Technical Product Owner Ohio at IPolarity in NJ-Whippany-07981

Job description

• We are seeking an experienced Technical Product Owner / Business Analyst to support the modernization of legacy mainframe (green-screen) banking applications into modern React-based micro-frontend solutions integrated with enterprise APIs and middleware services.
• This role will lead discovery, requirements elaboration, product definition, and Agile delivery while serving as the primary liaison between Business, Product, Operations, Architecture, UX, Engineering, Automation, and AI teams.
• The ideal candidate has strong Banking and Financial Services experience, a proven track record in application modernization and digital transformation initiatives, and hands-on experience identifying and defining opportunities for AI, Agentic AI, Intelligent Automation, and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions.

Responsibilities

• Discovery & Product Definition
• Lead discovery workshops, stakeholder interviews, and knowledge transfer sessions with Business, Product, Operations, Architecture, UX, and Engineering teams.
• Analyze legacy applications, business processes, and operational workflows to define modernization strategies.
• Translate business capabilities, epics, and requirements into implementation-ready user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Identify functional, technical, integration, security, accessibility, and non-functional requirements.
• Define MVP scope, release plans, estimates, and product roadmaps.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization through AI, Agentic AI, workflow automation, and RPA technologies.
• Product Ownership & Business Analysis
• Partner with Client Product and Business teams to manage and prioritize the product backlog.
• Facilitate backlog refinement, story grooming, and requirements elaboration sessions.
• Ensure stories meet Definition of Ready (DoR) prior to development.
• Maintain traceability from business objectives through development, testing, deployment, and business acceptance.
• Collaborate closely with UX, Engineering, QA, and Architecture teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Participate in sprint planning, reviews, release planning, and UAT activities.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Governance
• Act as the primary liaison between Business, Product, Operations, Architecture, UX, Development, Testing, and Automation teams.
• Facilitate governance reviews, design workshops, requirements reviews, and solution validation sessions.
• Coordinate cross-functional decision-making and resolve requirement ambiguities.
• Support sprint reviews, release planning, UAT execution, deployment readiness, and production rollouts.
• Provide project status updates, dependency tracking, and risk management support.
• Develop a strong understanding of legacy mainframe business functionality and operational processes.
• Support modernization initiatives involving React micro-frontends, middleware, APIs, and enterprise platforms.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects on frontend and integration solution approaches.
• Analyze REST APIs, middleware integrations, system interfaces, and data flows.
• Support definition of performance, accessibility, security, usability, and operational requirements.
• AI, Automation & Innovation
• Identify opportunities to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI), Agentic AI, Intelligent Automation, and RPA capabilities within modernization initiatives.
• Define business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows for AI and automation solutions.
• Agentic AI
• Conversational AI
• Workflow Automation
• Case Management Automation
• Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
• RPA Solutions
• Partner with AI architects, automation engineers, and development teams to support solution delivery.
• Ensure AI and automation initiatives align with enterprise governance, compliance, security, and responsible AI principles.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a Technical Product Owner, Product Owner, Business Analyst, or Technical Business Analyst.
• Proven experience leading discovery and requirements definition for application modernization or digital transformation initiatives.
• 5+ years of Banking and Financial Services experience.
• Knowledge of deposits, Certificate of Deposit (CD), checking, savings, payments, servicing, or lending processes.
• Strong experience translating business capabilities into epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and implementation-ready requirements.
• Expertise facilitating workshops, stakeholder interviews, backlog refinement, and requirements elaboration sessions.
• Experience working with Product, Business, Operations, Architecture, UX, Development, QA, and UAT teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.
• Experience with legacy application modernization, APIs, middleware integrations, and modern web applications.
• Working knowledge of REST APIs, microservices, system integrations, and frontend application architectures.
• Experience supporting UAT, defect management, release readiness, and production deployment.
• Experience participating in AI, Intelligent Automation, RPA, or Generative AI initiatives.
• Understanding of workflow automation, process optimization, and digital transformation practices.
• Excellent facilitation, stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Technical Product Ownership
• Business Analysis
• Legacy Application Modernization
• Banking & Financial Services
• Agile / Scrum Delivery
• Backlog Management
• User Story Development
• Stakeholder Management
• UX Collaboration
• REST APIs & Middleware Integration
• React & Micro-Frontend Concepts
• AI & Generative AI
• Agentic AI
• Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
• Intelligent Automation
• Workflow & Case Automation
• UAT & Release Management
• Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps
• Facilitation & Workshop Leadership
• • • Digital Transformation Strategy
• Experience modernizing Mainframe or green-screen applications.
• Experience with React applications, Micro-Frontends, and enterprise design systems.
• UiPath
• Automation Anywhere
• Blue Prism
• Microsoft Power Automate
• Experience with Agentic AI solutions, AI assistants, workflow agents, or case automation platforms.
• Familiarity with Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot, or similar enterprise AI platforms.
• Knowledge of RAG, Conversational AI, Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), and workflow automation technologies.
• Familiarity with AI governance, Responsible AI principles, and enterprise security requirements.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile delivery tools.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
• Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)
• PMI-ACP
• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)
• SAFe Agilist (SA)

Skills

Required

• Technical Product Ownership
• Business Analysis
• Discovery & Requirements Elaboration
• Legacy Application Modernization
• Banking & Financial Services
• Agile / Scrum Delivery
• Backlog Management
• User Story Development
• Stakeholder Management
• UX Collaboration
• REST APIs & Middleware Integration
• React & Micro-Frontend Concepts

Benefits

• Compensation: $50.00 - $54.00 per hour