Product Owner, Sr

Old National Bank•Saint Louis Park, MN

1d•$98,400 - $199,000

About The Position

We are seeking a Product Owner, Sr within the IT organization to lead digital product strategy and execution for the Wealth Management line of business. This role is responsible for shaping and delivering modern experiences across the Wealth footprint while serving as a critical bridge between Wealth business objectives and technology execution. The ideal candidate combines strong product ownership capabilities with deep technical expertise in business architecture and technical architecture. This individual will help define the future-state experience for Wealth clients and team members by translating strategic business objectives into scalable technology solutions, product roadmaps, and prioritized delivery plans. Working closely with Wealth business leaders, technology teams, enterprise architects, delivery partners, and third-party vendors, this role will lead request intake, solution shaping, backlog prioritization, and execution for complex initiatives that span client experience, platform capabilities, integration patterns, workflow modernization, and operational efficiency. The Senior Technical Product Owner must be equally comfortable discussing client journeys, business capabilities, architecture tradeoffs, integration design, and delivery sequencing. This is a highly strategic, technically proficient, and hands-on role that requires expertise in client experience platforms, agile delivery, product ownership, business process design, API and integration concepts, data flows, and enterprise architecture alignment. A strong passion for continuous improvement, client-centric innovation, and measurable business outcomes is essential.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or equivalent work experience
Minimum 10 years of experience in technical product ownership, product management, business analysis, business architecture, solution architecture, or a comparable technology role
Experience supporting digital products and platforms in banking, wealth management, financial services, or a related industry
Strong understanding of software development life cycle, agile delivery frameworks, and product management practices
Demonstrated experience translating complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions
Strong knowledge of digital experience platforms, APIs, integrations, workflows, and enterprise application design
Experience partnering with engineering teams, architects, and third-party vendors on complex technology initiatives
Ability to define and manage roadmaps, backlogs, KPIs, and delivery priorities across multiple concurrent initiatives
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence senior leaders, business stakeholders, and technical teams
Ability to create, interpret, and maintain both business and technical documentation
Ability to travel and stay overnight as needed

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Wealth Management, Private Banking, Brokerage, Trust, Advisory, or related client and advisor platforms
Experience with business capability mapping, process design, target-state architecture, or operating model transformation
Familiarity with digital identity, authentication, customer data integration, and self-service platform capabilities
Experience with Jira or similar agile tooling
Experience with vendor-led platforms and integration-heavy delivery models in regulated environments

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for digital and platform capabilities supporting the Wealth Management line of business.
Partner with Wealth leadership and technology stakeholders to identify opportunities that improve client experience, advisor enablement, operational efficiency, and business growth.
Translate business priorities into clear product epics, features, and user stories aligned to measurable business outcomes.
Ensure roadmap decisions reflect both immediate business needs and long-term architectural direction.
Balance strategic investments, regulatory needs, technical debt, platform constraints, and delivery capacity in prioritization decisions.
Develop a strong understanding of Wealth business processes, client journeys, service models, and operating needs across the Wealth footprint.
Partner with business stakeholders to identify current-state gaps and support future-state target operating models enabled by technology.
Facilitate the translation of business needs into capabilities, process flows, functional requirements, and experience designs.
Ensure solutions align to broader business architecture, simplify fragmented experiences, and support scalable growth across the Wealth business.
Provide technical thought leadership on how digital capabilities can better support planning-led, team-based, and relationship-driven client service models.
Lead vendor solution discovery and evaluation (e.g., market scan, demos, option comparisons), synthesizing functional fit, architectural alignment, integration complexity, risk considerations, and implementation approach into a clear recommendation for executive decisioning.
Develop solution options, high-level scope, effort estimates, dependency assessments, and investment rationale for strategic initiatives to support prioritization and approval through the investment committee governance process.
Serve as the product lead for complex technical initiatives involving digital platforms, integrations, APIs, data exchange, authentication, workflow orchestration, and third-party vendor solutions.
Work closely with solution architects, engineering teams, infrastructure partners, security teams, and enterprise architecture to define sound and scalable technical approaches.
Evaluate solution options and tradeoffs to ensure alignment with architectural standards, platform strategy, risk requirements, and long-term maintainability.
Help shape technical designs that support seamless user experiences across systems, channels, and business functions.
Ensure business requirements are translated into technically actionable outcomes that delivery teams can execute with clarity.
Create, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog, including epics, features, user stories, and enablers.
Partner with delivery teams to ensure work is well-defined, sequenced appropriately, and aligned to business value.
Lead sprint and release planning activities, backlog refinement, and product decision-making throughout the delivery lifecycle.
Provide clear direction on priority, scope, acceptance criteria, and tradeoff decisions to delivery teams.
Serve as the primary decision authority for backlog priority, scope tradeoffs, and delivery sequencing, balancing business value, technical risk, architectural alignment, and delivery capacity.
Monitor sprint progress, dependency management, and delivery risks; drive resolution of blockers in partnership with cross-functional teams.
Champion disciplined product management practices and help guide others in agile and product ownership concepts.
Advocate for intuitive, seamless, and differentiated digital experiences for Wealth clients and internal users.
Use feedback, analytics, and business insights to identify pain points and improvement opportunities across the client and team member journey.
Partner across teams to improve usability, adoption, self-service capabilities, workflow efficiency, and overall service quality.
Track and analyze KPIs related to adoption, satisfaction, platform performance, operational efficiency, and business value realization.
Ensure delivered solutions create meaningful improvements in experience, performance, and business outcomes.
Build and maintain strong knowledge of the Wealth technology ecosystem, including current platform capabilities, dependencies, and operating processes.
Support issue triage, root cause analysis, and business communications related to incidents or production challenges as needed.
Ensure appropriate documentation is produced for technology changes, controls, audits, and regulatory review.
Maintain awareness of industry trends, emerging technologies, digital experience patterns, and relevant banking and Wealth regulations.
Partner with risk, compliance, and control functions to ensure solutions meet required standards and are implemented responsibly.
Establish trusted relationships with internal stakeholders across Wealth, product, operations, engineering, architecture, risk, and enterprise technology.
Collaborate closely with vendors and third-party partners to ensure capabilities, integrations, and deliverables meet expectations.
Communicate complex business and technical concepts clearly to executive, business, and technical audiences.
Influence decisions across cross-functional teams through strong leadership, partnership, and credibility.