Senior Product Owner (Fintech)

Hi there! 

We are STX Next, a global IT consulting company specializing in customer-focused software services. Join a group of 500 professionals dedicated to helping customers build outstanding products. Leveraging the latest advancements in the field, and a passion for innovation, we're shaping the future of technology one project at a time.

Are you the NEXT one? 

Type of contract

A B2B contract for your flexibility and competitive compensation package

Location

A remote work model encouraging work-life balance.

Salary

Senior up to: 19 320 PLN net + VAT

Job description

What it’s like to be a Product Owner at STX Next

At STX Next, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment where you’ll work alongside talented professionals, helping our clients build outstanding products. As a Product Owner, you will play a pivotal role in defining, prioritizing, and validating the work generated by the development team to ensure a flawless implementation of both client and user needs.

Your responsibilities will involve being the primary liaison between stakeholders and the development team, ensuring that business needs are balanced with technical feasibility. You’ll also be instrumental in guiding clients on their journey towards Agile excellence. With your strong client-centric approach and focus on building honest, strong relationships, you will ensure the delivery of high-value solutions that align with the business's goals.

We place a strong emphasis on continuous improvement and offer opportunities for further growth in areas like technical project management, agile methodologies, and leadership development. At STX Next, you’ll find a dynamic, supportive environment where you can expand your skills, while maintaining a healthy work-life balance in our remote work model.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision: Define and communicate the product vision to ensure alignment with both the client's business goals and user needs.
• Prioritize the product backlog: Work closely with stakeholders to understand their priorities and translate them into clear and actionable tasks for the development team, always balancing business value and technical feasibility.
• Ensure smooth delivery: Collaborate with the development team to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality features, guiding the team through sprint planning, backlog refinement, and daily stand-ups.
• Foster client relationships: Act as the primary point of contact for clients, maintaining strong, transparent relationships and guiding them through the product development lifecycle using Agile best practices.
• Translate business needs into technical language: Bridge the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring that product requirements are clearly understood, well-defined, and feasible from a development perspective.
• Drive continuous improvement: Lead efforts to continuously improve team efficiency and product quality, implementing Agile practices such as retrospectives, sprint reviews, and regular feedback loops.
• Validate product features: Ensure that features meet both client expectations and user needs through acceptance testing, regular feedback cycles, and collaboration with QA teams.
• Encourage innovation: Promote a culture of innovation within the team by encouraging experimentation, knowledge sharing, and staying up-to-date with emerging technologies and market trends.

Requirements

Must have:

• Experience in Product Owner role (min. 3 years).
• Proven experience in project management in the financial sector.
• Technical background with the ability to understand and discuss architectural concepts, trade-offs, and new opportunities with technical team members. (min. Working with technical aspects of product; e.g. API functionalities).
• Good knowledge of Scrum and other Agile practices (e.g. XP, Dual track). Proved by Scrum. org Certifications (e.g. PSM II, PSPO II).
• High skills in Communication and conflict resolution.
• Client-centric and focused on building honest, strong relations with the client.
• Business awareness, i.e. being able to convince the client to good practices by showing tangible business benefits.
• Analytical and observational skills.
• Focus on continuous improvement, both on team’s and individual level.
• Very good command of English and Polish (min. C1).
• “Servant leadership” approach.
• Experience in creating User Stories (with acceptance criteria and test scenarios(e.g. Gherkin scenarios).
• Able to act as a Project Manager / Technical Project Manager if needed

Nice to have:

• Business analyst, process analyst experience, with a knowledge of:
• modeling technics: UML, BPMN,
• business analysis techniques: BABOK
• Knowledge of project management techniques and frameworks will be a plus (e.g. PMP, Waterfall).
• Experience in Scrum Master role.
• Experience in working with Product Designers.
• Experience in working with DevOps.
• Experience in working with an enterprise environment

Benefits

Work-life Balance

We are open to discussing individual needs. Set up working hours and limited remote work scheduled with your team and manager, in a way that works for both sides.

Reimbursed private medical care (Medicover) and Multisport

We care about the health and well-being of our colleagues. Choose a sports card and dedicated medical care for yourself and your relatives.

Leader’s support

Work with true enthusiasts and professionals who will support you along the way. You can count on leaders and experts who are willing to share their knowledge so that you too can join their ranks someday.

Technology focus

Python and JavaScript are not our only strengths, we are also very good at React Native, IoT, Machine Learning, .Net, DevOps and Blockchain.

Growth review

Junior, Regular or Senior? Every year we have a chance to discuss acquired skills and prepare a development plan for upcoming months.

Events

Attend exciting internal webinars, celebrate special days with us, and join us at conferences and meetups as a listener or speaker!

Workation

Team trips where you have a chance as a team not only to work together, but also integrate f2f.