Banking Product Owner – Agile & Stakeholder Leader

Synechron; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Opportunity to work abroad

Generous paid leave

Job summary

Synechron is seeking an experienced Product Owner with strong LOB engagement and a background in banking-enabled Agile environments. The role translates business requirements into prioritized user stories and collaborates with stakeholders and delivery teams to drive value.

Candidate will manage backlogs, guide acceptance criteria, and lead agile ceremonies while leveraging SQL, data analysis, and strong stakeholder management to deliver banking solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience as Product Owner, Technical Product Owner, Business Analyst, or related role in banking, financial services, or a highly regulated industry.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with LOB leaders, business stakeholders, and cross-functional delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of banking and financial services business processes, operations, products, or data flows.
• Proven experience performing business process analysis, workflow analysis, requirements gathering, and process improvement.
• Hands-on experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong understanding of product backlog management, feature prioritization, user story development, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience leading or facilitating Agile ceremonies.
• Working knowledge of SQL, relational databases, data analysis, and data validation.
• Experience using Jira and Confluence for backlog, requirements, workflow, and documentation management.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Product Owner with excellent communication skills, partner with business stakeholders to understand processes, requirements, and pain points.
• Create and manage product backlog, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead Agile ceremonies and prioritize features based on business value.
• Strong understanding of Banking/Financial Services business processes.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Excellent stakeholder and LOB relationship management skills.
• Working knowledge of SQL, databases, and data analysis.
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence.
• Work closely with technology teams to deliver solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Analyze data and validate requirements using SQL and database queries.

Skills

Product Owner

LOB Engagement

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder Management

SQL Knowledge

Jira

Confluence

Tools

SQL

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Synechron is seeking an experienced Product Owner with strong LOB engagement and a background in banking-enabled Agile environments. The role translates business requirements into prioritized user stories and collaborates with stakeholders and delivery teams to drive value.

Candidate will manage backlogs, guide acceptance criteria, and lead agile ceremonies while leveraging SQL, data analysis, and strong stakeholder management to deliver banking solutions.