Product Owner / Manager

DTCC; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of financial innovation! As a Product Owner, you'll play a crucial role in translating product visions into tangible results while collaborating with diverse teams. Your expertise in Agile methodologies and business analysis will drive product success, ensuring alignment with client needs and industry standards. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in a dynamic environment that values professional development and innovation. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to meaningful projects, this is the place for you!

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Insurance

Pension/Retirement Benefits

Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Model

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in product ownership or related roles.
• Strong understanding of Agile principles and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Translate product vision into actionable squad deliverables.
• Manage product backlog and document requirements clearly.
• Facilitate external working groups and stakeholder meetings.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Business Analysis

Communication Skills

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree or Equivalent Experience

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a multifaceted and encouraging team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a growing internal community and are committed to crafting a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role:

The Product Owner is responsible for translating the product vision into squad results to achieve the product strategy, aligned with improving value to the client. This is done through managing scope and product backlog in collaboration with the multiple squads, Product Manager, clients (internal/external) and key team members.

The position requires keen business analysis and communication skills to draft and present business requirements to both internal and external customers for ratification. The candidate should be proficient in depicting and describing business impact assessments between current-state and various future state business models. The position entails leading multiple internal customer meetings and representing Financial Risk & Governance’s business in various forums on projects and new initiatives. The role also requires facilitating and leading external working groups composed of major industry participants that help advise on requirements and design options.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Translates the product vision and the roadmap into squad deliverables and release plans. Work with the leads of various Financial Risk & Governance teams to deliver on the specific initiatives prioritized and budgeted.
• Coordinates and manages the squad's backlog.
• Documents requirements in a clear and consistent manner through JIRA and other tools.
• Support the Product Owner in an Agile squad and partnering with internal teams for implementation of new features ensuring that all proposed changes are reviewed, feedback is incorporated, and any impact is fully communicated to internal stakeholders.
• Review, accept, or reject backlog items, according to acceptance criteria, during the sprint reviews.
• Seeks feedback from stakeholders and clients and incorporates into future backlog items.
• Effectively plan and organize multiple demands and competing priorities. Facilitates and leads external working groups and other relevant subject matter working groups.
• Assists in product training efforts for all touchpoints to both internal and external customers, inclusive of documentation, publications, training sessions, and FAQs.
• Develop as an SME in an area of the product and, where required, assist in the preparation or attend meetings with clients to help with product area of expertise.
• Identifies potential risks to achieving project objectives and elevates to appropriate management. Mitigates risk by following established procedures, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand applicable legislation and develop requirements that drive regulatory compliant solutions.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 6 years of related experience.
• Bachelor's degree preferred with Masters or equivalent experience.
• Experience in Agile/scrum methodology, including defining a minimal viable product, and exposure to other software development methodologies.

Talents Needed for Success:

• Exhibits solid understanding of Agile Software Development (primarily Scrum and Kanban) principles and techniques.
• Understands and uses applicable work management tools (i.e. JIRA) for decision making and collaboration.
• Drives creative and solution-focused activity with all participants and customers
• Knowledge of financial services operations and risk management; clearance and settlement, post trade processing, counterparty credit risk, & associated regulation, trends and user demands in these areas.
• Complete the Product Vision and effectively translates into Product Roadmap and Backlog items to deliver the highest value.
• Collaborate with product management peers globally to ensure standard process and core principals are understood, adopted and implemented in regional initiatives.

Ability to collect, analyze and visually present data via the use of charts, graphs or infographics.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.