Product Owner I (US) Foundational Data Management

At TD Bank, this Product Owner I role partners with a delivery pod to ensure stakeholder-focused product increments are turned into real organizational value. You will help shape the product direction, manage backlog priorities, and keep delivery aligned with Agile practices while incorporating feedback from across business and technology groups.

What you’ll do

• Ensure the development team (pod) delivers stakeholder-focused product increments that create organizational value.
• Align with other Product Owners and senior management to follow a shared product vision.
• Create and maintain a prioritized product backlog, including continuously re-prioritizing user stories for customer or end-user value.
• Continuously assess stakeholder feedback and incorporate it into backlog decisions and prioritization conversations.
• Maximize value by identifying opportunities to improve the product and the delivery process.
• Align with senior management on the product delivery roadmap, including Minimum Marketable Features or Minimum Viable Products and release cadence.
• Review performance analytics and recommend strategies to enhance the customer or end user product experience.
• Participate in scrum or Kanban events such as stand-ups and retrospectives, sharing ideas that improve product value or delivery efficiency as appropriate.
• Engage business process partners so customers or end users are prepared for application changes and Day 2 processes are established.
• Provide user story design oversight, including accepting or rejecting user stories based on the Definition of Done and Acceptance Criteria.
• Proactively raise delivery blockers and impede issues, including defect management and prioritization.
• Coordinate and engage in risk, quality and/or business testing management, and act as a single point of escalation for the development team when decisions are needed.
• Manage business stakeholders to obtain inputs needed for product development in a timely manner.
• Monitor the regulatory environment and partner with senior management to consider strategy changes as needed.
• Lead submission and discussion for the Quarterly Business Review with respect to your product.
• Define OKRs in partnership with stakeholders across the organization and compile performance metrics for relevant groups.
• Protect organizational interests by identifying and managing risks, escalating non-standard and high-risk activities as necessary while supporting a risk management and control culture.
• Work cohesively with Scrum Master and peers to reinforce Agile processes, while supporting team development through mentorship and knowledge transfer.
• Communicate product changes and backlog priorities to business, technology and senior management, keeping others informed on day-to-day status and progress.
• Act as a brand ambassador for the business area and the bank internally and/or externally.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree and/or product certificate.
• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• 3-5 years Product Owner or Agile related delivery experience.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification and project management experience (asset).
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certifications or experience operating in scaled agile delivery (asset).

Technologies

• Agile/Scrum
• Scrum
• Kanban
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Location and schedule

• Onsite: New York, New York, United States of America
• Hours: 40
• Domestic travel: Occasional
• International travel: Never

Compensation

• USD 91,000 - 145,600 per year