IT Product Owner

IT Product Owner

Country: Spain

**WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING**

We are the 100% digital bank of the Santander Group and we are currently undergoing a technological transformation and international expansion process. In 2017, we kicked off our relaunch plans and have been continuously expanding and growing ever since, especially when it comes to technology. We work in a start-up format, using agile methodologies to take our customers' experience to the next level. In 2019, we launched in the Netherlands, Germany and Portugal, recently followed by Argentina, with other countries currently in the pipeline.

Our culture sets us apart from the rest; social and diversity clubs are part of our essence and day-to-day culture.

We are a flexible and fast adapting team currently working remotely most of the time using all kinds of communication tools - we’ve barely noticed the change

**Mission and responsibilities**:
The Technical Product Owner leads and owns the development and performance of a specific IT product throughout its entire lifecycle: analysis, monitoring, development, maintenance, and continuous improvement. The Technical Product Owner direct development squad teams, supports the creation of user stories in line with business product owner peers, coordinates testing activities and approves release plans. Accordingly, is responsible of the compliance and adherence of optimum technical quality & performance standards within the IT products they manage.
- Lead the translation of finance and accounting user stories into detailed technical requirements and technical tasks to feed developer squad teams, providing a systems perspective and identifying impacts and dependencies. Ensures the applicable definition of ready / definition of done requirements get documented accordingly.
- Support stakeholders to prioritize user stories and take responsibility of incidents/defects coming from L0/L1/L2 IT Operation group and tickets requiring L3 support (based on criticality and customer impact).
- Support the development squad teams to rebalance effort between user story development and defect/ticket resolution, on a daily basis.
- Facilitate critical dependencies management within the IT product and across products.
- Support the development of and the execution of acceptance tests based on acceptance criteria, coordinating all test activities and ensuring that each story meets acceptance criteria.
- Continuously update the delivery team in case of business changes, in coordination with Business Product Owners and other peer Technical Product Owners.
- Approve the final release plan, in accordance with agreed priorities and dependencies, in collaboration with the Release Manager.
- Analyze and report delivery, progress, risks and opportunities.
- Ensure that the technical debt is properly managed, with the support of SW Technical leads.

**To be successful in the role you must have**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Telecommunications or Finance Degrees enriched with technical knowledge.
- 3 or more years of hands-on experience implementing IT banking projects, particularly Corebanking, Accounting Systems or Account Payable/Receivable solutions and 5 or more years of experience in Information Technology.
- Has played a relevant role in banking transformation projects working under agile methodologies.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs in relation with Accounting and Financials and strong decision-making capabilities, with ability to weigh-in relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate one.
- Relevant technical knowledge. Committed to deliver high-quality, prompt, and efficient IT service within their IT product domain.
- Ability to communicate complex and technical issues to diverse audiences, orally and in writing, in an easily-understable, authoritative, and actionable manner.
- Ability to successfully lead, manage, and motivate large, diverse, and complex development teams. Strong organization, prioritization, and rationalization skills.
- Demonstrable knowledge on Data Query Languages (SQL, Presto)
- Experience with AWS, SAP or Temenos Transact will be highly valued.
- High level of English and Spanish required.

**What do we offer?**
- Joining a dynamic and agile company undergoing international expansion.
- Working in start-up mode with the support of the Santander Group.
- Competitive remuneration and attractive benefits package.
- Possibility of growth within the company and the Group.
- Collaborating on international projects in different countries.
- Excellent work environment, social clubs and frequent events (virtual at present).

Would you like to grow with us? Join our team
- Openbank is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered as equal without paying attention to gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age, political orientation, union membership nor disability status.