Product Owner – Client Facing API - Remote

Zions Bancorporation is one of the nation’s premier financial services companies operating as a collection of great banks under local brands and management teams in high-growth western markets. Zions is regularly recognized by American Banker as one of the “Best Banks to Work For” and as having a top banking team in its list of “The Most Powerful Women in Banking.” Our customers consistently vote us as the best bank in our local markets., We value our employees, and we are committed to search out, recognize and create fulfilling opportunities for outstanding people within our organization, rewarding them for their contributions to our success. We recognize that banking is a “local” business, and that to be successful, we must have very strong ties to the communities we serve and strong relationships with our customers.

With benefits starting on day one, 12 bank holidays, profit sharing and company-matched 401(k) contributions, Zions is dedicated to being an employer of choice in our communities. At Zions, the possibilities are endless. You bring the talent; we bring the opportunity. 

Zions Bancorporation is currently seeking an experienced Product Owner (PO) to support our Client-facing API Strategy team.  We are looking for an individual that is customer focused, flexible, adapts quickly to change, understands technology, and is constantly looking for ways of doing things better.  
 

Zions Bancorporation’s Enterprise Commercial Product team is transforming what it means to work for a financial institution. We operate in a fast-paced, information-driven environment, which means we need people who bring diverse experiences, perspectives, and expertise to meet the ever-changing demands of a technology-driven world. We are grounded in the belief that “improving the work is the work” as we drive to create simple, easy, and fast solutions for our customers. Your ability to adapt, learn, and innovate helps increase revenue, reduce operational costs, and mitigate risk.

The ideal candidate is a senior-level Product Owner with an excellent track record of leadership, accountability, and interpersonal skills. She or he will take initiative and produce timely and high-quality business outcomes in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment.
 

The PO will be part of an agile team, serving as the customer proxy and responsible for working with product management, technology, and other business stakeholders. The PO will provide team support in an agile environment while defining stories and prioritizing the Team Backlog. The PO will also solicit requirements, lead user acceptance testing and support product releases. They will play a significant role in the focus of the agile team and will accept stories as completed. This individual will work in a dynamic team environment to effectively meet Company milestones for new and existing products. The ideal candidate will have a curious mindset, is thirsty for knowledge and continuously learning. 

Candidates for this position must have the skills and experience necessary to:

• Take lead of scrum teams, defining product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities, communicating with stakeholders throughout the project
  
• Create, own, and manage the team backlog, constantly collaborating with customers and the team to ensure work items are refined and prioritized
  
• Plan and prioritize product feature backlog and development for the product
  
• Develop detailed product feature specifications and ensure they’re clearly understood by the development teams
  
• Actively mitigate roadblocks impacting successful team completion of release/sprint goals
  
• Provide context for, prioritizing and accepting the work demoed by the agile team, specifically ensuring the right value is delivered.
  
• Collaborate with the team for demos and team retrospectives.
  
• Help identify organizational impediments and works with the leadership team to create effective strategies to overcome them.
  
• Exemplify agile principles, encourage good practices, encourage, and assist team to continue to develop and mature in agile practices and methodologies
  
• Help to identify and raise obstacles and allow the team to self-organize
  
• Champion mindset changes and belief re-sets required to affect the desired business results

Qualifications:

• 2+ years’ Experience as a Product Owner contributing to successful value delivery & agile methodology experience
  
• Significant knowledge of the agile frameworks & scaling models
  
• Product Owner certification strongly preferred, CBAP certification a plus.
  
• Bachelor's degree in information systems, business, computer science or a related field 
  
• 4+ years’ experience contributing to strategic creation & building out of products, accelerating value delivery to customers, working with cross-functional teams to realize products, employing innovative mindsets & practices to product development (design-thinking, lean startup approach, MVP, rapid prototyping, frequent feedback cycles, customer centricity).
  
• Experience with JIRA, Azure Dev Ops (ADO), Confluence, or similar tools preferred
  
• Excellent planning, organizational, analytical and communication skills, both written and verbal
  
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, including coaching and mentorship qualities
  
• Excellent decision making, problem resolution, listening and team building skills

Pay Range:

• $90,000 - $120,000 (based upon relatable skills, experience and location)

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - START DAY ONE! 
  
• Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  
• Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA) and dependent care accounts
  
• Paid Training, 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays
  
• 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience
  
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
  
• Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees
  
• Employee Ambassador preferred banking products
  
• Employees may, at the company’s discretion, be eligible to receive a cash bonus award