Product Owner - Retail Digital Banking (Investment Products)

The job holder is responsible for preparing, contributing to and tracking the financial and non-financial performance and deliverables at different phases of an initiative/project life cycle. The job holder will report and provide insights to problem solving during the development life cycle of the initiative/project. The job holder will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to monitor progress on agreed deliverables.

Business Solution Execution
- Support the Initiative Director to build and execute a detailed work plan for the project/initiative.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to validate solutions and consolidate feedback.
- Collaborate and follow up with vendors on areas of responsibilities and deliverables.
- Support the team to build and implement execution plans for new and improved designs
- Build and implement the execution plan for the pilot and full scale roll-out of new designs.
- Develop performance measures and monitor effectiveness of solutions implemented.
- Support the execution team in piloting and rolling out the solutions for the project/initiative successfully.
- Coordinate with Change Management on the content and format of communication for the new designs created.
- Guide junior team members on the preparation of prompt and accurate reporting requirements.

Stakeholder Management
- Collaborate with stakeholders to reach consensus on overall objectives and solutions for the project/initiative.
- Manage dependencies and relationships to ensure project/initiative objectives are achieved through collaborative efforts.
- Lead the collaboration process with advisors and vendors to ensure the scope and quality of work is achieved successfully.

Cross functional project teams within and across Divisions

Partners providing professional services

- A Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Management, Finance, Banking and Finance, Information Technology or a relevant discipline
- Professional certification in PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP is preferred
- At least 8 years of project and program management experience in a banking or financial technology organization
- Experience in vendor management is preferred
- Strong knowledge of banking markets, products, processes and operations
- Experience supporting a transformation and/or digital projects
- Experience in Agile project management principles and practices will be advantageous