Product Owner - Core Banking

Job description

Overview

• Location: Singapore
• Job type: Full-time
• Salary: approx. 154k

Tasks

Project Scoping

• Participation in the project as a business analyst/product owner from the business perspective
• Collecting and defining user stories and creating a backlog (including functional, non-functional, legal and operational requirements) for T24
• Work with business leaders to identify core banking needs
• Focus on customer value and continuous improvement of products and roadmap
• Preparation of time and budget estimates; support in the preparation of business cases
• Establishment of project governance and project team

Project Delivery

• Ensuring that solutions are strategic, if possible, with a view to future macro developments
• Coordination of key initiatives to ensure consistency in the product roadmap
• Creation of project plans, identification of key milestones, critical path and dependencies
• Reviewing the progress of the project and updating the project plan
• Identify, track and resolve risks and issues that arise during the project lifecycle; proactively propose mitigation measures
• Ensuring that all deliveries are made on time and in quality by institutionalizing appropriate quality assurance measures
• Coordination of preparation and implementation of user acceptance testing and user sign-off
• Provide regular and accurate project status reports and set up progress meetings to keep stakeholders informed

Change management and communication

• Promoting transformation by carrying out or supporting implementation, communication and training
• Management of interactions and communication with stakeholders
• Collaboration with the business sponsor to ensure the operational readiness of the business after project launch
• Design and implementation of training plans
• Communication of key changes and workarounds to customers and users

Regulatory responsibilities and/or risk management

• Demonstrate appropriate values and behaviors, including but not limited to standards of honesty and integrity, care and diligence, fair treatment (treating clients fairly), managing conflicts of interest and continually demonstrating a sound understanding of risk management

Requirements

Professional and technical

• At least 10 years of experience in private banking
• Good understanding of business processes, process design and process reengineering
• Proven ability to problem solve, make decisions, exercise sound judgment and be assertive
• Experience in finding operational synergies and conducting impact analyses on business models, tools and processes
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and a hands-on approach

Personal and social

• Strong conceptual skills
• Analytical and understanding of a wide range of technologies; keeps abreast of market and technology trends
• Ability to promote and demonstrate a strong end product orientation
• Big picture thinking, problem solving
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to manage large cross-functional project teams
• Proven ability to interact with functional leadership at all levels