Product Owner III - Enterprise Platforms

PNC Bank•Pittsburgh, PA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are united in delivering exceptional experiences for our customers and fostering an inclusive culture where employees feel respected, valued, and empowered to contribute to the company’s success. As a Product Owner IIII within PNC’s Technology organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA, Dallas, TX, or Phoenix, AZ, and play a critical role supporting enterprise-scale backend and platform technologies that enable reliability, monitoring, observability, and analytics across the firm. PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position. Role Summary PNC is seeking an experienced Technical Product Owner with a strong foundation in Business Analysis to support enterprise backend platforms. This role blends strategic product ownership with hands-on execution and administrative rigor, making it well suited for a Product Owner who has grown from a Business Analyst background and is comfortable operating in complex, highly regulated environments. The Product Owner IIII typically supports two to three enterprise platforms concurrently and works in close partnership with engineering teams, architecture, site reliability and operations, and vendor partners to ensure successful delivery and ongoing platform health.

Requirements

Proven experience functioning as a Product Owner in an Agile environment
Strong Business Analyst skill set with demonstrated requirements gathering and documentation experience
Experience owning prioritization, product roadmaps, and planning cycles
Technical aptitude with backend, platform, or enterprise systems
Experience supporting multiple products or concurrent workstreams
Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience working within Agile/Scrum frameworks
Bachelors

Nice To Haves

Accountability
Communication
Cross-Team Collaboration
Customer Solutions
Data Visualization
Prioritization
Scrum
Team-Building
User Experience (UX) Design
Agile Development
Business Acumen
Design Thinking
Effective Communications
Innovation
Interpersonal Relationships
IT Standards, Procedures & Policies
Managing Multiple Priorities
Organizational Leadership
Planning and Organizing
Solutions Development

Responsibilities

Serve as the Product Owner for assigned enterprise backend platforms, ensuring alignment to business objectives, technical strategy, and operational priorities
Own product prioritization decisions, balancing near-term operational needs, risk reduction, and long-term platform strategy
Develop and maintain annual product roadmaps and lead quarterly planning activities
Identify and manage dependencies and sequencing across multiple products and workstreams
Maintain end-to-end ownership of the product backlog, including backlog buildout, grooming, refinement, and prioritization
Translate complex technical, operational, and compliance requirements into clear, actionable user stories
Perform significant administrative and documentation activities, including requirements documentation, process flows, and platform artifacts
Partner closely with Scrum Masters and Engineering teams to support sprint planning, execution, and delivery
Demonstrate working knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) or Site Reliability Center operating models
Partner with engineering and operations teams to ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for availability, reliability, performance, and observability
Engage with technical and business stakeholders to gather requirements, align priorities, and manage expectations
Support vendor relationship management, including participation in vendor evaluations, roadmap discussions, and contract conversations
Owns the vision and definition of the product.
Serves as the voice of the Customer.
Ensures the Scrum Team(s) effort is concentrated on the right priorities based on business value.
Defines and conveys the vision to the team(s) in order to address client requirements to ensure a successful product for business objectives.
Accountable for the creation of and the integrity of the product backlog.
Prioritizes and leads grooming of the product backlog.
Works closely with the Scrum Master(s) and development team(s), to ensure the right items are focused on during the development process.
Primary point of contact for questions from the team(s) and is empowered to make decisions.