Charles River Product Owner

Join us as a Charles River Product Owner at Barclays, responsible for supporting the successful delivery of Location Strategy projects to plan, budget, agreed quality and governance standards. You'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences. To be successful Charles River Product Owner you should have experience with: Proven experience as a Business Analyst, Product Owner within Wealth Management, Private Banking or Investments Technology.Hands-on experience with the Charles River Investment Management Solution (CRIMS) platform is mandatory.Strong understanding of portfolio management, order management, trading workflows, compliance monitoring, and investment operations.Experience working across front-to-back investment processes and operating models.Demonstrated experience defining product backlogs, user stories, acceptance criteria, and business requirements.Experience supporting or leading Charles River implementations, upgrades, SaaS migrations, or platform enhancements.Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage business, operations, technology, architecture, and vendor teams.Experience with Agile delivery methodologies, including backlog management, sprint planning, and business acceptance testing. Some other highly valued skills may include: Ability to analyze complex business processes and translate them into scalable technology solutions.Lead, coach, and mentor a team of Business Analysts and Product Analysts, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development.Advanced SQL and data analysis skills. You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role is based in Pune. Purpose of the role The purpose of a Product Owner is to maximize the value of the product by defining a clear product vision (are they setting the vision or would this align to ), managing authoring, refining and prioritizing the Product Backlog balancing trade-offs across desirability, viability and feasibility making sure the right thing is being built, and prioritising work based on business goals. They act as the primary liaison between stakeholders and delivery teams, ensuring the product meets user/customer needs and delivers optimal value. Product Owners are responsible for developing a roadmap and driving execution of their product area/sub-journey, applying continuous improvement principles and techniques. Accountabilities Ensure Product Alignment with Business Goals: Ensure that the product & its features are aligned with broader objectives, driving value and contributing to the organizations overall strategy. Utilisation of market research, analysis of customer feedback and monitoring of industry trends to identify new products, features or enhancements. Communicate Product Vision to Delivery Teams: Clearly articulate the product vision and goals to the delivery teams, ensuring they understand, align and are inspired to deliver the business value and purpose of each feature or user story. Create and Refine User Stories: Write clear, concise user stories with detailed acceptance criteria, refining them as needed to ensure the development team has all the necessary information to implement features successfully. Agile Events: Participate in key Agile events such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to keep the team aligned and focused on delivering the product backlog. Managing the Product Backlog: Responsible for creating, maintaining, and prioritising the product backlog, ensuring the highest value features are delivered first, based on business needs, customer requirements and organisational impacts, balancing risk migration and future proofing against the product strategy. Act as the Voice of the Customer: Continuously gather feedback from customers and end-users to understand their pain points and ensure that the product meets their needs and improves their overall experience. Acceptance Criteria Definition & Management: Review and accept or reject work completed by the development team during sprints, ensuring that all delivered features meet the agreed-upon acceptance criteria and deliver business value. Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work closely with stakeholders (e.g., customers, business leaders, and marketing teams) to gather requirements, define product goals, and ensure that the product vision aligns with business objectives. Monitor Product Performance and Iterate: Regularly assess product performance using KPIs and customer feedback, adjusting the product backlog and roadmap to improve functionality and meet evolving customer needs. Manage .