VP, Product Owner — Treasury Services & Digital Banking

SMBC Group

New York (NY)

Hybrid

USD 127,000 - 160,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Job summary

SMBC Group in the United States is seeking a Vice President, Product Owner to lead Treasury Services products across digital channels, payments, liquidity, reporting, onboarding, and servicing. You will partner with Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Legal, UX/UI, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, client-centric solutions aligned with the bank's Treasury Services strategy.

The Product Owner will translate business objectives, operational requirements, client feedback, and

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in product management, product ownership, business analysis, treasury services, transaction banking, payments, liquidity management, cash management, digital banking, or related financial services disciplines.
Understanding of Agile delivery practices including backlog management, user story creation, prioritization, sprint planning, UAT, and release readiness.
Experience gathering business requirements and translating stakeholder needs into actionable product requirements.
Knowledge of Treasury Services products including payments, liquidity management, reporting, account services, onboarding, servicing, or digital banking capabilities.
Ability to work effectively across Product, Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Sales, and Servicing organizations.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.
Effective communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to present ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience supporting digital transformation, modernization, migration, or platform enhancement initiatives preferred.
Familiarity with client portals, APIs, file-based services, workflow solutions, reporting capabilities, and related Treasury Services technology environments preferred.

Responsibilities

Own and manage assigned product backlogs, ensuring user stories are prioritized, refined, and ready for delivery.
Translate business objectives and stakeholder needs into epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and business requirements.
Partner with Technology teams to clarify requirements, support solution design discussions, and remove delivery blockers.
Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, release planning, and production readiness activities.
Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, production validation, and post-release monitoring.
Track risks, dependencies, assumptions, and implementation considerations throughout the delivery lifecycle.
Ensure delivered solutions align with business objectives, control requirements, operational processes, and client expectations.
Support the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of Treasury Services capabilities across payments, liquidity management, reporting, account services, onboarding, administration, and servicing functions.
Partner with senior Product Owners to define priorities, evaluate opportunities, and execute roadmap initiatives.
Gather feedback from clients, sales teams, operations partners, and servicing teams to identify enhancement opportunities and improve user experiences.
Analyze client journeys, operational workflows, business processes, and platform performance to identify opportunities for simplification and optimization.
Collaborate with Product, Technology, Operations, and control partners to ensure solutions are scalable, supportable, compliant, and operationally efficient.
Monitor adoption, utilization, client feedback, and business outcomes to inform future prioritization decisions.
Support business case development, product documentation, release communications, training materials, and stakeholder engagement activities.