Product Owner Senior Associate - Mortgage-Backed Securities

About the position

At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve. DTCC Solutions delivers information-based and business processing solutions to financial intermediaries globally.

Responsibilities

• Translates the Fixed Income's product vision into squad deliverables and release plans
• Independently lead multiple project teams across assigned projects, through the life cycle from initiation to closing
• Collaborate across all collaborators groups to elicit business requirements, develop and document project plans, and identify resource requirements
• Creates and refines the backlog of user stories with the squad to provide the right level of detail at the right time to achieve definition of ready (preparation for development)
• Accepts or rejects backlog items, according to acceptance criteria, during the sprint
• Brings the voice of the client (external/internal) into the squad
• Incorporates and prioritizes technical work, as required, to deliver on release objectives
• Leads the delivery team (Scrum Master, Business Analysts, Development and QA Analysts) to create solutions that meet business needs in an Agile setting (i.e., scrum ceremonies, collocated team, etc.)
• Reviews enhancement requests and bugs to determine solutions that do not negatively impact other product features
• Analyzes regulations and leads design walkthroughs, demos and functionality feedback sessions with internal and external partners
• Determines and produces just-enough documentation for the functionality being delivered in iterations, but also compiles a running specification that serves as a functional specification for the final deliverable
• Partners with internal collaborators such as Integration and Documentation on operational readiness activities by sharing subject matter expertise on features and functions and uncovering operational requirements
• Aligns risk and control processes into day to day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; raises appropriately

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
• Self-starter with a solid ability to prioritize, own and drive projects, and quickly learn new concepts and frameworks
• Prior experience communicating with all partners (technology, clients, finance, integration, operations teams) to engage in discussion, create user stories, and consistently deliver the right products and solutions
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to shifting priorities
• Knowledge of financial services operations and technology; experience in banking, capital markets, or financial operations is a plus
• Solid understanding of data management processes and standard methodologies

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being
• Flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote