Senior Technical Product Owner
About The Position
Our Enterprise Payments team is undertaking mission-critical modernization initiatives across high-value and real-time payment platforms. In this role, you will serve as the strategic bridge between business stakeholders, operations, compliance, architecture, and engineering — driving analysis, design, delivery, and validation of payment solutions in a highly regulated financial services environment. You will own outcomes across the full product lifecycle, embedding AI-native practices and regulatory controls into every stage of delivery. If you thrive at the intersection of complex payments technology, cross-functional leadership, and continuous innovation, this is the role for you.
Requirements
- 7+ years in Financial Services, Payments, or Banking Technology, with 5+ years in Technical Product Ownership, Business Systems Analysis, or equivalent.
- Deep expertise in High-Value Payments, RTGS settlement, SWIFT MT/MX messaging, and ISO 20022 standards.
- Proven experience integrating sanctions screening, AML controls, and regulatory compliance requirements into payment platforms and system design.
- Strong delivery track record in Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or hybrid delivery models with demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including strong presentation capabilities and the ability to determine the information needs of diverse stakeholders.
- Strong organizational, product governance, and time management capabilities; deadline-driven and results-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a matrix environment such as a large, publicly traded financial institution.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted tooling and automation practices applied across the software delivery lifecycle.
- Proficiency with JIRA and Confluence in an enterprise delivery context.
- Strategic thinker with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to facilitate alignment among key decision makers across functions and business lines.
Responsibilities
- Own the product backlog, roadmap, and business outcomes for payment processing and platform modernization initiatives; monitor and control delivery activities according to plan.
- Translate strategic objectives into clear business, functional, and technical requirements across multiple concurrent priorities.
- Lead requirements elicitation, solution design, and cross-functional alignment across multiple lines of business.
- Design and analyze payment capabilities across High-Value Payments, including Domestic and Cross-Border payments, SWIFT MT/MX messaging, and ISO 20022 initiatives.
- Embed sanctions screening, AML controls, and regulatory requirements directly into payment workflows and system design.
- Continuously identify potential issues, conflicts, and risks; analyze, mitigate, and escalate where appropriate.
- Champion AI-assisted delivery practices across the SDLC to drive automation and continuous improvement.
- Establish strong working relationships across business units and platforms, collaborating with groups to define and achieve deliverables and ensure initiatives are effectively integrated into procedures and processes.
Benefits
- bonuses
- flexible benefits
- competitive compensation
- commissions
- stock where applicable
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- Opportunities to do challenging work
- Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
- Access to a variety of job opportunities across business
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
