Development Product Owner - Remote Eligible

Development Product Owner

An experienced Development Product Owner (DPO) is sought to support the integration of a new financial services application into enterprise Anti‑Money Laundering (AML) systems. This is a hands-on role embedded with Scrum teams, responsible for feature refinement, Jira documentation, integration requirements, and business validation in a regulated environment. The ideal candidate is experienced with Agile delivery and brings banking or compliance domain knowledge.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead feature refinement and backlog grooming sessions with business and technical stakeholders.
• Capture and document detailed software and integration requirements, including source-to-target mappings and data transformations.
• Create and manage features and user stories in Jira, ensuring readiness for development.
• Decompose features into detailed stories and support sprint planning activities.
• Participate in all Agile ceremonies, such as daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Develop and maintain UAT/PVT test plans and support validation activities.
• Perform business validation to confirm functional and regulatory requirements are met prior to production deployment.
• Support integrations between origination systems, servicing platforms, enterprise data environments, and AML applications.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Development Product Owner or similar Agile product role.
• 3-5 years of experience supporting Scrum teams in an Agile environment.
• Hands-on experience with Jira for feature and story management.
• Experience working in banking or other regulated environments.
• Proven experience with system and data integrations, including API-based data flows.
• Documentation skills for software specifications and integration requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AML transaction monitoring and screening platforms, such as Actimize SAM, Actimize CDD, Actimize ActOne, or Bridger Insight XG.
• Experience with regulatory, screening, or compliance systems.
• Prior experience developing UAT or validation test plans.
• Experience acting in a business validator or pre-production review role.
• Knowledge of data governance and information security concepts.

The pay rate for this position is between $55.00/hr and $75.00/hr on a W2 basis. The contract term is 9 months with the potential for extension.

This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.