Location: Charlotte, NC
Salary: $52.00 USD Hourly - $56.00 USD Hourly
Description: Product Owner- Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB)We are not accepting C2C or 1099 arrangements.Location: Charlotte, NC
About the RoleWe're looking for a Product Owner to help drive the delivery of strategic business and technology solutions within Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB). In this role, you'll work closely with product managers, engineers, architects, and business stakeholders to transform complex business needs into scalable technology solutions.
You will play a key role in defining product requirements, managing delivery backlogs, and ensuring high-quality execution across Agile teams. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical thinking, business process expertise, and a passion for delivering user-centered solutions in a fast-paced enterprise environment.
What You'll DoProduct Delivery & Agile Execution- Own and prioritize the product backlog to align with business objectives and roadmap priorities.
- Translate business requirements, epics, and features into detailed user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
- Partner with engineering teams to refine requirements, decompose features, and support sprint planning activities.
- Facilitate backlog refinement sessions and ensure work items meet Definition of Ready standards.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and demonstrations.
- Help establish sprint goals and support successful delivery of product outcomes.
Requirements & Solution Management- Gather, analyze, and document business requirements from stakeholders across business and technology teams.
- Evaluate current and future-state processes to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Create user stories, process flows, business rules, use cases, and functional requirements.
- Identify dependencies, risks, assumptions, and cross-functional impacts.
- Ensure requirements are measurable, testable, and implementation-ready.
- Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and business validation activities.
Cross-Functional Collaboration- Serve as the primary point of contact for delivery teams during development cycles.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, architects, QA teams, and business partners to clarify requirements and resolve issues.
- Communicate delivery progress, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders.
- Build relationships across business, operations, technology, risk, and compliance organizations.
- Support roadmap planning, prioritization, and continuous product improvement efforts.
Risk, Compliance & Operational Excellence- Incorporate regulatory, compliance, audit, and operational risk requirements into solution design and delivery.
- Ensure appropriate consideration of:
- Data quality and governance
- Data lineage and controls
- User access and entitlements
- Auditability and traceability
- Operational resilience
- Exception management
- Enterprise system integrations and dependencies
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 4+ years of experience in Product Ownership, Business Analysis, Business Execution, Implementation, Strategic Planning, or a related field.
- Experience managing Agile backlogs and creating user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Experience working directly with software engineering teams on technology delivery initiatives.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience within Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), Commercial Banking, Treasury Management, Capital Markets, Lending, CRM, or related financial services domains.
- Familiarity with wholesale, institutional, or commercial banking processes.
- Experience supporting lending lifecycle management, deal management, credit workflows, relationship management, or operational banking processes.
- Experience with one or more of the following platforms:
- Microsoft Power Apps
- Salesforce and/or nCino
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- LoanIQ
- Microsoft Teams
- SharePoint
- Microsoft Planner
- Workflow and integration platforms
- Understanding of APIs, integrations, enterprise architecture, and data flow concepts.
- Experience working in regulated financial services environments.
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
What We're Looking For- A product-minded professional who can bridge business strategy and technical execution.
- Someone who can independently develop high-quality requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- A collaborative partner who enjoys working directly with engineers and cross-functional teams.
- Strong systems thinker with an understanding of enterprise platforms and integrations.
- Ability to balance customer needs, technical constraints, and delivery timelines.
- Demonstrated ownership, attention to detail, and continuous improvement mindset.
Impact You'll HaveYou'll help deliver innovative technology solutions that improve operational efficiency, strengthen client experiences, and support key business initiatives across Corporate & Investment Banking. Through collaboration with product, business, and engineering teams, you'll contribute to products and capabilities used across a complex enterprise environment.
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