Product Owner Technology

**Req ID**: 28753

**Department**: Business Platform Services (39971043)

**Division**: Group Technology (T77000)

**Location**: Bengaluru
About the role

At ANZ our purpose is to shape a world where people and communities thrive. We’re making this happen by improving our customers’ financial wellbeing so they can achieve incredible things - be it buying their home, building a business or saving for things big or small.

Your role as a Product Owner is to enable and inspire a multi-disciplinary team ('Squad') to pursue its mission, by guiding them on 'what' work should be completed by the squad. The Product Owner constantly prioritizes tasks and the squad’s backlog with the customer at the heart of their decision making.
The Product Owner also ensures that the work is strategically aligned to the tribe mission and engages with other Product Owners to align and manage inter-dependencies.
Whilst this role is not a people manager, it is a key leadership role, galvanizing the squad around a vision and supporting them to successfully deliver customer value at pace.
This role could work across multiple squads (including vendor-based squads) across run, fixed and change activities.

What will your day look like

The ‘must have’ knowledge, skill and experience (KSE) the role requires are:
Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to build and maintain relationships
Willingness to look at things differently, challenge the status quo and innovate
Proven analytical skills and evidence-based decision making
Experience in the life cycle of an IT Asset (demand and idea to production Support)
Proven analytical skills and evidence-based decision making
Ability to ask for and give feedback
Deep expertise on the relevant asset/service
Ability to galvanise a diverse group of people around a common mission
Ability to adapt and grasp new skills and content
Proven ability to innovate and adapt to latest development in area of expertise
Successfully led projects or a large BAU change agenda
Developed and executed breakthrough domain strategies that deliver the business strategy
Successfully built a network of strong relationships and influencing key stakeholders

**Qualifications**:
Bachelor of Business
Product Owner Certification
Product Owner Scrum Certification
Agile foundation Certification
Information Technology Certification

**Technology PO - Roles and Responsibilities**:
The asset/service health and technology roadmap for that asset/service
Work closely with Solution and Infrastructure Architect on design principles and alignment of services
Investing time into upskill into new Technologies, Tools and how we can utilise into ANZ environments
The asset/service is well managed i.e., vulnerability management, ALM, periodic testing, documentation, audit issues, risks, playbooks
Tracking and addressing technical defects; Co-ordinating with Architects for design approach wherever applicable
Identifying tech debt and Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) items
Fixing production issues relating to the asset/service
Planning and prioritisation of work with Tribe performance Lead and TAL
Understanding the value (Customer/Business) of what the squad works on and being clear how it aligns to the Tribe/ANZ’s priorities
Build Strong technical squads/teams
Ensure Development aligns to continuous integration, deployment and testing strategy
Ensure Delivery aligns to all non-functional and operational requirements as per tribe playbook
Monitor delivery risk and issues
Maintain financials of the initiatives worked on by the squad
Ensuring relevant coding standards are being adhered to for the asset/service

What will you bring?

We know not everyone will bring all of the skills and experience, and at ANZ we are focused on people bringing a growth mindset to their approach to work. Some of the skills we are looking for are below, but don’t worry if you don’t have all of these as learning on the job is the way we work.
But back to some of the skills
- Customer coaching mindset
Leadership experience
Role models a strong customer focus, preferably with retail experience
Enjoys working in a collaborative team environment
Ability to multi-task, highly adaptable to change and ambiguity
Proactive, shows initiative and keen to try new things i.e. new technologies
So, why join us?

At ANZ, everything we do boils down to ‘why’ - our purpose - to shape a world where people and communities thrive. We're just as focused on seeing our people thrive as well as our customers. We'll give you every opportunity to develop your career
We are responding faster to changing customer requirements, focusing on the things that matter the most, energizing our people, eliminating waste and reducing bureaucracy
A happy workplace is a thriving one. So in order to attract and keep the best talent, and say thanks for the hard work, we make sure all our employees are rewarded
We work flexibly at ANZ. Talk to us and let us know how this role can be fle