Product Owner - Payments SME (Director)

Who we are

United by a sense of purpose towards our customers – to be a trusted partner for the long-term – and our universal banking platform in EMEA, SMBC Group has an international growth agenda and award-winning products, meaning we provide exciting opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects and initiatives. We deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers as well as investment banking and advisory services, and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets. Read on to find out how you could enhance your skills and gain valuable experience, by joining us to support our clients transition to a sustainable future.

Role Summary

Lead the strategic direction, development, and implementation of the bank's payment systems and technologies. This role is responsible for ensuring the bank's payment solutions are innovative, secure, and efficient, aligning with overall business objectives and regulatory requirements.

As the Product Owner for our Payments product, you will be responsible for creating the best-in-class payment functionality and platform to deliver the best outcomes for our customers. Leveraging your deep understanding of the business and engineering capabilities, you will take ownership of the product roadmap for our payments solution. You will take ownership of the features, product requirements, and the definition, management, and prioritisation of the backlog. This is a critical role, with exposure to senior management and real responsibility.

Create and Drive forward the evolution of our payments applications in line with significant business growth and expansion.

Business Area

Front, Middle and Back Office

Position Description

• Work closely with various stakeholders across the bank and vendors to enhance and improve the current route to live for payment systems.
• Collaborate with multi-regional teams to drive the adoption of new payment technologies and enhance existing systems to deliver exceptional customer experiences.
• Ensure that technology provides operational resilience and disaster recovery capabilities in the face of threats such as cybercrime and data breaches.
• Lead a team of fewer than 10 SME resources.
• Drive IT innovation and overall technology direction.
• Strengthen the IT governance model and ensure effective management of risk and compliance.
• End to end ownership over the delivery of new payments features and improvements to existing features.
• Taking responsibility and ownership for change initiatives; driving projects forward with focus on strategic goals.
• Translates product features and business needs into well-defined product requirements including epics, user stories, and acceptance test criteria.
• Providing clear communication outlining the impacts of changes in users of the systems you are responsible for.
• Prioritises and maintains the sprint backlog for assigned products, balancing the requirements of stakeholders.

Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Driving Change
• Driving Results
• Embraces Diversity
• Enterprise Leadership
• Judgement and Decision Making
• Risk Management
• Strategic and Visionary
• Trust and Integrity

What we offer

For all the expertise and experience you bring to help us make a difference, it’s only sustainable if we support you to build your career and be your best self so we offer competitive company benefits, centred around promoting positive well-being and work-life balance. We also believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, where all team members' perspectives and contributions are valued. Initiatives in place which promote a diverse and inclusive culture and healthy work life balance include hybrid working, Sport & Social Clubs and Diversity and Inclusion networks.

As an employee of SMBC you have access to a host of both useful and exciting benefit offerings. See below some of the benefits on offer to you:

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Competitive paid leave days
• Benefits to support your physical wellbeing, including private medical insurance and life and invalidity insurance
• Various policies to support your mental wellbeing, including a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access a wide range of learning and development opportunities and career progression opportunities
• Ambitious remuneration package

So, if you like a challenge and want to continuously grow and develop in a role where you will be supported along the way by a dynamic and diverse team, apply today!!

We recognise our role as a bank to support social change and welcome all applications, including those from groups often under-represented in financial services. We value the uniqueness of professional and personal backgrounds and perspectives as they play a vital role in continuing the sustainable growth of our organisation. We’ll ensure reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process are offered due to a disability or long-term condition whenever requested.