M&T Bank · 15 hours ago
Product Owner- Data
Buffalo, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$124K/yr - $206K/yr
6+ years expM&T Bank is seeking a Product Owner for large and potentially multiple Data products to represent key stakeholders and ensure product value aligns with enterprise strategies. The role involves managing product vision and backlog, facilitating communication among stakeholders, and supporting the deployment of a medallion framework on enterprise platforms.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Support delivery of trusted and reliable data products efficiently and in accordance with good data management principles with regards to lineage, cataloging and quality
Manage Product and associated program level delivery and management, including stakeholder communication
Build and own large Data products or set of Data products vision and roadmap that aligns with the overall strategic intent and communicate them with the team and all stakeholders. Prioritize the backlog(s) based on the overall product vision and strategy
Represent key stakeholders (customer, business or technology) within the team and convey story details to the team; make autonomous decisions, quickly and thoughtfully, to move delivery forward in alignment with overall product vision and strategy
Write user stories and groom the backlog in partnership with the team. Specify acceptance criteria for each user story in support of moving the team to Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD)
Work directly with the delivery team to create appropriate information radiators and other communication tools for internal team and stakeholder use to show progress on a large product or multiple products
Participate in all team activities and ceremonies
Use a matrixed influencing approach to work with essential business partners throughout the organization, often at a more senior level and irrespective of hierarchy or divisions, advocating for the benefit of the customer
Understand and engage with your customers
Focus on outcomes over outputs, incorporating design thinking methods and analytics to inform product design. Due to the scope of these product(s), these efforts are often more complex
Collaborate across teams and with other Product Owners to align the customer journey and dependent backlogs
May act on behalf of the Senior Product Owner as required by absence
Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management
Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand
Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable
Complete other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 6 years' business, analytical, technical and/or product experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 10 years' higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 6 years' business, analytical, technical and/or product experience
Must have prior banking experience with a strong understanding of how data is generated, managed, and used within a financial services environment
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge of Agile principles and practices
Preferred
A strong understanding of Medallion framework design principles is highly preferred
Prior experience prioritizing across competing priorities and quickly changing landscape
Prior experience actively seeking out multiple opinions, yet making independent decisions and influencing positive outcomes
Understanding of Design Thinking principles
Knowledge of product design and development best practices
Knowledge of Lean principles and practices
Experience developing/managing digital capabilities
Specific subject matter expertise as required by assigned product
Company
M&T Bank
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