Sr. Assoc. Director - IT Domain Owner
About this position
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end digital project development by bridging the gap between business stakeholders and IT, ensuring seamless agile implementation and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Create and communicate a clear, compelling product vision and strategy aligned with business objectives and customer expectations.
• Regularly align teams and stakeholders with shared goals, ensuring consistency and focus on the product's overall direction.
• Balance short-term deliverables with long-term strategic goals to maximize business value.
• Maintain a unified, high-level Product Backlog across all teams to ensure cohesive planning.
• Prioritize backlog items based on business value, risk, dependencies, and customer needs.
• Refine backlog items to ensure they are well-defined and actionable.
• Focus on delivering high-value features aligned with company strategies while ensuring budget alignment with planned work.
• Work with multiple teams and stakeholders simultaneously, maintaining a holistic view of the product.
• Address cross-team dependencies and resolve conflicts to ensure smooth collaboration.
• Guide teams to align on shared goals, facilitating resolution of overlapping work streams.
• Communicate to Scrum teams what needs to be built and ensure clarity in delivery goals.
• Monitor sprint goals and leverage Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, burndown charts) to track team performance.
• Provide regular progress updates to all stakeholders and leadership, ensuring transparency and alignment.
• Participate in UI/UX design, go-to-market launches, and other hands-on activities to ensure successful product delivery.
• Manage risks, ensuring project timelines are met while maintaining quality and alignment with objectives.
• Ensure all IT assets are up-to-date and aligned with security, audit, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate closely with security, risk, compliance, and audit teams to address gaps and fulfil requests within agreed timelines.
Requirements
Must Have
• Bachelor degree in Business Analysis, IT Management, Computer Engineer or Computer Science.
• At least 8 years of experience in Agile Methodology, Business-to-IT translation, Project Management, or Business Analysis.
Nice to Have
• Proven ability to manage a unified backlog across multiple teams, prioritize based on business value, and refine backlog items effectively.
• Strong ability to work in a multicultural environment, communicating daily with stakeholders from diverse nationalities.
• Demonstrated expertise in aligning product strategies with organizational objectives and driving collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams.