IT Product Owner

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to develop business cases, define project objectives, and obtain necessary approvals.
• Coordinate with business and technical teams to gather, analyze, validate, and finalize business requirements.
• Develop and maintain project plans covering scope, timelines, deliverables, resource allocation, deployment, and change management.
• Organize project Kick-Off Meetings and manage stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate project teams to ensure delivery aligns with agreed scope, timelines, budget, and quality standards.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and changes, including escalation and mitigation planning.
• Work closely with developers and technical teams to ensure business requirements are translated into effective technical solutions.
• Prepare project status reports, ad hoc reports, and Project Implementation Reports (PIR) following go-live.
• Ensure all project documentation, activities, and deliverables comply with applicable BPUI policies, procedures, and governance standards.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Product Owner in IT, software development, digital transformation, or system implementation projects.
• Strong experience in business requirement gathering, analysis, validation, and stakeholder alignment.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare business cases, coordinate project planning, and manage project execution from initiation through implementation and post-go-live activities.
• Good understanding of project management fundamentals, including scope, timeline, budget, resource allocation, risk management, and project reporting.
• Sufficient technical knowledge to understand software development processes, application functionality, system integrations, and technical dependencies.
• Previous experience as a Software Developer, Programmer, or other technical IT professional is highly preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with business users, technical teams, project managers, and senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, coordination, and decision-making skills.
• Detail-oriented, well-organized, and capable of managing multiple priorities while maintaining project documentation and reporting standards.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies, SDLC, and product development practices is an advantage.
• Experience in enterprise, financial services, insurance, investment, or other regulated business environments is an advantage.
• Willing to work fully onsite (WFO) at the designated IFG office location.

Preferred Technical Knowledge

• Candidates with exposure to the following areas will be considered an advantage:
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and system implementation.
• Agile/Scrum, product backlog management, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Application development, APIs, system integration, and database fundamentals.
• Functional testing, UAT coordination, deployment planning, and production support.
• Project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, or similar platforms.