Sr. Product Owner - Payments

Bring your ideas. Make history.
BNY Mellon offers an exciting array of future-forward careers at the intersection of business, finance, and technology. We are one of the world's top asset management and banking firms that manages trillions of dollars in assets, custody and/or administration. Known as the “bank of banks” - 97% of the world’s top banks work with us as we lead and serve our customers into the new era of digital.

With over 238 years of rich history and industry firsts, BNY Mellon has been built upon our proven ability to evolve, lead, and drive new ideas at every turn. Today, we’re approximately 50,000 employees across 35 countries with a culture that empowers you to grow, take risks, experiment and be yourself. This is what #LifeAtBNYMellon is all about.

We are seeking to fill multiple roles across our technology groups with mid-to-senior level Product Owners. These roles are based out of our Manchester, UK office.

The ideal candidate must have significant financial services experience within the banking industry, specifically in one or both of the following areas:

• Structured Debt: Asset-back securities, collateral debt OR
• Credit Services: Securities-backed Lending, Credit Solutions OR
• Treasury Services: Liquidities Management, Trade Finance and Processing, Clearing and Settlement

You will have an impact in following ways:
• As a crucial part of the “Agile Pod”, or Scrum Team, explicitly communicates product goals with engineering and product team to deliver capabilities that meet business objectives
• Manages and prioritizes the product backlog
• Acts as the voice of the customer and manages stakeholder expectations
• Coaches the engineering team to ensure they have a thorough understanding of the backlog and Scrum processes
• Facilities daily stand-ups and weekly/bi-weekly Sprints to ensure teams are on-track

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:
• Understands the customer need and works to drive that vision to the engineering teams
• Exhibits customer focus and user empathy
• Thrives in a fast-paced, technologically forward-leaning environment
• Natural curiosity to stay on top of emerging trends.
• Researches market trends and competitor insights and proposes actionable solutions
• Has a strong understanding of iterative software delivery to connect effectively with the scrum team and lead agile meetings
• Analytical thinker; thrives in working across teams and is excellent in handling ambiguity.
• Strong ability to foster collaborative, open working relationships
• Proactive; can anticipate customer needs and works to resolve them
• Agile mindset: can easily adapt to change, iterate quickly

At BNY Mellon, our inclusive culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards:
• Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies & Top 20 for Diversity and Inclusion
• Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI)
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN – 100% score
• 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 100% score Corporate Equality Index
• CDP’s Climate Change ‘A List’

Our Benefits:
BNY Mellon offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves that can support you and your family through moments that matter.
BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

BNY Mellon assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees.