Product Owner - Core Banking

- Define the long-term vision, scope, and boundaries for the organizations Record of Reference (RoR) platform. - Own the product roadmap for a lightweight, minimal core aligned to the companys architectural principles. - Ensure the RoR effectively supports B2B banking operations, multi-currency products, and complex global structures. - Lead structured evaluations, RFP processes, and vendor assessments for RoR components (core, ledger, customer/static data, workflow). - Own proof-of-concepts and pilot activities to validate functional fit, scalability, and integration complexity. - Drive buy-versus-build decisions focused on long-term value, regulatory suitability, and operational efficiency. - Own end-to-end requirements across regulatory, finance, operations, payments, and FX domains. - Translate business needs into clear epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria. - Lead delivery across configuration, integration, migration, and controlled release activities. - Define golden sources for customer, account, product, limits, and reference data. - Ensure strong data governance, lineage, auditability, and compliance with regulatory expectations. - Prevent duplication and functional overlap across upstream and downstream systems. - Own integration models between the RoR and surrounding platforms (payments, FX, AML, finance, reporting, digital channels). - Champion API-first, event-driven, and service-oriented integration patterns. - Collaborate closely with architecture teams to ensure alignment with long-term technology strategies. - Embed regulatory requirements (UK PRA/FCA, audit, reporting, controls) into RoR design and implementation. - Work with Operations and Finance to ensure reconciliation, GL alignment, controls, and reporting requirements are supported. - Ensure delivery meets operational readiness, support structures, and resilience standards.