Product Manager - Core Banking @ING Hubs Romania

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ING Hubs Romania offers 130 services in software development, data management, non-financial risk & compliance, audit, and retail operations to 24 ING units worldwide, with the help of over 1700 high-performing engineers, risk, and operations professionals.

We started out in 2015 as ING’s software development hub – a distinct entity from ING Bank Romania – then steadily expanded our range to include more services and competencies.

Now we provide borderless services with bank-wide capabilities and operate from two locations: Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca.

Our tech capabilities remain the core of our business, with more than 1500 colleagues active in Data Management, Touchpoint Channels & Integration, Core Banking, and Global Products.

We enjoy a flexible way of working and a highly collaborative environment, where fair and constructive feedback is encouraged.

For us, impact isn't a perk. It's the driver of our work.

We are guided and rewarded by a shared desire to make the world a better place, one innovative solution at a time. Our colleagues make it their job to do impactful things and they love doing it in good company. Do you?

The Mission

As Product Manager @ Core Banking (CB) Domain, your responsibilities spread around the entire life cycle of the Core Banking (the product), starting from vision and strategy, defining the product roadmap to planning and overseeing the product delivery (development and support activities). You have end-to-end view on purpose and ultimately the realization of the work, making sure promises are kept, maximizing the value delivered to the customers, while adhering to legal, risk and compliance requirements of the bank.

Your Day-to-Day

Build excellent relationships with stakeholders, to properly understand the business vision and strategy, their detailed needs and establish realistic delivery and support objectives;
Build own vision and roadmap, based on customer needs, technical improvements and Core Banking Domain long term strategy;
Align the priorities with the stakeholders and make sure they’re visible to the team, as well
Ensure purpose and clarity for the squad, share vision, strategy and value (why);
You are accountable for effective backlog management: create, prioritize and update the CB backlog, and make sure it is properly refined. Assist with the elaboration/refinement of the requirements to ensure they are granular enough for the squads to deliver within a sprint;
Organize all delivery and support activities to ensure the SLAs and KPIs agreed are met;
Create short term forecasts based on squad performance / velocity;
Continuously take initiative to improve the way of working and the collaboration with / within your squad. You frequently align with the Agile Coach, Scrum master, Chapter Leads, the IT Area Leads and other Product Managers in Core Banking Domain;
Drive the squad in an Agile environment. Attend Agile ceremonies, such as stand-up, sprint planning, review and retrospective, focusing on deadlines and goals of the product and product release plan; lead POCLAC meetings;
Offers feedback and aligns with the chapter leads for the appraisal of people in the squad.

What you’ll bring to the team

Bachelor Degree (Technical studies, Business and/or Banking);
At least 3-5 years of experience in a Product Owner role, Product manager or Feature Engineering role, preferable in an Agile environment;
Strong stakeholder management capability;
Willingness to explore new ideas & initiatives;
Creative mindset;
Familiar with Software Development Life Cycle and IT Processes;
Product- and/or Project Management skills, including presentation and reporting skills;
Eagerness to learn and improve.

We need your entrepreneurial mind set and communication skills. We depend on your abilities to speak and understand the English language, and we count on you being customer-focused and self-organized.

You must be able to think strategically, see the bigger picture and question the logic and act as an ambassador for the company.

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Questions about this opportunity?

Feel free to contact Anamaria Spiridon, Recruiter. e-mail: anamaria.spiridon@ing.com