Application Portfolio Management Analyst

Regions Financial; Montgomery (AL); Hybrid; USD 113,907 - 139,220; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation/Sick Time

401k with Company Match

Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

Disability Benefits

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Associate Volunteer Program

Job summary

Regions Financial is seeking an Agile Product Owner to represent business stakeholders and elicit, analyze, and communicate needs for delivery teams. The role involves prioritizing backlogs, guiding agile ceremonies, and ensuring alignment with product roadmaps.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in analysis or delivery with SAFe certifications. The position requires a bachelor’s degree and strong communication skills, working with cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Manage, prioritize, and assess the impact of all work items incl. new features and defects.
• Lead sprint planning and demonstrations with tech and business analysts.
• Translate requirements into epics, features, and stories for agile cycles.
• Act as day-to-day decision maker and provide business guidance for the Agile team.
• Source and prioritize requirements with line-of-business partners.
• Define and prioritize products and program features.
• Facilitate user acceptance testing prior to release.
• Maintain a prioritized backlog of stories for the team.
• Align releases with product roadmaps and strategy.
• Collaborate with sponsors and IT to document business processes.
• Provide just-in-time elaboration to designers, analysts, and developers.

Skills

Prioritization

Analytical thinking

Communication

Data-driven

Agile methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or related field

SAFe Practitioner/Agilist/PO/PM certification

Tools

ServiceNow

LeanIX

Apptio

Job description

Job Overview

Full job description. At Regions, we believe associates deserve more than just a job. We believe in offering performance-driven individuals a place where they can build a career — a place to expect more opportunities.

As an Agile Product Owner, you will represent business stakeholders to elicit, understand, analyze, document, refine and communicate business needs so that delivery teams can build effective solutions.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manages, prioritizes, and assesses the impact of all work items, including new features and defects, deciding to create, fix or defer at the project level.
• Leads sprint planning and demonstration sessions with technical and business analysts.
• Serves as the business requirements expert, translating business and technical requirements into epics, features, and stories for agile development cycles.
• Acts as the day-to-day decision maker and provides continual business guidance for an Agile team.
• Engages with line-of-business partners to source and prioritize requirements.
• Defines business requirements for products and programs, prioritizing needs and required features.
• Facilitates user acceptance testing prior to release of application updates.
• Maintains a prioritized backlog of stories and provides continual business guidance for the execution team.
• Works with management and stakeholders to understand and validate business strategy, vision, and customer needs.
• Creates prioritized stories based on program backlog features and strategic priorities set by stakeholders.
• Partners with sponsors, stakeholders, and IT to facilitate, define, and document relevant business processes.
• Provides just-in-time story elaboration to designers, analysts, developers, testers and others to align releases with product roadmaps.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
• Ten (10) years of relevant experience in process improvement, project delivery, business/requirements analysis, or business operations/product line.
• SAFe Practitioner (SP), SAFe Agilist, or SAFe Product Owner/Manager certification (Preferences).

Skills and Competencies

• Effective prioritization and execution under pressure.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Experience with Process Engineering methodologies and Change Management practices.
• Working knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and other technical software delivery methodologies.
• Ability to use data and analytics to formulate recommendations and drive business improvements.
• Strong customer service orientation.

Application Portfolio Management Responsibilities

• Develop and implement governance frameworks for the application portfolio.
• Define policies, standards, and procedures for application selection, prioritization, and retirement.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize projects and investments based on business value, risk, and technical feasibility.
• Oversee the lifecycle of applications, evaluating fit and monitoring performance, usage, and costs.
• Align portfolio activities with enterprise architecture strategy and facilitate architecture reviews.
• Serve as subject‑matter expert for the APM platform (e.g., ServiceNow), configuring and customizing it to support portfolio management processes.
• Train users and provide ongoing support for the platform.

Additional Qualifications

• Proven experience in application portfolio management, enterprise architecture governance, and IT service management.
• Hands‑on experience with APM platforms such as ServiceNow, LeanIX, Apptio, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, frameworks (e.g., TOGAF), and methodologies.
• Project management experience and certifications (e.g., PMP, ITIL) are desirable.

Location and Compensation

This position is full‑time and must be within a reasonable driving distance to a Branch, Consumer Operations, or Professional Office Building. Primary locations include Birmingham, AL; Nashville, TN; Atlanta, GA; or Charlotte, NC. Relocation assistance is not provided; exceptions may be made for current Regions associates working remotely.

Pay range for the position: Minimum $126,564.40 USD; Median $162,580.00 USD. Incentive pay plans and participation in the Long Term Incentive Plan are available.

Benefits

• Paid Vacation/Sick Time
• 401k with Company Match
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Disability Benefits
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Associate Volunteer Program

Inclusive Workplace Statement

We create an inclusive environment that promotes and values diversity of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sex, pregnancy, and many other primary and secondary dimensions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

OFCCP Disclosure: Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

Application Process

Job postings for higher‑volume positions may remain active for longer than the minimum period of five business days. Hiring decisions are made at the discretion of the company.