Citi · 1 day ago
Product Owner, Financial Crimes Technology , Vice President
Citi is an innovative financial services company seeking a visionary Product Owner to drive impactful products in Financial Crimes Technology. The role involves owning the product lifecycle, leading agile development, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver solutions that protect customers and the financial system.
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Responsibilities
Define and Champion Product Vision: Own the product and value stream vision, serving as the strategic north star for multiple Scrum Teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals
Drive Strategic Product Roadmap: Lead the functional design process, develop comprehensive product roadmaps, and leverage deep understanding of user needs and technology to create innovative solutions
Lead Agile Product Development: Operate within a fast-paced agile environment, continuously refining business needs, prioritizing initiatives, outlining milestones, and identifying risks and opportunities
Maximize Business Value: Create, own, and strategically prioritize the product backlog (features and epics) to consistently deliver maximum business value
Foster User-Centricity: Utilize User Story Maps to visualize user experience, facilitate backlog decomposition with technology teams, and ensure clear, actionable requirements
Collaborate and Deliver: Partner closely with engineering teams on estimations, testing, and release processes, ensuring high-quality product delivery
Measure and Optimize: Track product performance post-launch, gather continuous feedback from stakeholders, and iterate on solutions to achieve desired outcomes
Cultivate a Culture of Excellence: Champion OKRs to align teams, foster accountability, and proactively address risks and dependencies
Represent the Product: Actively participate in Scrum events, ensuring strong alignment with the broader Product Management vision
Qualification
Required
Extensive Agile Experience: 6+ years in agile cultures, including 5+ years as a Lead Product Owner for a significant program, preferably within the banking or financial services domain
Strategic Prioritization Skills: Proven ability to prioritize initiatives effectively to maximize business value, even when managing diverse stakeholder requests
Exceptional Communication & Collaboration: Outstanding interpersonal skills to engage, influence, and align stakeholders and cross-functional teams
Analytical & Problem-Solving Acumen: Strong analytical capabilities with a talent for synthesizing complex information and making data-driven decisions
Product Delivery Track Record: A successful history of delivering products on time and within scope
Familiarity with Modern Methodologies: Understanding of design thinking, behavior-driven development (BDD), and experience creating context/process diagrams
Agile Tool Proficiency: Expertise with leading agile management tools (e.g., Atlassian suite, MS Teams)
Relevant Certifications: Advanced Product Owner certifications (e.g., SAFe PO/PM) are highly valued
Education: Bachelor's/University degree, or equivalent experience
Preferred
Financial Crimes experience preferably in sanction screenings
Benefits
Medical, dental & vision coverage
401(k)
Life, accident, and disability insurance
Wellness programs
Paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays
Company
Citi
Citi's mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.
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