Product Owner - Tech Delivery

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.

Required Qualifications

• Experience working in Agile methodology and a deep understanding of various phases of the Software Development Life Cycle; preferably in Business Analyst / Product Owner role

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with both technology/development and business partners

• Excellent written communication skills and have excellent communication skills and client presence

• Ability to create user journeys, user stories, wireframes, mockups, and basic diagrams to convey ideas

• Experience using tools like Rally and JIRA for Agile projects

• Understanding of business process redesign concepts and process improvement techniques

• Exceptional organizational skills, analytical skills, strong written and verbal presentation skills

• Must be a team player and be able to build positive working relationships with team members and project managers that encourage open communication and a supportive team environment

• Prior experience in an IT or management consulting environment with a focus on business analysis within financial services

• Guides projects through all phases, ensuring required standards and processes are followed, required documents are completed, and required tracking systems are updated

• Strong financial and project management skills with ability to lead project team to deliver results

• Self-motivated and able to work independently in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment •

• Proficient Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint); knowledge of WebEx, Skype & other forecasting tools

• Excellent organizational, leadership, time management and prioritization skills

Desired Qualifications

•  Bachelor's Degree, Confluence, Lean-Agile methodology, Oracle Financial, SharePoint, Jira, PMP Certification a plus, Familiarity with SAFe 4.0 (or higher)

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