Discover Hiring for Product Owner (UI/API) Full Time

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Job Description

Discover Commerce Exchange is a best-in-class data services platform, and this role requires a good understanding of API & Data Distribution platform. A must for this position is a love of technology and ability to adopt newer technology to align with the organization’s roadmap.

The Product Owner ensures an outcome for a product is delivered that meets the requests from stakeholders and customers. This requires a fundamental understanding of the business and its constraints (financial, marketing, compliance, legal, service, the customer environment, the technical capabilities, the user experience, etc.) in order to provide a solution that satisfies all stakeholders and customers.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the technology team to understand CI/CD processes development standards and related guidance for APIs and cloud-based platform and create features and prioritize work items accordingly.
• Understanding of source control, build automation, test automation, and tool-based deployment will be required to supervise the platform product end to end.
• Interact and collaborate with stakeholders on key product considerations and align with product vision, features and roadmap. Leverage customer insights, feedback, financials, compliance and risk data to define product features and roadmap in partnership with other SMEs.
• Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Objects and Key Results (OKRs) for the product team and ensure alignment with senior leadership (e.g., SPO, Dir, etc.). Create and/or maintain key product documentation (e.g., customer journey map, technical specs, process mapping, etc.). Identifies and defines key non-functional requirements (e.g., security, availability, performance, etc.) to achieve necessary product metrics. Owns definition of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and features/user stories for delivery product roadmap; in-line with the Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) of the greater product vision outlined by SPO and/or Business Director is the final decision maker for product scope
• Builds product backlog, prioritize its items to achieve Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and continuously keep it up to date. Holds meetings with the product team to continuously update product backlog. Ensures product features and processes align with applicable Discover compliance and risk management standards. Ensures product adheres to the highest quality standards, including releasing security patches not linked to customers.
• Defines functional and non-functional product requirements; ensure completeness; integral and consistent; source of requirements for product team. Creates and validate user story acceptance criteria. Defines and ensures appropriate testing frameworks for product features (e.g., market testing, functional performance, etc.) Works with Data stewards in their respective LOBs to ensure required Data quality controls are identified and implemented. Inspect and evaluate product progress through each iteration.
• Partners with business technology to create technical features that are required to continuously optimize system components and underline infrastructure maintenance.
• Builds a culture of accountability and ownership by empowering the product team to make decisions as close to the work as possible. Manage dependencies with other team’s functions while identifying, building, and managing strategic partnership across different product teams.

Qualifications You’ll Need

The Basics:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field
• 4+ years of experience in Product, Business, Technical, or related
• In lieu of a degree, 6+ years of experience in Product, Business, Technical, or related

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Technical knowledge: UI, API, Java, etc
• In-depth knowledge of Financial Services, including Operational and Risk aspects
• Expertise in defining product features, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Proven leadership to drive cross-functional teams to a consensus without direct authority
• Proficiency in Agile methodology, including feature refinement and interactive engagement with Scrum Master, SMEs, and other product owners
• High-level understanding of the technical concepts related to Java Full Stack development
• Ability to prepare clear and concise communications to internal and external business partners and senior management regarding initiatives, issues, and achievements

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