Agile Product Owner (CLT, JC)

Description

• Experience managing technical software development projects, experience managing infrastructure and data migration projects; and or/ cloud native software implementation projects.
• Experience with decomposing JIRA Deliverables and EPICs in accordance with detail project implementation plan activities
• 10+ years of experience in business analysis, systems analysis, or technical delivery /project management support
• Strong Agile / Scrum experience in a delivery environment
• Prior experience in Sanctions, AML, Financial Crimes, Compliance Technology, or Transaction Screening
• Understanding of banking LOBs, products, and end-to-end operational flows
• Experience supporting regulatory, audit, or compliance-driven initiatives
• Experience with process flows, data mapping, use cases, and requirements artifacts
• Familiarity with testing lifecycle / UAT coordination / production support
• SAFe Agile / Product Owner related experience or certification preferred
• Strong hands-on experience with JIRA:
• backlog management
• epic/story creation
• acceptance criteria
• refinement support
• dependency / progress tracking
• Experience supporting a Product Owner or serving as a Product Owner delegate
• Strong SQL skills for analysis, validation, data research, and troubleshooting
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working in a complex, regulated banking or financial services environment
• Ability to understand both business process and technical implementation detail
• Prior experience in Sanctions, AML, Financial Crimes, Compliance Technology, or Transaction Screening
• Understanding of banking LOBs, products, and end-to-end operational flows
• Experience supporting regulatory, audit, or compliance-driven initiatives
• Experience with process flows, data mapping, use cases, and requirements artifacts
• Familiarity with testing lifecycle / UAT coordination / production support
• SAFe Agile / Product Owner related experience or certification preferred
• Step into an existing Agile team quickly
• Keep JIRA clean and meaningful
• Improve story quality and backlog readiness
• Partner well with Product Owner, operations, compliance, and technology
• Use SQL and data analysis to answer business and delivery questions
• Understand banking workflows well enough to identify impacts, dependencies, and gaps
• Operate with minimal handholding in a high-visibility environment

Economic Sanctions, OFAC, Financial Crimes, AML, PEP Negative News Screening, NetReveal, Hadoop

4 year degree, PO/PM certification, or PMI PMP Project Management certification; PMI-PBA - Professional in Business Analysis certification