Senior Product Owner

Cloud Data Vision seeks a Senior Product Owner to bridge business stakeholders and technology teams within a Financial Services context. This contract role centers on shaping product strategy and delivering innovative solutions through Agile practices, leveraging deep domain experience in wealth management and related financial services workflows.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and document business needs, turning insights into actionable requirements.
• Define the product vision as the Product Owner and maintain a prioritized backlog to maximize value delivery.
• Convert business requirements into detailed user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate across development, QA, UX, and business units throughout the Agile delivery lifecycle.
• Lead Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives to sustain momentum.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and propose technology solutions that increase business value.
• Conduct gap and impact analyses to support optimization of business processes.
• Ensure delivered solutions align with objectives, regulatory standards, and customer expectations.
• Communicate project status, risks, and dependencies to both business and technical stakeholders.
• Support user acceptance testing, production releases, and post-implementation activities.

Requirements

• At least 9 years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Proven track record as a Product Owner in Agile or Scrum environments.
• Mandatory experience in Financial Services or Wealth Management.
• Strong understanding of financial products, investment platforms, wealth management workflows, banking operations, or capital markets.
• Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies, Jira, Confluence, and backlog management.
• Expertise in business process modeling, requirement gathering, user story creation, and stakeholder management.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in enterprise settings.

Technologies

• Jira
• Confluence

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance

Interview Process

• Round 1: Virtual Interview
• Round 2: Mandatory in-person interview in Minneapolis, MN

Job Summary

The position targets a seasoned Senior Business Analyst with Product Owner credentials, ideally with extensive exposure to Financial Services or Wealth Management. The successful candidate will connect business stakeholders with technology teams to steer product strategy, gather requirements, and maintain a well-prioritized backlog to ensure delivery aligned with business goals.

Pay

$60.00 - $70.00 per hour

Work Location

Minneapolis, MN, hybrid