VP, Treasury Services Product Owner

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) seeks a Vice President, Product Owner to lead Treasury Services capabilities across digital channels, payments, liquidity management, and reporting.

You’ll translate business objectives into clear product requirements and work with cross‑functional teams to deliver scalable, compliant solutions. The role requires 5+ years in product management/ownership within financial services, strong Agile experience, and excellent stakeholder management.

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.

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.

Skills

Product management

Product ownership

Treasury services

Digital banking

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Job description

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) seeks a Vice President, Product Owner to lead Treasury Services capabilities across digital channels, payments, liquidity management, and reporting.

You’ll translate business objectives into clear product requirements and work with cross‑functional teams to deliver scalable, compliant solutions. The role requires 5+ years in product management/ownership within financial services, strong Agile experience, and excellent stakeholder management.