Senior Product Owner, Federal Payments Platform

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is seeking a Product Owner who can translate business wants into prioritized features, guide an Agile team, and work closely with architecture, engineering, and QA to deliver value. The role requires strong communication with stakeholders and the ability to manage dependencies and risks across complex product ecosystems.

The ideal candidate will have 7–10 years of related experience, a technical background, and a certification in Scrum or SAFe, with Jira

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or any technical related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Certified Product Owner in Scrum or SAFe, Advanced level, and Jira experience desirable.
• Strong understanding of business requirement development and analysis including use cases and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead agile team in delivering customer outcomes by translating business needs into prioritized features and user stories.
• Collaborate with architecture, engineering, and QA to ensure the right customer problems are solved.
• Communicate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate into technical specs when needed.
• Decompose epics into detailed stories and define acceptance criteria.
• Manage dependencies and risks, monitor OKRs, and present working software to governance forums.

Skills

Product Owner

Scrum/SAFe

JIRA

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is seeking a Product Owner who can translate business wants into prioritized features, guide an Agile team, and work closely with architecture, engineering, and QA to deliver value. The role requires strong communication with stakeholders and the ability to manage dependencies and risks across complex product ecosystems.

The ideal candidate will have 7–10 years of related experience, a technical background, and a certification in Scrum or SAFe, with Jira