Product Owner - AML Compliance

About the position At Western Union, we are excited to offer innovative products that meet the needs of our customers. To help us continue expanding our offerings, we’re in search of an experienced product owner to work side-by-side with a multidisciplinary development team and oversee the development and delivery of a suite of compliance case management products. The product owner will work in collaboration with product managers and the leadership team in the Compliance Systems & Analytics department to execute and deliver the product vision. We’re looking for a confident leader who can guide cross-functional teams in the creation and on-time delivery of high-quality products that improve the customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and will own the creation of epics, features and user stories.
• Manage product requirements, define and document business and operational processes, own and manage sprints, and own end to end delivery for new features and capabilities.
• Define and manage the Sprint process in collaboration with the Scrum master
• Collect business requirements from stakeholders, write features, business stories and Epics.
• Manage Sprint requirements and backlog
• Collaborate with QA on test cases and acceptance criteria.
• Manage and execute the User Acceptance Testing for the sprints, and monthly releases
• Evaluate and recommend new vendors and tools to complement current capabilities
• Interact with other internal departments to formulate recommendations and actions
• Interaction with various groups around the globe, including becoming the SME for specific products and projects
• Be tasked with "thinking out of the box" and creating clear recommendations on specific projects

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in business or engineering and 2+ years of product experience, or equivalent
• Advanced MSOffice skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Experience in Agile processes and frameworks – Scrum, Kanban, Safe
• Experience in Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, Rally etc.
• Experience with Business-Driven-Development and Gherkins acceptance criteria
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to effectively communicate business requirements to business and technical audiences
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and tasks independently

Benefits

• You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few.
• Medical, Dental and Life Insurance
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Parental Leave
• One day volunteer time off
• $0 Money Transfer Fee Discount Code – Quarterly
• Recognition Program “Game Changers”
• Employee Discount Program
• Global Adoption Assistance
• Global Scholarship Awards Program
• 401K plan