Product Owner I (US) eGRC

TD • Mount Laurel, NJ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The eGRC Product Owner I is responsible for ensuring that a development team (pod) is creating value for the organization through the delivery of stakeholder-focused product increments. This entails aligning with other Product Owners and senior management to follow a product vision, creating and maintaining a prioritized product backlog, managing delivery blockers, and continuously assessing stakeholder feedback. The Product Owner I should always be considering how to maximize value, assessing how the product or the delivery process can be continuously improved, contributing to a positive work environment, and ensuring that work embodies the Agile principles of transparency, collaboration, and engagement.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree and / or product certificate
• 7+ years relevant experience
• 3-5 years Product Owner or Agile related delivery experience
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification
• Project management experience
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certifications or experience operating in scaled agile delivery
• Experience in eGRC / Non-Financial Risk Product Management at a large Financial Institution or G-SIB, supporting one or more of the following programs: Issue Management, Incident/Event Management, RCSA, Business Continuity Management, Operational Resilience, Compliance Risk Assessment, Laws, Rules, Regulations Management / Regulatory Change Management, Policy Management, Monitoring and Testing, Product / Service Risk Management, AML Risk Assessment, Exam Management, Customer Accountabilities.
• Performing sedentary work – Continuous
• Performing multiple tasks – Continuous
• Operating standard office equipment - Continuous
• Sitting – Continuous
• Concentrating for long periods of time – Continuous
• Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations – Continuous
• Reading, writing and comprehending instructions – Continuous
• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing – Continuous

Nice To Haves

• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification
• Project management experience
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certifications or experience operating in scaled agile delivery

Responsibilities

• Ensure that a development team (pod) is creating value for the organization through the delivery of stakeholder-focused product increments.
• Align with other Product Owners and senior management to follow a product vision.
• Create and maintain a prioritized product backlog.
• Manage delivery blockers.
• Continuously assess stakeholder feedback.
• Maximize value and assess how the product or the delivery process can be continuously improved.
• Contribute to a positive work environment and ensure that work embodies the Agile principles of transparency, collaboration, and engagement.
• Partner with senior management to support the delivery of a product vision.
• Create and maintain a product backlog and continuously re-prioritize user stories that will provide the most customer or end user value.
• Continuously align with senior management on the product delivery roadmap, defined Minimum Marketable Features or Minimum Viable Products and release cadence.
• Review performance analytics; recommend and champion strategies to enhance the customer or end user product experience.
• Participate in scrum or Kanban events (e.g. stand-ups, retrospectives), express new ideas for improving product value or delivery efficiency, sharing with leadership as appropriate.
• Proactively engage established business process partners to ensure customers or end users are prepared for application changes and establish Day 2 processes.
• Create a value-focused product backlog and continuously iterate, ensuring there are user stories scoped and prioritized.
• Provide user story design, development and completion oversight; accepting / rejecting user stories based on the agreed upon Definition of Done and Acceptance Criteria.
• Manage delivery initiatives and (depending on complexity) oversee multiple development team (pod) backlogs.
• Proactively raise issues that impede the efficient delivery of customer-focused increments.
• Responsible for defect management and prioritization.
• Adhere to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to activities for own business area / journey.
• Ensure on-going strategic alignment with senior management, providing feedback as appropriate.
• Consider development team and stakeholder feedback in backlog management, facilitating conversations with multiple stakeholders representing competing priorities.
• Understand the internal business and technical environment, proactively defining, aligning or integrating with relevant stakeholders, shared services control groups (or platform as appropriate.
• Lead the submission and discussion on the Quarterly Business Review, with respect to their product.
• Proactively manage business stakeholders to obtain inputs needed for product development in a timely manner.
• Monitor the regulatory environment and partner with senior management to consider changes to product strategy as needed.
• Actively coordinate and engage in risk, quality and/or business testing management.
• Empowered to make product delivery decisions, escalating to senior management as appropriate.
• Actively communicate to business, technology and senior management regarding product changes and backlog priorities.
• Single point of escalation for development team, providing guidance and decisioning as needed.
• Work cohesively with peers to reinforce Agile processes.
• Compile performance metrics and share with relevant stakeholders.
• Define the OKRs in partnership with numerous stakeholders across the organization.
• Protect the interests of the organization; identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high risk activities as necessary.
• Keep abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts.
• Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite.
• Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues / points of interest.
• Support team development, track team performance metrics, and provide ongoing coaching and support.
• Provide thought leadership and / or industry knowledge for area of expertise in product area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business area / journey.
• Work cohesively with Scrum Master to reinforce Agile processes.
• Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team.
• Keep others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of delivery and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities.
• Contribute to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices.
• Lead, motivate and develop relationships with internal and external business partners / stakeholders to develop productive working relationships.
• Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce.
• Act as a brand ambassador for the business area / journey and the bank, both internally and / or externally.

Benefits

• Base salary
• Variable compensation/incentive awards (e.g., eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards, generally through participation in an incentive plan)
• Health and well-being benefits
• Savings and retirement programs
• Paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO)
• Banking benefits and discounts
• Career development
• Reward and recognition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees