Senior Agile Practitioner (Product Owner)

Overview:

• Our technology teams are responsible for the bank's complete information technology infrastructure. They develop and maintain programs that are required for the bank's business. The teams work closely with the business units and other infrastructure units to modernize their IT systems to reduce complexity, minimize risk, and enable growth.
• Working in the Bank's Technology division means looking ahead and shaping the future. We rely on employees who derive economically viable ideas from technological trends and developments, who redesign our business and offer our customers added value. It is always about meeting the needs of customers, regulators and markets alike.
• Our Technology, Data and Innovation (TDI) strategy is focused on strengthening engineering expertise, introducing an agile delivery model, as well as modernizing the bank's IT infrastructure with long-term investments and taking advantage of cloud computing.
• For us this role requires hands on experience in High Value Payments
• Further, this PO role will be part of the High Value payments scrum team comprising of engineers, functional analysts and test specialists.
• Deutsche Bank's Corporate Bank division is a leading provider of cash management, trade finance and securities finance. We complete green-field projects that deliver the best Corporate Bank - Securities Services products in the world. Our team is diverse, international, and driven by shared focus on clean code and valued delivery. At every level, agile minds are rewarded with competitive pay, support, and opportunities to excel.
• You will work as part of a cross-functional agile delivery team. You will bring an innovative approach to software development, focusing on using the latest technologies and practices, as part of a relentless focus on business value. You will be someone who sees engineering as team activity, with a predisposition to open code, open discussion and creating a supportive, collaborative environment. You will be ready to contribute to all stages of software delivery, from initial analysis right through to production support."

Your key responsibilities

• Managing the product backlog (Capacity estimation and planning, L0 and L1 estimation of EPIC/Story level).
• Prioritizing needs (Clear categorization of an MVP and Book of Work definition/priority).
• Overseeing development and test stages.
• Anticipating client needs.
• An expert in flow of value of products through multiple systems.
• Evaluating product progress at each iteration.
• Expert in defining end to end business flow for high value payments- specifically.
• Motivate your team with proven leadership skills, making sure that the teams operate effective Agile methodologies.
• Managing RAIDs
• Go-to expert in a business flow for example in a P1 production issue or in major change initiative they will be lead for Investigation, analysis and requirements.
• Responsible for defining Stories and prioritizing the Team Backlog to streamline the execution of program priorities while maintaining the conceptual and technical integrity of the Features or components for the team.
• Maximizing the value produced by the team and ensuring stories meet the user's needs and comply with the Definition of Done.
• Build sustainable relationships including working with Product Management, Customers, Business Owners, Ops, central banks and other stakeholders.
• Delivering strategic change in line with Bank's strategies and roadmap

Your skills and experience

Must have skills

• Expert level understanding of Payments area e.g. domestic/cross border payment processing, preferably High Value Payments
• Knowledge of ISO20022 financial service messages and / or MT, Clearing specific equivalents
• Experience of Agile software delivery methodology and tools/skills like specification by example and writing acceptance criteria.
• Experience leading virtual teams with a need to influence and direct people without direct line management responsibility.
• Experience organizing and leading workshops focused on requirements gathering, analysis and refinement.
• Experience with T2/EBA clearings systems.
• Great communication skills.

Experience and qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a hands-on Product Owner in Payments domain within a similar sized financial services organization.
• 5+ years in a senior / leadership capacity with ultimate responsibility for managing a product working with business and IT teams for a given initiative
• Bachelor of Science/Engineering degree from an accredited college or university with a concentration in Computer-Science or Software Engineering (or equivalent)