Product Owner

**ACI Worldwide Inc. **( Nasdaq : ACIW ) is a payment systems company headquartered in Elkhorn Nebraska ACI develops a broad line of software focused on facilitating real-time electronic payments. These products and services are used globally by banks, financial intermediaries such as third-party electronic payment processors, payment associations, switch interchanges, merchants, corporations, and a wide range of transaction-generating endpoints, including automated teller machines ("ATM"), merchant point of sale ("POS") terminals, bank branches, mobile phones, tablet computers, corporations, and internet commerce sites

In short, we’re helping banks, merchants and billers capture rising real-time opportunities and volumes, all to meet the shifting needs of their consumers and business customers.

Our people are the core of our business and our team represents a globally diverse, passionate and dedicated group of thousands of individuals around the world who share a common commitment to making our customers successful by driving the future of payments. As a **Product Owner **you can help make possibilities happen.

**Job Location**:Mumbai

**Job Summary**:
The Product Owner will be part of the Middle East Professional Services team working on multiple customer funded projects. Coordinate departmental or cross-functional teams and provide functional guidance on the project direction from initiation through implementation and delivery.

The Product Owner shall maintain an intimate understanding of the payments industry and the competition to quickly identify opportunities and threats, leverage our strengths and overcome our weaknesses while influencing the overall ACI product strategy.

**Responsibilities**:

- Elicits and validates stakeholder requirements. Conducts research and data gathering to analyze and determine appropriate solutions.
- Manages entire Requirements process to include documentation preparation and presentation.
- Prepare the Software Solution Document (SSD)
- Responsible to create and prioritize product backlog depending on market demands.
- Work closely with Tech & Ops team to execute on the roadmap.
- Clearly articulates the value proposition and positioning of the product.
- Demonstrates thought leadership.
- Improves processes and tools that result in positive impacts across the organization.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Support the project manager with planning schedules and guide projects through to completion.
- Support the regional Client Services Director and pre-sales team to provide implementation estimates based on solution scope documents.
- Understand and adhere to all corporate policies to include but not limited to the ACI Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience required for the job**:

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- 5 years related experience in the payments industry

**Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience needed for the job**:

- Deep and broad understanding and experience in all aspects of product management.
- Good understanding of development frameworks, especially Scrum. At least 5 years Industry knowledge: Banking Services & Partners
- ACI Worldwide is an AA/EEO employer in the United States, which includes providing equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, and an EEO employer globally.- #LI-AP_

ACI Worldwide is a global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software. Our proven, secure and scalable software solutions enable leading corporations, fintechs and financial disruptors to process and manage digital payments, power omni-commerce payments, present and process bill payments, and manage fraud and risk. We combine our global footprint with a local presence to drive the real-time digital transformation of payments and commerce.