Digital Banking Product Owner

As a Digital Banking Product Owner, you will work closely with business stakeholders, clients, and agile development teams to ensure that digital banking solutions align with customer needs and the company’s strategic objectives. You will act as the ambassador of the client in the Product Management group and strive to bridge the gap between business analysis and product management, transforming business and technical requirements into an actionable backlog. Your role is critical in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, user-focused features, for challenging projects globally and improvements to our digital banking platform.

What will you be doing?

• Requirements Gathering and Analysis: Engage with business stakeholders to understand and document requirements and translate them into software solutions with technical specifications. Use tools such as BPMN flows, sequence diagrams, and wireframes to ensure clarity and completeness of requirements.
• Backlog Management: Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize the product backlog, ensuring that all features and technical tasks are well-defined, refined, and meet the “Definition of Readiness.” Manage and groom the backlog to maintain alignment with business needs, project timelines and strategic initiatives transforming them into well-defined and actionable user stories, epics, and features.
• Feature Prioritization and Development: Prioritize features based on business value, user needs, and technical feasibility considering the effort to deliver the features to users. Own the product’s “Definition of Done” and ensure that the delivered product meets both business and quality expectations.
• User Story Creation and Refinement: Write detailed user stories, breaking down complex requirements into smaller, manageable pieces. Use techniques such as story mapping to visualize the customer journey and prioritize development based on user needs and business value.
• Agile Development Leadership: Work closely with cross-functional agile teams (UX designers, developers, QA testers) during two-week sprints, providing clear guidance on requirements and resolving any questions or ambiguities that arise.
• User-Centric Design: Ensure that all features are developed with a strong focus on user experience, using wireframes and prototypes to define UI/UX requirements and collaborating with designers to create a seamless user journey.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Use analytics, data insights, and market research to make informed decisions on product backlog.
• Risk Management: Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies during product development, ensuring the balance between innovation, delivery speed, and platform stability.
• Market Trends and Innovation: Keep up to date with trends and innovations in digital banking to provide insights into potential features and improvements for future product iterations.
• Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to other business analysts, helping them grow their skills, refine processes, and share knowledge.

Who are we looking for?

• Experienced Business Analysts with Product Focus in Digital Banking: You have prior experience in Banks Digital Teams, Software Houses and/or Fintech companies with client-facing business analysis, requirements gathering, and solution design, ideally within digital banking platforms.
• Agile Team Players: You have experience working in agile teams and understand how to break down business requirements into actionable user stories, contributing to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews.
• Strong Analytical Thinkers: You possess the ability to analyze and visualize complex business requirements using tools such as story mapping, sequence diagrams, wireframes, and BPMN flows, ensuring a thorough understanding by all stakeholders.
• Problem-Solvers: Strong analytical thinking and the ability to identify problems, propose solutions, and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Customer-Centric Approach: Passionate about creating high-quality user experiences in the digital banking space. Previous experience working with digital banking platforms is highly desirable.
• Communication Skills: You are skilled at creating consensus among stakeholders and cross-functional teams while challenging assumptions to ensure that the best possible quality is delivered.

What do your qualifications look like?

• University degree in Computer Science, Business, Financial / Banking studies or related fields.
• 5+ years of experience as a business analysis or product owner, within the digital banking sector or financial services industry.
• English language at least C1 level.
• Experience in digital banking platforms is a strong plus.

What do we offer?

Join Our #AFSETeam!

🕑 Flexible Hybrid Work Environment
Enjoy the benefits of both remote and in-office work, promoting better work-life integration.​

🤝 Buddy Program for Seamless Onboarding
A dedicated buddy will guide you through your initial journey, ensuring a smooth transition into our team.​

💰 Competitive Compensation Package
We offer a salary structure & monetary benefits that reflects your skills and contributions.​

👩‍⚕️ Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance from Day One
Your well-being is our priority, with extensive coverage starting immediately.​

📈 Structured Career Development Framework
Clear pathways for advancement, supported by regular performance evaluations and feedback.​

📚 Unlimited Learning & Development Opportunities
Access to a vast array of training resources to fuel your continuous growth.​

🧘‍♂️ Well-being Initiatives & Work-Life Balance Support
Participate in programs designed to support your mental and physical health.​

🎉 Engaging Team-Building Activities
Regular events to strengthen team bonds and celebrate our collective achievements.​

🏦 Expertise in Digital Banking
Work with us to become a specialist in the evolving field of digital banking.

Our Selection Process

Once you apply, your application will be reviewed by our recruitment team. If you’ve got the skills and the experience we are looking for, you will be invited to have an initial conversation with our Talent Acquisition team, where you’ll get to find out more about our company & the opportunity, while we can learn more about you.

If things go well, you can expect 2 – 3 interviews with the hiring team, after which a decision will be made.

If we are both successful in identifying a ‘match’ between us, and you accept our offer, our People & Culture team will help you through our onboarding process.

If you want to apply to our job opening, please send us your CV in English @ careers@afse.eu .

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We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities to ensure equal access to opportunities. Additionally, we have a zero-tolerance policy for harassment of any kind based on protected status.

This commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion extends to all aspects of our organization, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfer opportunities, and social & recreational programs.

Join us at Advantage FSE, where your unique talents and perspectives are embraced, and where together, we create a more inclusive and equitable future for all.