Job Description – Technical Product Owner / Business Analyst (Mainframe Modernization, Banking, AI & Automation)
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Technical Product Owner / Business Analyst to support the modernization of legacy mainframe (green-screen) banking applications into modern React-based micro-frontend solutions integrated with enterprise APIs and middleware services.
This role will lead discovery, requirements elaboration, product definition, and Agile delivery while serving as the primary liaison between Business, Product, Operations, Architecture, UX, Engineering, Automation, and AI teams.
The ideal candidate has strong Banking and Financial Services experience, a proven track record in application modernization and digital transformation initiatives, and hands-on experience identifying and defining opportunities for AI, Agentic AI, Intelligent Automation, and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience as a Technical Product Owner, Product Owner, Business Analyst, or Technical Business Analyst.
- Proven experience leading discovery and requirements definition for application modernization or digital transformation initiatives.
- 5+ years of Banking and Financial Services experience.
- Knowledge of deposits, Certificate of Deposit (CD), checking, savings, payments, servicing, or lending processes.
- Strong experience translating business capabilities into epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and implementation-ready requirements.
- Expertise facilitating workshops, stakeholder interviews, backlog refinement, and requirements elaboration sessions.
- Experience working with Product, Business, Operations, Architecture, UX, Development, QA, and UAT teams.
- Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.
- Experience with legacy application modernization, APIs, middleware integrations, and modern web applications.
- Working knowledge of REST APIs, microservices, system integrations, and frontend application architectures.
- Experience supporting UAT, defect management, release readiness, and production deployment.
- Experience participating in AI, Intelligent Automation, RPA, or Generative AI initiatives.
- Understanding of workflow automation, process optimization, and digital transformation practices.
- Excellent facilitation, stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Certifications (Preferred)
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
- Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)
- PMI-ACP
- SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)
- SAFe Agilist (SA)
Key Skills
- Technical Product Ownership
- Business Analysis
- Discovery & Requirements Elaboration
- Legacy Application Modernization
- Banking & Financial Services
- Agile / Scrum Delivery
- Backlog Management
- User Story Development
- Stakeholder Management
- UX Collaboration
- REST APIs & Middleware Integration
- React & Micro-Frontend Concepts
- AI & Generative AI
- Agentic AI
- Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
- Intelligent Automation
- Workflow & Case Automation
- UAT & Release Management
- Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps
- Facilitation & Workshop Leadership
- Digital Transformation Strategy
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