Senior Specialist Product Owner - Manila

We are seeking a dynamic and driven Product Owner to join our Financial Messaging team. This role is pivotal in positioning Finastra’s Financial Messaging Services for growth in the evolving Payments and Banking landscape. You will play a key role in shaping innovative, commercially compelling solutions that drive business success.

As a Senior Product Owner, your mission is to maximize the value delivered by the Development Team while supporting the strategic goals set by the Product Manager. You will act as the voice of the customer, ensuring that every feature and enhancement aligns with user needs and business priorities.

• Delivering Value Today: Whether resolving customer pain points, meeting regulatory requirements, or launching new features, your work will directly impact business growth
• Driving Agile Excellence: You’ll own the team backlog, shape priorities, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions

• Serve as the Product Owner within an Agile Scrum team, acting as the single point of accountability for backlog prioritization and feature acceptance
• Maintain a well-groomed Product Backlog aligned with business value and strategic goals
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and stakeholders to align on product vision, roadmap, and release planning
• Develop a deep understanding of product functionality and deployment architecture.
• Contribute to product collateral including release notes, user guides, training materials, and sales enablement content
• Partner with R&D for sprint planning, resource allocation, and technical roadmap execution

Requirements & Qualifications

• Work closely with Product Managers to align on product strategy and roadmap
• Partner with Development Teams to translate vision into actionable deliverables
• Collaborate with the Service Bureau and Customer Support teams to ensure solutions are customer-centric and aligned with operational needs

• Minimum of 6+ years of experience in financial services software as a Product Owner or Senior IT Business Analyst
• Strong domain expertise in Payments, Financial Messaging, or Fintech related industries.
• Proven ability to write clear, actionable user stories and epics
• Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and backlog management
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with SaaS, Cloud-based platforms, and API-driven architectures
• Experience delivering enterprise-grade software within a payments or financial messaging ecosystem

• Exposure to market infrastructures, gateways, or middleware
• Understanding of multi-tenant software and service-oriented architecture (SOA)
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and evolving environment