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Senior Technical Product Owner

Bread Financial
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LOCATION

Bangalore · Hybrid

EXPERIENCE

5 - 8 Years

TYPE

FullTime

SKILLS REQUIRED

Backlog ManagementAgile MethodologiesStakeholder ManagementRequirements Engineering

Job description

Overview

The Senior Technical Product Owner will collaborate with product managers or the enablement team to define a clear tactical vision for product development or implementation, focusing on end-user experience and aligning to a delivery team to drive the feature backlog and BAU support post enablement.

What you'll do

  • Influence the technical roadmap by identifying new features and adding to the backlog.
  • Stay updated with industry developments, analyze market data, and use insights for technical decisions.
  • Assist in the break down of Initiatives into Epics and support Feature creation sessions.
  • Identify and lead optimization opportunities, increasing initiative throughput.
  • Prioritize and maintain product backlog (30%).
  • Lead multiple agile teams while managing relationships with key stakeholders and leadership.
  • Present product updates, gather feedback, and ensure alignment with the overall business strategy.
  • Manage activities for requirements documentation, risk identification, and mitigation (30%).
  • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance product development, enablement, and/or BAU support efficiency.
  • Streamline workflows, adopting new tools and methodologies, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, implementation timelines, and standards.
  • Build partnerships within the Scrum team, ensure stable and operational capabilities, and manage cross-functional team dependencies (20%).
  • Build partnerships across enablement and cross-functional teams, maintaining adherence to implementation timelines and standards.
  • Continually look to optimize processes and customer experience.
  • Train and mentor Product Owners, including offering advice, sharing best practices and helping them develop their skills and knowledge.
  • Participate in recruitment and associate engagement efforts (10%).
  • Drive BAU support post enablement, including analysis on reported production issues, influencing correction, and optimizing processes for in-market requirement changes.

What you'll need

  • Bachelor's Degree in information technology, business analysis or related field of study, or equivalent, with relevant work experience.
  • 5-8 years of experience as a scrum master, project manager, business/systems/QA analyst, or software engineer.
  • 5-8 years of experience in a technology field, with agile and scrum principles.
  • Strong technical background with experience delivering complex platforms or enterprise systems.
  • Experience building or launching products using Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI.
  • Systems-thinking mindset with a focus on scalable platform solutions.
  • Experience translating business requirements into technical product roadmaps and delivery plans.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Architecture, and Business teams.
  • Self-starter with the ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.

Nice to have

  • Master's Degree in information technology, business analysis or related field of study.
  • Related field certifications.
  • 7+ years of experience in product management, business analysis, information technology, financial services, payment, online and mobile platforms, or digital and tech platforms.
  • Experience with AI agents, orchestration frameworks, or AI development platforms.
  • Knowledge of Responsible AI, AI Governance, and AI Risk Management.
  • Experience with RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) and agentic AI architectures.
  • Financial services or other highly regulated industry experience.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms, APIs, and enterprise integrations.

Details

  • Location: Bangalore, India.
  • Work environment: normal office environment, hybrid.
  • Reports to: Manager and above. Direct reports: 0.
  • Job type: Regular.

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Senior Technical Product Owner