Digital Product Owner

Aquent is partnering with a leading organization in the financial services industry, a firm renowned for its commitment to client success and innovative digital solutions. This company is at the forefront of transforming how clients interact with their finances, driven by a mission to empower individuals through exceptional digital experiences. Join a team that values forward-thinking, client advocacy, and the continuous evolution of technology to deliver impactful results. About the Role: Drive Digital Innovation as a Product Leader Are you a visionary product leader passionate about shaping the future of digital experiences? This is an extraordinary opportunity to significantly impact how millions of clients manage their financial lives. As a key player in our agile environment, you will be instrumental in defining, developing, and delivering cutting-edge digital solutions. Your work will directly influence client satisfaction, drive strategic growth, and elevate our platform’s capabilities, making a tangible difference in the daily lives of our users. What You’ll Do Lead the strategic vision and technical execution for our platform and cross-enterprise digital experiences. Translate product vision into specific, actionable deliverables, meticulously managing the product backlog with rigor and attention to detail. Guide and empower an agile development scrum team towards achieving key objectives and measurable results. Pioneer the evolution of our work culture by championing design thinking, outcome-orientation, data-driven decision-making, and product experimentation. Frame complex challenges as problems to be solved through critical thinking and collaborative efforts. Focus intensely on business impact, delivering actionable recommendations informed by high-quality data analysis and metrics. Cultivate essential relationships, effectively leading your development scrum team and influencing cross-enterprise teams to drive scale and achieve shared outcomes. Take accountability for the discovery phase and the development of comprehensive client experience requirements. Prioritize work effectively through robust opportunity validation and building consensus among stakeholders. Collaborate with technical teams to develop implementation plans, determining technical feasibility and sequencing dependencies. Lead the generation of innovative ideas, leveraging market analytics and insights from stakeholders, clients, and prospects. Champion Agile methodologies, actively participating in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog prioritization, user story preparation, and demos. Work cross-functionally with technical, design, business, and compliance counterparts to define product release requirements and investigate production issues. Develop a deep understanding of the backend architecture supporting your digital experiences. Lead data analysis efforts, utilizing advanced tools to extract insights and inform decisions. What You’ll Bring (Required Qualifications) 3-5 years of proven experience as an Agile Product Owner or leading scrum teams, demonstrating a deep understanding of agile methodologies and outcome-driven roadmaps. 3-5 years of digital Product Ownership experience. Strong digital product management skills, including experience with enterprise platforms and a demonstrated ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data from multiple sources. Strong knowledge base and experience developing or managing digital experiences, coupled with an understanding of underlying current and emerging technology. Skilled at working cross-functionally with technology, service, marketing, and product teams to design, develop, and launch complex digital experiences. Expert listening skills with the demonstrated ability to understand and refine the business intent behind stated requirements. High emotional intelligence, embodying a ‘through the client’s eyes’ mindset and the ability to lead people through challenging projects and initiatives. Curiosity, a proactive “can-do” attitude, and the ability to learn quickly and thrive in a complex, dynamic environment. Self-starter with outstanding organizational skills and the ability to track multiple parallel projects (3-4) with minimal direction. Experience working in a large organization with many stakeholders. Effective relationship builder – ability to partner cross-functionally and work effectively with diverse personality types at all levels of the organization. Superior communication skills, capable of conveying complex messages, explaining trade-offs, and telling a compelling story. Experience with responsive web and mobile app development. Proficiency with Jira and Confluence applications. Bachelor’s degree required. What Will Set You Apart (Preferred Qualifications) Good understanding and/or experience with financial services regulations. Experience with digital analytics, with Adobe Analytics experience highly preferred. #J-18808-Ljbffr Aquent