Technical Principal Product Owner

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GENERAL FUNCTION :

The Principal Product Owner will be responsible forcollaborating with Product Manager(s), Technology, Lines of Business, Risk and other key partners to define and maximize specific products associated with Capital Markets Risk and Treasury. Responsible for defining, prioritizing, and managing the development of a product that exceeds customer expectations and drives growth for the Bank. Will define, develop and lead the implementation of product roadmap deliverables, capabilities, and adoption, supporting business outcomes and lead a robust, continuous prioritization process to maximize total value, risk mitigation, and other business benefits across the Bank. At this level, the individual is expected to have a deep level of knowledge and expertise related to the product or financial industry. In some work environments, will be a key leader for SAFe (Strategic Agile Framework) methodologies and will be responsible for the value delivered by the ART (Agile Release Train) by ensuring the team backlog is aligned with customer and stakeholder needs. Will manage and prioritize the team's backlog by prioritizing, articulating, and delivering new features from ideation through production release.

Responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues and ensures that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the Bank's risk assessment, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types. Support and adhere to all governance processes as defined by Enterprise.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Inspire and motivate teams to deliver on the strategy and roadmap for continuous growth and improvement of product outcomes and experience.
• Partner with other business functions, IT, Risk, Finance, Operations, and other key partners to define and execute on the product strategies.
• Establish annual goals, objectives and outcomes for product(s) and customer satisfaction; Track and monitor key performance indicators and outcomes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gain agreement / approval / guidance, including Lines of Business, Operations, Legal, Compliance, Information Security, Fraud, Architecture, and related functions.
• Act as a subject matter expert in the domain, providing guidance and support to business partners.
• Provide transparency and ongoing communications with line of business partners / key stakeholders.
• Make decisions in complex situations to drive key outcomes in support of regulatory and compliance needs, new revenue growth, process optimization, and other business-wide analytics needs.
• Solve very complex problems and make decisions in support of the team, with a focus on driving the greatest outcome for the product and the Bank.
• Partner closely with third parties to cultivate the relationship, understand product releases, remediate defects / outages, and ensure a seamless experience for our employees and customers.
• Maintain and provide product information to users and partners for training and other documentation.
• Actively monitor industry trends; participate in industry forums, professional associations, conferences, etc.
• If appropriate :
• Lead and drive a SAFe mindset across the product teams. Lead in this transformation across peer teams and line of business partners.
• Collaborating with SAFe teams on creating and maintaining a healthy product backlog, creating / reviewing / accepting backlog items (user stories, defects, technical spikes, etc.) and participating in team ceremonies such as sprint reviews / demos.
• Motivate teams to deliver on roadmaps for improvement of product outcomes and experience through the development of potentially releasable code in each sprint.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES : None.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES REQUIRED :

Technical Principal Product Owner

At Fifth Third, we understand the importance of recognizing our employees for the role they play in improving the lives of our customers, communities and each other. Our Total Rewards include comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings to give each employee the opportunity to be their best every day.

The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and / or individual performance.

Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being.You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at : https : / / www.53.com / content / fifth-third / en / careers / benefits.html or by consulting with your talent acquisition partner.

LOCATION Cincinnati, Ohio 45227

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