Product Owner

As an empowered decision maker, Product owner will be accountable for maximising the business value of their product.
We are looking for a talented individual who has functional and delivery expertise in front to back trade flow of one or more Capital Markets products, and/or Managed Investments with extensive experience in delivering booking and settlement initiatives on core booking platforms.

The candidate must possess at least 10 years of experience in Banking / Wealth Management and have strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Experience in Temenos applications required; solution designing will be an advantage.

Description

• Manage and track execution progress of approved initiatives to drive the Transformation agenda.
• Support the development of the Core Wealth Platform strategic direction and roadmap.
• Work with leads to ensure project deliveries are effectively implemented across geographies.
• Maintain strong stakeholder engagement with WM Business, COO/Operations, T&I, Risk & Compliance and Group Internal Audit to ensure alignment across stakeholder groups to support the tribe deliverables.
• Ensure appropriate representation across the stakeholder groups in delivery forums.
• Escalate appropriately to ensure key stakeholders like Cluster Lead, Hive Lead, Hive Tech Lead and Chief product owner are updated and able to intervene as required.
• Role holder will be execution of the strategy and identifying opportunities for streamlining the operational processes through automation, OpEx and other initiatives.
• Continuously improve productivity and efficiency of operations and drive standardisation agenda while maintaining rigorous cost and investment discipline across the business.
• Ensure appropriate and insightful data and analytics that can drive business decisions.
• Demonstrate and act as a role model of the Group's values and culture in the region.
• Lead and support a change in mindset, building a culture of client centricity, agility, and accountability through standardised metrics and measurement.
• Set effective metrics and standards, transparently communicating them to squads.
• Ensure squad capacity is reviewed to enable delivery of client outcomes.
• Risk control and governance: ensuring oversight and driving improvement in the control & resilience agenda.
• Developing a forward-looking end-to-end view across Wealth Management environment and proactively identifying and escalating issues and sharing themes/lessons learnt.
• Adherence to policies and control standards, ensuring compliance and operation within risk tolerance and risk appetite.
• Maintain awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the Bank operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.

Profile

• 7+ years of relevant experience as Product Owner in Wealth Management / Capital Markets business.
• Any Diploma or Graduate Degree from a recognized University.
• Sound knowledge on WM products, processes, Agile product management, etc.
• Strong knowledge on Corporate Actions across global markets.
• Accountable for maximising the business value of their product.
• Able to contribute individually, take end to end ownership and be open to challenges.
• Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner or comparable Product Owner certifications.

Job Offer

• Attractive remuneration package.
• Be part of a globally recognized organisation.
• Enhance your banking SSC skills.

To apply online please click the Apply button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Sara Afzal on +603 2302 4056.