VP, Product Owner - GR TMRW

United Overseas Bank Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

United Overseas Bank Limited in Singapore is seeking a Product Owner to drive the digital platform capabilities for the TMRW program across the region. You will collaborate with the Digital Platform Lead and Function Lead to manage end-to-end lifecycle from requirements through delivery, and you will maintain the product backlog and roadmaps.

Role requires strong Agile practice, backlog stewardship, and ability to translate business needs into user journeys.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 8+ years as Product Owner or lead in digital initiatives.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies and backlog management.
• Experience with product management tools (JIRA/Confluence) and design thinking concepts.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end lifecycle of digital platform capabilities for the TMRW program.
• Collaborate with Digital Platform Lead and Function Lead to define strategy and requirements.
• Maintain and refine the product backlog; drive prioritization and roadmaps.
• Coordinate with regional teams, users, service providers, and operations for successful delivery.
• Gather insights and translate business needs into clear user journeys and improvements.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Backlog management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Creative thinking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Company

Company: 1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd About UOB United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values - Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

Job Description

Work collaboratively with Digital Platform Lead and Function Lead for end-to-end implementation of digital platform capabilities for TMRW across the region Serve as a key point of contact - Creating and maintaining cross-departmental relationship from users, service provider, technology, and operations team for the Digital Platform capabilities implementation for the bank. Digital Platform strategy - Assist in the development of the overall Digital Platform strategy for TMRW both CR and project Projects / Change management - assist Function Lead in leading and managing end-to-end lifecycle of the project / CR from preparing business case, finalize requirements gathering, approvals, estimation, and coordination with technology teams and business users. Vendor performance management - Help define the key performance SLAs for the service provider to successfully deliver the digital serve ambitions for TMRW. Work collaboratively with Digital Platform Lead and Function Lead to build and handle operational management requirements for digital platform capability deployment. Conduct customer and staff immersions - Synthesize staff and customer insights - Personas, journey pains, gains. New capabilities - To design, develop and implement new journeys for the respective domains. Identify new use case and improvements within the journey - Independently or in combination own design discovery for new journey, work, and test process with customers for to-be state design journey. Improvements within the journey - Collaborate with Analytics / Customer Experience teams to assess performance of customer journeys in each domain, and to suggest improvement opportunities to be prioritized with the rest of the enhancements. User Story Quality - Articulate requirements by ensuring compliance with user story format and maintaining high quality. Regional Model - Responsible for ensuring that any new journeys and flows planned within each respective domain is aligned across different countries. Driving the continuous improvement of digital platform capabilities. Managing and refining the product backlog and enhancing the collective expertise within the team through the generation of key insights. Backlog Management: Ensure the product backlog is transparent, visible, and comprehensible to all stakeholders. Gather and incorporate feedback and improvements from various teams to refine TMRW capabilities. Ensure backlog items meet the Definition of Ready (DoR) for roadmap discussions. Insights Generation: Gather insights from various sources, including market trends, customer feedback, and internal analytics. Provide actionable insights that inform and support strategic decision-making processes. Develop and maintain an organized and accessible insights library to enhance team knowledge and facilitate informed decision-making

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree With min 8 years and more of experience as Product Owner Experience in PMP, Design thinking/ LEAN methodology, Agile certifications would be preferred Performing the role of a business lead/ product owner in driving digital capabilities implementation for GR TMRW. Strong understanding of agile methodologies and backlog management and proficiency in using product management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence). Strong understanding of digital service interactions models and possible use cases of deployment. Good understanding of the consumer banking landscape in terms of products, functional teams, services, and typical banking applications. Strong understanding of design thinking/ human centered design methodology and experience in using it in project implementation. Experience in customer immersions, journey mapping and design. Must demonstrate strong analytical, problem solving, communication and creative skills.

Additional Requirements

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

Company Culture

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Company Rankings and Global Presence

UOB is rated as one of the world's top banks, ranked 'Aa1' by Moody's Investors Service and 'AA-' by both S&P Global and Fitch Ratings. With a global network of 500 branches and offices across 19 countries in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as branches and offices throughout the region.

Career Site

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