Senior Associate Product Owner

Wintrust Financial Corporation•Rosemont, IL

7d•$71,000 - $92,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Associate Product Owner collaborates with Product Owners to maintain, expand, and enhance Wintrust’s payments products. The role focuses on the daily management of several instant payment products, including Real Time Payments, FedNow, and Zelle. The position contributes to and may lead cross-functional teams to enhance product capabilities, improve client experience, and ensure successful delivery of enhancements. It also builds knowledge of instant payment products and network rules to support compliance.

Requirements

3–5 years of experience.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
Understanding of business and consumer payment products.
Advanced computer skills.

Nice To Haves

Financial services experience preferred.
Product Management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Create, design, and regularly monitor key performance metrics to help drive business results.
Maintain competitive product information to identify gaps and opportunities.
Keep product documentation and product pages up to date.
Serve as a key point of contact for external and internal partners on product support.
Work with Treasury Management Sales, Support, and Implementation teams on product enhancements and new product launches.
Manage assigned projects through matrixed resources to deliver results on schedule.
Review existing procedures and processes and recommend opportunities for automation or improvement.
Provide, recommend, and identify product roadmap solutions based on product management experience, industry changes, and customer feedback.
Contribute to and sometimes lead cross-functional teams to enhance capabilities, improve client experience, and deliver enhancements successfully.
Build knowledge of instant payment products and network rules to ensure compliance.