Product Owner - (Cambridge)

About the Position

Ready to take your career global? Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Product Owner to join our ever-evolving Card Acceptance team and help shape the future of global commerce.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with product management and business stakeholders to understand our product strategy, the wider industry context, strategic initiatives, and problems and opportunities for our customers, internal teams, and operational colleagues.
• Act as an ambassador for the product internally and externally, working with all stakeholders to analyze their requirements and design.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as stand-ups, sprint planning, review, and retrospective sessions, and provide business direction to the team with an outside-in, “customer first” and return on investment (ROI) mindset.
• Assist Product Management with the design and delivery of new features and existing feature enhancements where required.
• Own the refinement of features, providing supporting information, documenting specifications, and carrying out data analysis/mapping as necessary to enable the creation of stories with the team that deliver real value and meet the Definition of Ready with clear acceptance criteria.
• Clearly articulate the priority and desired outcome of items in the team backlog and ensure it is maintained within Jira at a high level of quality.
• Work with cross-functional teams to plan product releases.
• Provide regular updates and feedback on team performance against key milestones, highlighting any items impacting successful delivery and escalate issues/risks appropriately.
• Own your changes from end to end – investigating and resolving issues/challenges, mitigating/managing blockers, obtaining feedback, and constantly seeking improvement.
• Produce specifications and user/training guides as necessary and support the handover of delivered changes from the Product Team into BAU.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Qualifications/certifications and relevant experience in a software development environment as a Business Analyst or Product Owner.
• Knowledge of agile methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Demonstrated experience in scoping product roadmap initiatives, refining epics/features, writing and prioritizing user stories, and defining acceptance criteria.
• Experience in creating detailed specifications and user/training guides.
• Ability to understand multiple user journeys and regional requirements.
• An understanding of APIs, their design, and lifecycle.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work cross-functionally, and across organizational boundaries with multiple internal and external stakeholders’ engagement.

Nice to Have

• Experience in financial services, especially Card processing, POS, or Finance would be advantageous.

We Offer

• My Health: We offer access to medical coverage that supports the health and wellbeing for you and your family.
• My Money: In addition to base salary, you may be eligible for bonuses and/or equity awards, determined by role, level, impact, and our policies.
• My Lifestyle: We have a dedicated Wellness Week each year – which includes an extra paid day off - so you can take time to relax, recharge, and invest in your wellbeing.
• My Family: FLEX, our family inclusion community, offers support for all Globalpayers at every stage, from raising families to caring for loved ones.
• My Time Off: We offer paid time off and public holidays so you can rest, recharge, and spend time on what matters most.

About the Company

Our inclusive and global teams win together every day. We’re proud to have the best minds in the industry, who you can learn from as you grow your career. The people, the energy, the connections – it’s unmatched. Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.

What makes a Globalpayer? Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner, and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative – always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.

Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Globalpayer. Apply now to take your career global.