Project Manager - Agile

Job Summary

The Product Owner is responsible for defining and delivering product capabilities that align with business objectives and customer needs. This role serves as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, engineering teams, and end users to ensure product requirements are clearly defined, prioritized, and delivered with maximum value. The Product Owner manages the product backlog, develops user stories and acceptance criteria, drives sprint planning activities, and ensures successful execution of the product roadmap. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, along with experience working in Agile environments to deliver customer-centric digital solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Product Ownership

• Define and communicate product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Own and prioritize product backlog aligned with business objectives.
• Translate business goals into epics, features, and user stories.
• Drive product decisions based on customer value, business impact, and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with engineering teams throughout delivery lifecycle.

Business Analysis

• Elicit, analyze, document, and validate business requirements.
• Create BRDs, FRDs, process flows, use cases, and data mapping documents.
• Perform gap analysis and impact assessments.
• Define acceptance criteria and support UAT activities.

Payments Domain Leadership

• Work on payment systems including all ISO 20022 compliant payment types
• Understand E2E payment lifecycle from initiation through settlement and reconciliation.
• Collaborate with operations and compliance teams on regulatory initiatives.

Stakeholder Management

• Engage business sponsors, operations teams, architects, and development teams.
• Present product roadmaps and status updates to senior leadership.
• Manage competing priorities and drive consensus among stakeholders.

Agile Delivery

• Participate in PI Planning, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Ensure readiness of stories before sprint commitment.
• Track delivery metrics and product outcomes.
• Support release planning and go-live activities.

Skill Requirements

Skill Matrix

Competency

Expected Level

Area Details

Payments Domain Expertise

Expert / SME

All ISO20022 compliant payment types

Product Ownership

Expert / SME

Product Vision, Roadmap, Prioritization

Business Analysis

Expert / SME

Requirement Elicitation, BRD/FRD, Gap Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Expert / SME

Business Engagement, Executive Communication

Agile/Scrum

Advanced

Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, PI Planning

User Story & Acceptance Criteria

Expert / SME

Story Writing, INVEST Principles

Data Analysis & SQL

Advanced

Queries, Reporting, Data Validation

API & Integration Knowledge

Advanced

REST APIs, Message Flows, Integration Patterns

Regulatory & Compliance

Advanced

AML, KYC, Payment Regulations

Communication & Presentation

Expert / SME

Client Facing Communication

Other Requirements