management processes. Collaborate with Business, Operations, Data and Control teams to deliver impactful AI solutions.

Qualifications

• Five+ years in project management, product ownership, or business analysis.
• Experience with AI-enabled platforms and data-driven capabilities is preferred.
• Knowledge of Private Wealth Management processes and banking products.
• Ability to translate banking knowledge into actionable product requirements.
• Experience with roadmap delivery, backlog preparation, and user stories.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously update the AI product roadmap for Asia Private Wealth Management.
• Prioritize requirements across business, control and technology stakeholders.
• Define epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria for delivery teams.
• Identify AI opportunities and shape solutions with cross-functional teams.
• Assess AI solution impact on end-to-end workflows, data and controls.
• Collaborate with tech teams on integration, data flows, and architecture.
• Support full AI product lifecycle from discovery to post-implementation review.

Skills

Product Owner capabilities

AI & GenAI familiarity

Roadmap delivery

Backlog management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder alignment

Analytical problem solving

Communication to management

Financial services knowledge

Requirements discovery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/IT

Tools

Agile methods

Job description

Your Growth Unleashed Where your journey begins and your potential shines

At Synpulse, we don’t just consult – we transform. As a leading global management and technology consultancy with Swiss roots, we empower financial institutions to navigate change and seize new opportunities. Since 1996, we've been shaping the future of financial services by delivering cutting‑edge expertise in strategy, operations, and technology to banks and insurers worldwide.

What sets us apart is our people. At Synpulse, we cultivate a collaborative, high‑impact culture where initiative and creativity are valued. With 21 offices across Europe, the Americas, and Asia‑Pacific, we bring together diverse perspectives and talents. We believe innovation thrives where everyone feels they belong and can contribute.

Our core values – Embrace, Drive, Achieve – shape how we work and evolve. We don’t just offer jobs – we offer the chance to develop, make an impact, and be part of a team that’s redefining the future of financial services.

Role Overview

We are seeking an AI Product Owner to help coordinate across Private Wealth Management Asia domains and teams to identify, shape, and deliver AI‑enabled products and capabilities. The role will partner closely with Business, Operations, Control functions, Technology, Data, and other delivery teams to convert business opportunities into practical AI use cases, product requirements, implementation plans, and adoption outcomes.

About the job:

• Own and continuously update the AI product roadmap across Private Wealth Management Asia, ensuring priorities reflect business goals, platform direction, regulatory obligations, operational risk reduction and measurable user adoption.
• Balance and prioritise requirements from business, control and technology stakeholders, ensuring decisions remain aligned with banking governance, risk standards and available delivery capacity.
• Ensure the product backlog is ready for execution by defining and sequencing epics, user stories and acceptance criteria for delivery teams.
• Work closely with stakeholders across Private Wealth Management, Business, Operations, Technology, Data and control functions to identify AI opportunities, clarify requirements, shape solutions and sustain alignment throughout delivery.
• Build a detailed understanding of Private Wealth Management processes, client‑servicing workflows, adviser and operations journeys, controls, data usage and pain points to determine where AI can add value and enhance the user experience.
• Evaluate the impact of AI solutions across end‑to‑end workflows, data flows, operating models, reporting, controls, risk considerations and organisational readiness for adoption.
• Partner with technology teams to review solution approaches, architectural considerations, integration methods, data dependencies and implementation trade‑offs.
• Contribute to the full AI product lifecycle, covering discovery, use‑case evaluation, requirements definition, backlog preparation, UAT planning, implementation support, adoption monitoring and post‑implementation review.

Job requirements

• At least five years of experience in project management, product development, product ownership, business analysis or change delivery. Exposure to internal enterprise software, AI‑enabled platforms, data‑driven capabilities or in‑house desktop or mobile applications is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated Product Owner capabilities, ideally gained through AI, machine learning, data analytics, automation or intelligent workflow solutions. Experience should include roadmap delivery, prioritisation, backlog management, preparation of user stories, definition of acceptance criteria, stakeholder alignment and Agile delivery.
• Sound knowledge of Private Wealth Management processes, banking and investment products, client‑servicing journeys, operational workflows, controls, data usage and adoption considerations.
• Adequate technology and data knowledge to collaborate effectively with engineering teams on AI solution design, data flows, platform architecture, integration methods, model or workflow dependencies, reporting needs and implementation choices.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, including the capacity to evaluate trade‑offs involving business value, risk reduction, cost, complexity and delivery timelines.
• Proven ability to explain complex matters clearly to stakeholders at different management levels and across multiple business functions.
• Experience within Retail Banking, Private Banking, Wealth Management, capital markets or the wider financial‑services sector is highly desirable, together with the ability to translate banking and finance knowledge into practical product requirements and delivery decisions.
• Knowledge of Agile development, Design Thinking or User‑Centred Design would be advantageous. Experience across requirements discovery, stakeholder engagement, delivery planning, UAT coordination, implementation readiness, change management and post‑implementation support is also beneficial.

• At least five years of experience in project management, product development, product ownership, business analysis or change delivery. Exposure to internal enterprise software, AI‑enabled platforms, data‑driven capabilities or in‑house desktop or mobile applications is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated Product Owner capabilities, ideally gained through AI, machine learning, data analytics, automation or intelligent workflow solutions. Experience should include roadmap delivery, prioritisation, backlog management, preparation of user stories, definition of acceptance criteria, stakeholder alignment and Agile delivery.
• Sound knowledge of Private Wealth Management processes, banking and investment products, client‑servicing journeys, operational workflows, controls, data usage and adoption considerations.
• Adequate technology and data knowledge to collaborate effectively with engineering teams on AI solution design, data flows, platform architecture, integration methods, model or workflow dependencies, reporting needs and implementation choices.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, including the capacity to evaluate trade‑offs involving business value, risk reduction, cost, complexity and delivery timelines.
• Proven ability to explain complex matters clearly to stakeholders at different management levels and across multiple business functions.
• Experience within Retail Banking, Private Banking, Wealth Management, capital markets or the wider financial‑services sector is highly desirable, together with the ability to translate banking and finance knowledge into practical product requirements and delivery decisions.
• Knowledge of Agile development, Design Thinking or User‑Centred Design would be advantageous. Experience across requirements discovery, stakeholder engagement, delivery planning, UAT coordination, implementation readiness, change management and post‑implementation support is also beneficial.

AI Requirement

• Understands Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI), including their practical applications in business and technology environments, with the ability to leverage AI‑enabled tools and technologies to drive innovation, productivity, and business outcomes.
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively incorporate AI‑enabled tools into consulting engagements, project management, business analysis, solution design, technology delivery, and business development activities to enhance delivery quality, efficiency, and client value.
• Embraces emerging technologies, demonstrates an AI‑first mindset, and proactively identifies opportunities to leverage AI and automation to improve ways of working, accelerate innovation, and create measurable business impact for clients and the firm.

Why us:

• Attractive fringe benefits and salary structures in line with the market
• Modern and central office space with good public transport connections
• Can‑do mentality and one‑spirit culture
• Varied events and employee initiatives

Do you approach your tasks with commitment and enjoyment and are you convinced that teamwork achieves better results than working alone? Are you proactive and willing to go the extra mile for your clients? Are you motivated not only to design solutions but also to implement them? As a flexible and goal‑oriented person, you will quickly assume entrepreneurial responsibility with us.