Product Owner

Position: Product Owner
Location: London, UK (Hybrid-2 days a week from office)
12 months contract position

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Product Owner with strong Trade Finance domain expertise, particularly in Supply Chain Finance (SCF). The role will own product requirements and prioritisation, translating business and customer needs into clear deliverables while working closely with business, operations, technology, risk and compliance teams.

* Understanding of banking risk, compliance, KYC/AML and operational controls.

* Experience with Trade Finance/SCF platforms such as Finastra, FIS, CGI Trade360, Surecomp, Newgen, Cleareye, Demica or equivalent is advantageous.

Key Responsibilities

Own and prioritise the product backlog, roadmap and delivery priorities.

Translate business needs into epics, features, user stories and acceptance criteria.

Lead backlog refinement and support sprint planning, reviews and product demonstrations.

Define MVP scope and prioritise future product enhancements.

Design and improve end-to-end customer and operational journeys.

Work with engineering and architecture teams on APIs, integrations, data flows and automation.

Define business rules, validations, controls, exception scenarios and operational processes.

Collaborate with Product, Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance and other key stakeholders.

Review delivered functionality and ensure it meets agreed business and customer outcomes.

Trade Finance & Supply Chain Finance Expertise

The candidate should have strong knowledge of Trade Finance, with particular expertise in Supply Chain Finance / Supplier Finance / Payables Finance, including:

* Buyer, supplier and funder relationships

* Supplier onboarding and programme enrolment

* Buyer-approved invoices/payables

* Invoice eligibility and validation

* Early payment / invoice discounting

* Funding, pricing and discount calculations

* Credit and programme limits

* Supplier payment and buyer settlement

* Multi-currency processing

* Exceptions, reconciliation and reporting

* ERP, payment and banking platform integrations

Broader knowledge of Letters of Credit, Guarantees, Documentary Collections, Trade Loans and Receivables Finance is desirable.

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

* Strong Product Owner experience within banking, financial services or FinTech.

* Hands-on Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance product knowledge.

* Experience managing complex product backlogs using Agile / Scrum / Kanban.

* Strong user story and acceptance criteria writing skills.

* Understanding of banking technology, APIs and system integrations.

* Experience with tools such as Jira and Confluence.

* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills