Agile Product Owner - Risk Management

Fulton Bank is committed to making a positive impact in local communities and promotes a culture of continuous learning and inclusion. The Agile Product Owner is responsible for maximizing team value by aligning the team backlog with customer needs, guiding the team in product development, and managing stakeholder communication to drive value through technology solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Has end-to-end ownership of the entire value chain from ideation to lifecycle management. Makes data-driven decisions based on key performance indicators, user feedback, and market research to optimize product features and drive continuous improvement. Decides what work gets prioritized in the backlog, what work gets declined, and what work is moved forward. Builds requirements when work items get prioritized. Once an item is prioritized for a sprint, this role oversees the team’s activities to develop/test/implement the item. Is accountable for delivering stated value and benefits of all prioritized work
• Uses OKRs as a cornerstone for team focus and manages the agile team’s product backlog and prioritizes based on changing requirements. Defines Minimal Viable Products and strategically de-scopes to achieve goals
• Plays a key role in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives and participates in scrum meetings. Works closely with others to develop and decide which user stories will be in the next sprints. Translates business requirements into clear and detailed user stories and acceptance criteria
• Works closely with the agile team members to define and drive product vision and distill a product roadmap while guiding cross-functional focus to understand what to solution. Needs to have the ability to influence quantity and quality of work
• Sets goals for the aligned team around productivity, effectiveness, quality, and speed of the delivery team, while aligning team activities to achieve LOB OKRs. Is accountable for goal achievement and team performance
• Responsible for stakeholder communication and alignment and manages expectations with business sponsors and executives
• Monitors industry trends, competitive landscape, and existing product or process pain points in order to refine existing and/or new product portfolio to derive maximum value for the organization. Decides how to address pain points and puts fixes into sprint work

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent experience. Specialty: Business or Technology
• 2 or more years Agile/DevSecOps experience
• 5 or more years demonstrated experience in independently influencing and engaging employees across all levels of the organization
• 5 or more years successfully leading a team, with or without direct reporting relationships
• 5 or more years presenting ideas and discussions with confidence and poise and to audiences at various levels of an organization, effectively engaging senior leaders and stakeholders
• 5 or more years experience enabling business capability and objectives through technology
• Ability to think critically and provide insights that influence decision-making reflecting a deep understanding of business objectives
• Ability to prioritize backlogs effectively
• Ability to guide, inspire, and influence cross-functional teams
• Team player with a professional presence able to influence all levels of the organization
• Financial Institution Business acumen
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders and agile development teams
• Master's Degree or the equivalent experience. Specialty: Business or Technology
• 5 or more years financial institution experience
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or related