Responsibilities:
1. Product Strategy and Vision:
- Define and communicate a clear product vision and strategy that aligns with both technical and business objectives.
- Develop a comprehensive roadmap that ensures the product's technical feasibility and business value.
2. Stakeholder Collaboration:
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, data analysts, and business stakeholders.
- Facilitate effective communication and understanding between technical and non-technical team members, bridging the gap between technology and business needs.
3. Requirements Gathering and Documentation:
- Gather, analyze, and document detailed requirements for the product, considering both technical and business aspects.
- Ensure requirements are well-defined, prioritized, and aligned with strategic goals from both perspectives.
4. User-Centric Focus:
- Champion a user-centric approach by supporting user research, usability testing, and feedback analysis to align the product with customer needs and business goals.
5. Product Development and Delivery:
- Oversee the entire product development lifecycle, from ideation to release, considering both the technical feasibility and business value of features.
- Prioritize and manage product backlogs, ensuring efficient and timely delivery that meets both technical and business requirements.
6. Quality Assurance and Testing:
- Collaborate with quality assurance teams to define acceptance criteria and conduct thorough testing of product features, ensuring they meet both technical and business standards.
7. Performance Analysis:
- Monitor the performance of the product, gather and analyze data, and make data-driven decisions for product improvements that align with both technical capabilities and business objectives.
8. Compliance and Risk Management:
- Ensure the product complies with regulatory requirements and industry standards, addressing both technical and business aspects.
- Manage potential risks effectively and address any compliance concerns.
9. Ownership of the Product:
- Take full ownership of the product, including product success, performance, and continuous improvement, from both technical and business perspectives.
- Drive the product to meet strategic objectives, taking full accountability for its success, and leading it to reach its full potential.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (business, finance, engineering, or a related discipline).
- Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role, with a strong background in both technical and business domains.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to bridge technical and business requirements.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities to ensure alignment between technical and business teams.
- Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodology is a plus.
- Financial certifications or knowledge of regulatory requirements are advantageous.