Senior Product Owner

Job Description

Are you ready to write your next chapter?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. With proven technology, we process the largest volume of payments in the world, driving the global economy every day. When you join Worldpay, you join a global community of experts and changemakers, working to reinvent an industry by constantly evolving how we work and making the way millions of people pay easier, every day.

What makes a Worldpayer? It's simple: Think, Act, Win. We stay curious, always asking the right questions to be better every day, finding creative solutions to simplify the complex. We're dynamic, every Worldpayer is empowered to make the right decisions for their customers. And we're determined, always staying open - winning and failing as one.

We're looking for a Senior Product Owner to join our ever-evolving team to help us unleash the potential of every business. The ideal candidate will be an experienced individual contributor with a broad understanding of their area of expertise. Resolves complex issues requiring in-depth knowledge and skills. Exercises judgment in decision making, determines approach, methods and procedures to use on new assignments. Prioritizes features and breaks down requirements into sprints for engineering delivery. Validates acceptance criteria for engineering work packages and accepts user stories. Determines readiness for production.

Are you ready to make your mark? Then you sound like a Worldpayer.

What you'll own

• Product strategy, market, industry, and client goals.

• Articulates product vision and user stories in a manner clearly understandable to development teams.

• Trains and educates stakeholders to enhance their data knowledge and competencies to make them self-sufficient in owning and managing their data/systems.

• Monitors the development progress and provides updates to stakeholders, as requested.

• Applies Agile methods and processes to promote a disciplined project management process that encourages frequent inspection and adaptation of ongoing work product.

• Leads planning and review meetings to communicate feedback on development achievements.

• Participates in and prepares for Program Increment Planning.

• Participates in team demos, retros, and Inspect and Adapt.

• Collaborates with stakeholders to gather, document, and analyze business requirements, translating them into functional specifications.

• Manages and prioritizes the backlog, breaking down epics into detailed features and user stories.

• Refines user stories with Scrum teams including writing user stories, establishing acceptance criteria and accepting user stories.

• Reviews and provides feedback on test plans to ensure application changes meet acceptance criteria.

• Creates Sprint Release Plans with input from development teams.

Where you'll own it

While we're a team of Worldpayers based in North America, we have collaborative spaces and regular opportunities to celebrate with each other in person.

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in STEM related program or relevant professional experiences.

• Proven experience reading and providing specifications for APIs

• Experience in designing innovative solutions with system architects, optimizing processes, and aligning improvements with strategic goals

• Ability to understand the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

• Strong negotiation, organization, management, and people skills

• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional resources including off-shore teams and work well in a distributed environment

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization (e.g., executive, management, individual contributors)

• Positive outlook, strong work ethic, and responsive to internal and external clients and contacts

• Extensive experience in creating and maintaining detailed project documentation

• Testing experience to ensure solutions meet requirements and quality standards

• Excellent communication skills for updating stakeholders, managing expectations, and explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences

• Knowledge of financial services industry preferably 3 years Fintech operational product experience/knowledge

Nice to have

• Certified Scrum Product Owner professional certification is preferred, but not required

• Experience with Rally or similar software

Worldpay perks - what we'll bring for you

We know it's bigger than just your career. It's your life, and your world. That's why we offer global benefits and programs to support you at every stage. Here's a taste of what you can expect.

• A competitive salary and benefits.

• Time to support charities and give back to your community.

• Parental leave policy.

• Global recognition platform.

• Virgin Pulse access.

• Global employee assistance program.

What makes a Worldpayer

At Worldpay, we take our Values seriously, and we live them every day. Think like a customer, Act like an owner, and Win as a team.

• Curious. Humble. Creative. We ask the right questions, listening and learning to get better every day. We simplify the complex and we're always looking to create a bigger impact for our colleagues and customers.

• Empowered. Accountable. Dynamic. We stay agile, using our initiative, taking calculated risks to progress. Never standing still, never settling, we work at pace to achieve our goals. We champion our ideas and stay flexible to make them happen. We know that every action adds up.

• Determined. Inclusive. Open. Unlocking potential means working as one global community. Our work spans borders, and we stay united by our purpose. We collaborate, always encouraging others to perform at their best, welcoming new perspectives.

Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Worldpayer.

Apply now to write the next chapter in your career. We can't wait to hear from you.

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Sourcing Model

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