Product Owner ||Springfield, MO (Onsite Required)||W2 Candidates Only bei Chabez Tech

Position: Product Owner
Location: Springfield, MO (Onsite Required)
Type: Contract (W2 Only)
Note: Independent Candidates Only

Primary Skills

• Agile practitioner (Certification preferred)

• Strong product management skills, including product backlog grooming

• Experience across 2+ business domains (preferably Banking and Mobility)

• First-hand experience in FinTech product development

• SEO experience

Job Description

We are seeking a strong Product Owner with 5–7 years of proven track record as a Product Owner/Manager. The ideal candidate will have hands-on FinTech product development experience and the ability to work effectively with globally distributed teams.

Responsibilities:

• Work with teams across multiple time zones (PST, EST, IST, GMT+13).

• Participate in UAT, BUAT, and post-production bug verification with development and QA teams.

• Collaborate with Project Managers and Program Managers to define and refine the product backlog as per client requirements.

• Document technical requirements as features, sub-features, and epics, and provide detailed walkthroughs to the development team.

• Create business cases, project goals, and analysis for new product development.

• Gather requirements from stakeholders for new digital product development and enhancements of existing products.

• Create and maintain detailed product roadmaps.

• Drive product development from inception to completion, managing risks and resolving issues in real time.

• Continuously evolve project management processes for efficiency and timeliness.

• Build strong relationships with engineering teams and external partners, managing multiple product development workflows.

• Post-launch: drive product adoption with business development teams to ensure revenue targets are met.

• Continuously enhance digital products to maintain market competitiveness.

• Collaborate with PM/DMs to create and manage daily and weekly status reports.

Required Skills

• Strong understanding of core banking and open banking concepts.

• Proven ability to work with diverse teams under tight deadlines.

• Excellent communication and technical skills.

• Experience with project management tools such as OmniGraffle, Flowchart Maker, and Online Diagram Software.

• Ability to understand new or existing systems and business processes.

• Skilled in standardizing requirements across teams and conceptualizing application workflows.

• Experience in project planning, execution, and tracking.

• Ability to research and propose solutions to business problems in collaboration with other teams.

• Strong skills in identifying, evaluating, and implementing technical and business solutions.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.