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Product Owner - Tech Delivery

Bank of America

Bank of America

Product
Charlotte, NC, USA · United States · Remote
Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Job Description:
Responsible for maximizing the value for a product. Defines the vision and roadmap for the product, defining and prioritizing stories in the product backlog, and articulating this to both stakeholders and the development team. Works closely with stakeholders to understand their needs, and with the Product Manager in a scaled Agile model to ensure there is alignment. Possess a working knowledge of the product, and basic understanding of the business or technology domain. With some guidance, creates the vision and roadmap for the product to align with strategic direction for the business or technology domain. Communicates the product vision and roadmap to stakeholders and the team. Collaborates with stakeholders to understand their needs and problems. Creates and prioritizes work for one team. Learning to collaborate with cross-functional teams. With some guidance, creates and prioritizes stories in the product backlog. Refines stories with the team to ensure there are enough ready stories to load the next 1-2 sprints. Reviews and accepts stories and is empowered to make on-the-spot decisions on scope and requirements. Works in partnership with the team to ensure that optimum value is obtained through technology and through an advanced understanding of the business. Individual contributor.

LOB Specific Summary

This role is responsible for maximizing the value for a product. Key responsibilities include defining the vision and roadmap for the product, defining and prioritizing stories in the product backlog, and articulating this to both stakeholders and the development team. This role works closely with stakeholders to understand their needs, and with the Product Manager in a

scaled Agile model, to ensure there is alignment. They are developing in the role of a Product Owner, possessing a working knowledge of the product, and basic understanding of the business or technology domain.

Responsibilities:

  • With some guidance, create the vision and roadmap for the product to align with strategic direction for the business or technology domain.

  • Communicate the product vision and roadmap to stakeholders and the team.

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their needs and problems.

  • Create and prioritize work for a team, learning to collaborate with cross functional teams.

  • With some guidance, creates and prioritize s stories in the product backlog.

  • Refine stories with the team to ensure there are enough “ready” stories to load the next 1 2 sprints.

  • Review and accept stories and make on the spot decisions regarding scope and requirements.

  • Work in partnership with the team to ensure that optimum value is obtained through technology and through an advanced understanding of the business.

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years product owner experience

  • 5+ years agile experience

  • ALM experience

  • 8+ years experience working as product owner on scrum team

  • Knowledge of products and services, business flows, understanding of financial context

  • Strong knowledge of agile best practices and principles; able to apply these to all phases of SDLC

  • Ability to provide input for planning of new projects

  • Ability to identify and escalate risks; define mitigation plan

  • Ability to facilitate team ceremonies against backlog

  • Ability to prioritize work

  • Manage risks/dependencies/impediments for the team

  • Ability to answer teams questions clearly and effectively

  • Understanding of stakeholder expectations and updates to keep stakeholders informed

  • Ability to speak clearly and effectively to stakeholders as needed

  • Strong knowledge of SDLC

  • Ability to collaborate effectively with the team

  • Awareness of testing practices; Experience with hands on testing

Minimum Education Requirements : Bachelor Degree or Equivalent Professional Exp

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40