Business Analyst / Product Owner

Role Overview

Client is seeking a Lead Consultant Business Analyst / Product Owner with strong experience in indirect lending domain (home improvement, remodeling, flipping etc.) to drive large-scale transformation programs.

This role is aligned with ongoing service financing and banking platform modernization initiatives (e.g., post-merger integrations such as Truist), where legacy digital capabilities are being reimagined and rebuilt on modern technology stacks (iOS, Android, API-first architectures).

You will act as a bridge between business, product, and engineering teams, driving product vision, defining requirements, and ensuring high-quality delivery of scalable digital solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead problem discovery, requirement definition, and solution evaluation for digital banking initiatives
• Act as Product Owner, driving product vision, roadmap, and backlog prioritization
• Translate business strategy into MVP definitions and incremental delivery plans
• Lead Agile ceremonies: PI Planning, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Reviews & Demos
• Define and manage user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlog health
• Work closely with solution architects, engineering teams, and UX teams to ensure design alignment
• Define API contracts, request/response mappings, and integration flows
• Support open banking architecture and reusable API strategy across digital channels
• Drive digital rebuild initiatives across mobile (iOS/Android) and web channels
• Partner with stakeholders during product demos, UAT validation, and production rollout
• Manage release documentation (go/no-go decisions, release notes, support models)
• Collaborate with testing teams to plan and execute functional validation
• Support post-production and rollout stabilization activities
• Drive process optimization using RPA (UiPath) and automation frameworks

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of IT experience, with strong exposure to Banking/Financial Services
• Willing to work from Boca Raton, Florida
• Ability to travel based on project needs
• U.S. work authorization required (no sponsorship)

Preferred Experience & Skills

Product Ownership & Agile

• 10+ years as Product Owner in Digital Banking applications
• Strong experience in Scaled Agile (SAFe) / POPM certification preferred
• Proven ability to engage leadership stakeholders and drive product decisions

Digital Banking Domain Expertise

• Strong experience in:
  • Community Banking
  • Service financing / lending platforms (Truist-like ecosystems)
• Understanding of:
  • Customer onboarding and CRM platforms
  • Consumer Lending platforms.

Technology & Architecture

• Strong understanding of:
  • Open Banking architecture & API ecosystems
  • Digital channels (Web, iOS, Android)
  • Core banking integrations and enterprise interfaces
• Experience in:
  • API mapping (request/response structures)
  • Integration across legacy and modern systems
  • Digital platform modernization programs

Automation & Transformation

• Hands-on exposure to:
  • UiPath / RPA solutions
  • Process optimization and automation use cases
• Ability to identify opportunities to streamline business processes via automation

Business Analysis & Tools

• Expertise in:
  • Requirement elicitation (JAD sessions, workshops, interviews)
  • Business process mapping and documentation
• Tools experience:
  • HP ALM
  • MS Visio
• Experience in:
  • Data mapping, policies, and digital product configurations