Product Owner II Enterprise Technology Platform
Pittsburgh, PA - USA
Job Summary
As a Product Owner II within PNCs Technology organization Site Reliability Center you will be based in Pittsburgh PA Philadelphia PA Strongsville OH Dallas TX or Phoenix AZ and support enterprise-scale backend and platform technologies that enable reliability monitoring observability and analytics across the firm.
PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.
Role Summary
PNC is seeking a Technical Product Owner II for the Site Reliability Center to support enterprise backend platforms. This role blends product ownership with hands-on delivery execution and requires strong Business Analysis capabilities within a complex highly regulated environment.
The Product Owner II typically supports defined platforms or domains and works in close partnership with engineering architecture site reliability operations and vendor partners to ensure successful delivery and ongoing platform stability.
Key Responsibilities
Product Ownership & Planning
Serve as the Product Owner for assigned platforms ensuring alignment to business objectives technical direction and operational priorities
Own product roadmaps including annual planning and quarterly planning activities
Drive prioritization decisions balancing operational needs risk reduction and delivery commitments
Identify and manage dependencies across workstreams
Backlog & Delivery Execution
Maintain end-to-end ownership of the product backlog including buildout refinement and prioritization
Translate business technical and operational requirements into clear actionable user stories
Partner with Scrum Masters and Engineering teams to support sprint planning and delivery execution
Perform documentation activities including requirements documentation process flows and platform artifacts
Technical & Operational Focus
Demonstrate working knowledge of enterprise platforms and site reliability principles
Partner with engineering and operations teams to ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for availability reliability and performance
Support operational stability by incorporating risk incident and performance considerations into backlog prioritization
While this role is not responsible for hands-on engineering a strong technical aptitude and ability to engage in deep technical discussions with platform teams is essential.
Stakeholder & Vendor Engagement
Engage with technical and business stakeholders to gather requirements align priorities and manage expectations
Support vendor relationship management including participation in roadmap alignment and issue resolution
The Product Owner II serves as a key liaison across internal teams and external partners ensuring transparency alignment and timely communication.
Required Qualifications
Experience functioning as a Product Owner in an Agile environment
Strong Business Analyst skill set with demonstrated requirements gathering and documentation experience
Experience owning product backlogs prioritization and delivery execution
Technical aptitude with backend platform or enterprise systems
Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience working within Agile/Scrum frameworksPNC is an in-office company that fosters a supportive culture where employees can thrive and achieve balance. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals.PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.
- Owns the vision and the definition of the product. Serves as the voice of the customer. Provides guidance to concentrate the Scrum Team(s) effort on correct priorities based on business value.
- Defines and conveys the vision to the team(s) in order to address client requirements to meet business objectives.
- Accountable for the creation of and the integrity of the product backlog. Prioritizes and leads grooming of the product backlog.
- Works in partnership with the Scrum Master(s) to ensure items are worked on in accordance with the product backlog. Serves as the primary point of contact for questions from the team(s).
- Accepts delivery of working product from the Scrum Teams(s). Reviews and validates Scrum Team(s) working product. Socializes the delivery of business value and outcomes of the iteration to various stakeholders.
PNC Employees take pride in our reputation and to continue building upon that we expect our employees to be:
- Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
- Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with their business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support PNCs Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge skills and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills competencies work experience education and required certifications/licensures needed to be successful in this position.
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