Job Title: Senior Product Owner Open Banking & Payment Systems
Location: Raleigh NC (100% Onsite)
Duration: Contract
Overall IT Experience Required: 17-20 Years
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Product Owner to lead and drive product strategy and delivery for Open Banking and Payment Systems. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in financial services a thorough understanding of open banking frameworks (such as PSD2 API-led architectures) and a proven track record of delivering complex payment solutions in fast-paced enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define develop and manage product strategy and roadmap for Open Banking and Payment platforms.
- Work closely with stakeholders including business teams engineering compliance and operations to deliver product features that align with regulatory requirements and business goals.
- Lead agile product development cycles write detailed user stories prioritize backlog and ensure timely delivery of milestones.
- Collaborate with technical teams to define API standards data privacy protocols and secure authentication mechanisms.
- Drive innovations in real-time payments digital wallets and integration with third-party financial platforms.
- Analyze customer and market needs turning insights into product features that drive value.
- Stay updated on industry regulations global payment trends and open banking innovations.
- Act as a product evangelist within and outside the organization.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- 17-20 years of overall IT experience with at least 8 10 years focused on banking open banking systems and digital payments.
- Must have 3-5 Years of experience as a Product Owner.
- Deep domain knowledge of payment systems (ACH RTP Wire SWIFT ISO 20022 card networks).
- Expertise in Open Banking frameworks standards and API platforms.
- Familiarity with global banking regulations including PSD2 GDPR and regional open banking initiatives.
- Strong understanding of agile methodologies and tools (e.g. Jira Confluence).
- Excellent leadership communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Business Computer Science or a related field.
Nice to Have:
- Experience working with fintechs digital banking platforms or core banking transformation projects.
- Certification in Product Management (e.g. CSPO SAFe PO/PM).