The Technology Product Owner plays a crucial role in shaping the long-term vision and driving innovation for Total Rewards- Compensation. This strategic position requires a deep understanding of the audit domain, regulatory landscape, emerging technologies, and business needs.
Responsibilities
• Strategic Planning & Vision: Collaborates with Product Managers and Business Stakeholders to contribute to the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Total Rewards- Compensation, aligning product goals with business objectives and regulatory requirements. Develops and communicates the long-term vision, goals, and strategies to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Product Development & Management: Develops a deep understanding of client needs, both business and technical, translating them into product features. Articulates capabilities and features for a product vision aligned with a target operating model, delivering iteratively towards the future state using Agile methodologies. Defines and measures key performance indicators (KPIs) for strategic trade-off decisions across multiple products within the portfolio.
• Backlog Management & Agile Execution: Owns and manages the product backlog, creating and refining epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria. Prioritizes and triages new changes and defects, making critical decisions on showstoppers and product quality. Designs, implements, and tracks success metrics for product outcomes and management reporting.
• Stakeholder Management & Collaboration: Acts as a bridge between Business and Engineering teams, ensuring clear communication of product roadmaps and priorities. Partners with Scrum Masters, Engineering teams, and Quality Assurance teams for smooth sprint execution. Influences cross-functional teams to achieve product goals.
• User Experience (UX) Design: Collaborates with UI/UX designers to build user-friendly product features with optimized user experience through business process flows, user journey maps, and UI wireframe creation.
• Risk Management & Compliance: Assesses and mitigates risks associated with business decisions, prioritizing the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citi, its clients, and assets. Ensures compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and internal policies.
