Lead Product Owner

Berkley Group; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkley Group is seeking a Lead Product Owner for Payments within the Financial Services sector, to drive strategic payments initiatives across online, API, file, SWIFT and mobile channels. The role focuses on owning product requirements, backlog prioritisation and delivery in a complex, global Agile environment.

You will work with business stakeholders, Product Management, Architecture, Engineering and QA to deliver high-impact payments solutions, with responsibilities spanning backlog

Qualifications

• Strong experience delivering payments products and solutions within banking or financial services.
• Expertise in requirements gathering, user story creation and backlog management.
• Good understanding of banking, payment processing and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with SWIFT, ISO 20022, real-time payments, cross-border payments or account validation.
• Understanding of online, API, file-based and mobile payment channels.
• Experience using Jira and working with global business and technology teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Experience delivering complex initiatives within large financial institutions.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritise the product backlog in line with business objectives.
• Gather and translate business requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning and Agile delivery activities.
• Collaborate with business and technology teams to drive successful solution delivery.
• Manage stakeholders, dependencies, risks and delivery priorities across global teams.
• Support the delivery of complex, large-scale payments initiatives.

Job description

Lead Product Owner - Payments- Financial Services

Location: South Dublin

4 days onsite

12 month initial contract

We are seeking an experienced Lead Product Owner - Payments to join our CashPro Payments organisation. You will work closely with business stakeholders, Product Management, Architecture, Engineering and QA teams to deliver strategic payments initiatives across online, API, file, SWIFT and mobile channels.

The role involves ownership of product requirements, backlog prioritisation and delivery execution within a complex, global Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and prioritise the product backlog in line with business objectives.
• Gather and translate business requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning and Agile delivery activities.
• Collaborate with business and technology teams to drive successful solution delivery.
• Manage stakeholders, dependencies, risks and delivery priorities across global teams.
• Support the delivery of complex, large-scale payments initiatives.

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong experience delivering payments products and solutions within banking or financial services.
• Expertise in requirements gathering, user story creation and backlog management.
• Good understanding of banking, payment processing and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with SWIFT, ISO 20022, real-time payments, cross-border payments or account validation.
• Understanding of online, API, file-based and mobile payment channels.
• Experience using Jira and working with global business and technology teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Experience delivering complex initiatives within large financial institutions.