Product Owner

Grow your career as a Product Owner with an innovative global bank in Irving, TX. Contract role with strong possibility of extension. Will require working a hybrid schedule 2-3 days onsite per week.

Join one of the world's most renowned global banks and trusted brand with over 200 years of continuously evolving financial services worldwide. You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.

Contract Duration: 11+ Months
Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelors/University degree.
• 3 to 5 years of direct experience in digital banking & finance in the capacity as a product owner or project manager.
• Experience coordinating end to end product development lifecycle activities for cross functional projects.
• Ability to manage concurrent, time-sensitive regulatory projects.
• Experience with project controls and governance.
• Proficient in MS Excel, PowerPoint.
• Experience preparing effective PowerPoint presentation decks.
• Excellent attention to details and highly organized.
• Intellectual curiosity and a strong analytical mind to build knowledge and experience independently.
• Practitioner of agile concepts and behavior.
• Excellent communication skills.

What You Will Be Doing

• Coordinate end to end product development lifecycle activities for cross functional projects, with keen ability to manage concurrent, time-sensitive regulatory projects.
• Collaborate with internal project team to drive measurable progress of the projects and ensure that they are aligned with the product's critical success criteria and KPIs.
• Collaborate with business counterparts to effectively support their project tracking goals.
• Create clear and specific project outlines, taking ownership to liaise with key project team members to incorporate latest updates.
• Focus on controls and governance. Assume a persistent risk mindset to recognize, discern, and escalate risks and issues, demonstrating particular consideration for safeguarding the firm's reputation and assets.
• Align to characteristics that are conducive to both personal growth and project maturity.
• Productive both as a team player and independent worker
• Follow industry standards on product management, its lifecycle and applies these principles to product and strategy.