A major European bank is expanding its cash management product set for cross-border flows and needs a Product Owner with strong experience in conceptual modelling and a solid understanding of IT systems and testing. The role sits in the international payments domain, working across business, IT and operations pillars to deliver features and regulatory or migration initiatives for the bank's global payments product portfolio, using MS Office for documentation and stakeholder reporting.
The mission
The work is part of a cross-border international payments initiative within the bank's Cash Management Competence Center. The team coordinates product deliveries for international payments at a global scale, using agile squads that include business, IT and operational/process representatives. The product stream focuses on improving workflow processes, regulatory alignment and implementing new payment functionalities for corporate clients.
Day to day you act as the squad-level Product Owner and business analyst for international payments initiatives. You will identify and analyse business needs, translate them into backlog items and acceptance criteria, and prioritise the squad backlog in alignment with Product Managers and business initiative leaders. You will also support testing cycles, manage risks and issues, and ensure clear communication with stakeholders across countries and functions.
Your responsibilities
- Translate business requirements into a prioritised backlog and clear acceptance criteria that enable predictable deliveries
- Align product priorities with Product Managers and business initiative leaders to keep releases coherent with programme roadmaps
- Drive stakeholder communication and user validation to guarantee functional quality and customer satisfaction
- Coordinate and verify IT testing activities and support functional and regression testing to secure release readiness
- Manage risks, quality issues and migration-related tasks to keep initiatives on schedule
- Produce and maintain conceptual models, process maps and documentation using MS Office to support decision making
Your profile
Essential skills
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience as a product owner, business analyst or similar role in payments or cash management
- Proven capability with conceptual modelling techniques and methods and translating models into requirements
- Strong knowledge of MS Office for documentation, reporting and stakeholder workshops
- Good understanding of IT systems and practical involvement in testing cycles and acceptance activities
- Clear grasp of workflow processes, process mapping and process optimisation
- Strong analytical skills, structured approach and effective stakeholder communication
Preferred skills
- Experience working with agile methodology and participating in cross-functional squads
- Familiarity with international payments processing and regulatory constraints
Languages
- French, CEFR C1
- English, CEFR C1
- Dutch, CEFR B1 (advantageous)
Education
- Bachelor or Master in treasury management, finance, payments or equivalent professional experience