Agile Product Owner- Application Server Infrastructure

About this job

Job type: Full-time
Experience level: Mid-Level, Senior
Role: Product Manager
Industry: Banking, Financial Technology
Company size: 10k+ people
Company type: Private

Technologies

agile

Job description

In the role as Agile Product Owner (APO) you have an important mission. You will have to balance between short-term and long-term needs and be able to make decisions in the best interest of Swedbank. There will be challenging targets but you will also have a lot of mandate and freedom in how to reach those goals.

About the job

As APO you will be responsible for the requirements in your backlog and for maximizing the value of the work of the cross functional team. You will collect requirements from different stakeholders and prioritize them in the backlog – find the best balance between new functionality, maintenance, life cycle, regulatory items, etc.

You will responsible for:

• Secure delivery of appropriate, secure reliable IT services throughout the life-cycle in accordance to the internal and external regulations and standards
• Ensure IT services are aligned with the Swedbanks future vision
• Define and communicate the product vision and articulate the backlog items
• Prioritize and manage the backlog
• Coordinate dependencies with other teams inside and outside of Group IT
• Manage stakeholder expectations on deliveries
• Ensure problem, incident and crisis management

In the role as APO you are part of a cross-functional team where the team is responsible to deliver a service. You will in addition be part of the management team of Development Platforms together with ten APO colleagues and seven team managers.

About the position

The Application Server Infrastructure team is responsible today for a set of services which is the basis for Swedbanks application development including the Enterprise Java Platform and Unix/Linux application management. This is the foundation for development of new services and the team will have the important task to secure stable operations as well as evolving the platforms to support the future of DevOps.

What you need to succeed

• Extensive knowledge of the technical area/service and good business understanding of the area.
• Customer centric view and the ability to prioritize and make decisions in the interest of Swedbank, meaning to keep balance between short-term and long-term needs.
• Ability to communicate the product vision.
• Good stakeholder management skills.
• Good cooperation skills and willingness to find solutions across organizational boarders.
• Excellent communication skills and proficient in oral and written English.
• Self-driven with a gives and takes responsibility mindset.
• You are embracing change and are excited to join our Agile journey.
• University degree in economics, engineering or science

What you may have worked with previously

• Senior Infrastructure or Software Engineer
• Architect
• Program/project manager

Potential next steps in your career after this job

Other managerial or specialist role.

Why work with me? - Jenny Sakka

"I have long experience working in Swedbank, in many areas.

My vision is to have a team that delivers high quality service and also create a very good working environment for us.

Together we are strong, we will reach our goals. I believe in being open, caring and good at building up a feedback culture in my teams.

Last but not least, I enjoy my work as team manager. I could describe myself as: I am clear in my communication, I involve my team in the decision making, always at hands when needed, at the same time I can be demanding and I always make sure we have some fun." Jenny Sakka, Team Manager for Application Server Infrastructure.

Contact 

Swedbank Group IT - Agile Product Owner – Application Server Infrastructure

Chef/Manager: Jenny Sakka +46 70 510 99 93

Mobile: +46 70 5109993

SACO: Camilla Ivarsson +46 8 58594437

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