Responsibilities:
1. Product Strategy and Vision:
- Define and communicate a clear product vision and strategy that aligns with business objectives.
- Develop a comprehensive roadmap that ensures the product's feasibility and business value while bridging the technical-business divide.
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, ensuring alignment between technology and business requirements.
3. Requirements Gathering and Documentation:
- Gather, analyze, and document detailed requirements for the product, considering both business and technical aspects.
- Ensure requirements are well-defined, prioritized, and aligned with strategic goals while maintaining a basic understanding of the technical landscape.
4. User-Centric Focus:
- Champion a user-centric approach by conducting user research, usability testing, and feedback analysis to align the product with customer needs and business goals.
- Collaborate with technical teams to translate user insights into actionable requirements.
5. Product Development and Delivery:
- Oversee the entire product development lifecycle, from ideation to release, ensuring efficient and timely delivery.
- Prioritize and manage product backlogs, focusing on the alignment of business objectives while considering technical capabilities.
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 business and basic technical 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 business objectives and fundamental technical understanding.
8. Compliance and Risk Management:
- Ensure the product complies with regulatory requirements and industry standards, addressing business and basic technical aspects.
- Manage potential risks effectively and address any compliance concerns, with an understanding of the technical landscape.
9. Ownership of the Product:
- Take full ownership of the product, including product success, performance, and continuous improvement, from both business and basic technical perspectives.
- Drive the product to meet strategic objectives, taking accountability for its success and leading it to reach its full potential while maintaining a business-oriented focus.
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 business background and the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a basic understanding of technical concepts.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities to ensure alignment between business and technical teams.
- Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodology is a plus.
- Financial certifications or knowledge of regulatory requirements are advantageous.
