In this role, you will: Lead cross functional teams to strategize, plan, and execute a variety of programs, services and initiatives Drive accountability for assigned initiatives, limit risk exposure, and create efficiencies as appropriate Review strategic approaches and effectiveness of support function and business performance Perform assessments through fact finding and data requiring creative approaches to solving complex issues, and develop appropriate solutions or recommendations Make decisions in highly complex and multifaceted situations requiring solid understanding of business group's functional area or products, facilitate decision making and issue resolution, and support implementation of developed solutions and plans Collaborate and consult with members of the Business Execution team and team leaders to drive strategic initiatives Influence, guide and lead less experienced Strategy and Execution staff within the group Required Qualifications: 5+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education Desired Qualifications: 5+ years of experience in wire payments, banking or financial services industry Product Owner experience and/or certification Experience working with Agile project methodologies Experience gathering user/business requirements and translating them into epics and user stories Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment Ability to translate and summarize complex technical information into understandable, actionable information Leadership experience with ability to effectively drive results, provide feedback/direction, and manage and build relationships with leaders and team members in a geographically dispersed team environment Job Expectations: Developing, evolving, and communicating the product area vision, priorities and strategy? while managing risk and ensuring regulatory and policy compliance. Collaborating with the product manager on the overall product intention map. Establishing, communicating, and monitoring product area goals and performance indicators. Identifying and building relationships with key partners and stakeholders to communicate product area vision, strategies, and priorities while soliciting and incorporating feedback. Facilitating frequent collaboration between customers, stakeholders, and teams throughout the product lifecycle. Engaging in industry, technology, and customer ecosystem research and discovery to incorporate and prioritize key findings into the product area backlog. Actively owning the prioritization of a clearly understood product area backlog aligned to product area vision and goals. Coordinating with other product owners in service of the customer experience. Defining and refining user stories, including business readiness stories, ensuring acceptance criteria is clearly understood by the team. Responsible for ensuring that all known work is added to the backlog and made transparent.? Maintain a healthy backlog of items that are linked appropriately (Story ? Feature ? Epic). Accepting user stories after they have met the acceptance criteria and the definition of done. Actively participating in all product area events. Identifying and resolving sequencing and prioritization conflicts across products and product areas. Inspiring and leading high-performing, cross-functional teams. Being available to the team to answer questions and address escalated impediments. Demonstrating continuous growth in understanding customer, user, and company needs related to the product. Maintaining continuous and cadenced communication with the product manager and delivery teams Coordinating with business analysts, delivery coordinators, POs, and supporting roles that are shared across delivery teams. Managing tradeoffs and executing day to day backlog prioritization and refinement; defining release plans aligned to the product strategy and intention map
