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Product Owner - 2LoD Testing
Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.)
Mississauga, CAN
Full Time
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Product ManagementAgileCCARDFASTCECLRetail Credit Risk
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About the Role
Software Guidance & Assistance is searching for a Product Owner - 2LoD Testing for a right-to-hire assignment with a premier financial services client.
Key Skills for This Role
Product ManagementAgileCCARDFASTCECLRetail Credit Risk
Responsibilities
- Define and articulate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Loss Forecast Platform
- Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and gather stakeholder feedback to identify new opportunities
- Translate high level strategic objectives into detailed product requirements and user stories
- Act as primary liaison between risk management, finance, technology, and other key stakeholders to capture and prioritize business requirements
- Develop and maintain a well groomed product backlog
- Work closely with agile development teams throughout the entire product lifecycle
- Provide clear guidance and answer questions from development teams during sprint cycles
- Participate in all agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
- Oversee user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure delivered solutions meet specified requirements
- Maintain an in depth understanding of retail credit risk methodologies, CCAR, DFAST, CECL, and other relevant regulatory guidelines
- Ensure the platform design and functionality support robust data governance, model risk management, and auditability
- Effectively communicate product updates, progress, risks, and challenges to senior management
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
- 5 7+ years of experience in product management, business analysis, or similar role within financial services, with strong focus on retail risk
- 5+ years of direct experience with CCAR, DFAST, or similar regulatory stress testing frameworks and loss forecasting processes
- Proven track record of successfully delivering complex technology platforms or products in an agile environment
- Solid understanding of retail credit products (e.g., credit cards, mortgages) and associated risk drivers
- Familiarity with risk modeling concepts (PD, LGD, EAD) and methodologies
- Experience with data analytics tools, SQL, and understanding of large scale data architecture concepts
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
- Ability to influence stakeholders and drive consensus across diverse teams
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Position Overview
- Lead the development and enhancement of a new Loss Forecast Platform for use in CCAR and internal loss forecast processes.
- This critical role will have significant SME knowledge and bridge the gap between business needs, risk management requirements, and technical development teams.
- Ensure the delivery of a robust, scalable, and compliant platform.
- The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in retail credit risk, regulatory stress testing (CCAR), and agile product management methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Define and articulate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Loss Forecast Platform, aligning with overall business objectives and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and gather stakeholder feedback to identify new opportunities and inform product decisions.
- Translate high level strategic objectives into detailed product requirements and user stories to bring in efficiency to the organization.
- Act as the primary liaison between risk management, finance, technology, and other key stakeholders to capture, analyze, and prioritize business requirements for CCAR, retail loss forecasting models, and other platform functionalities.
- Develop and maintain a well groomed product backlog, ensuring stories are clearly defined, estimated, and prioritized based on business value, regulatory urgency, and technical feasibility.
- Facilitate workshops and discussions to elicit detailed requirements and resolve ambiguities.
- Work closely with agile development teams (scrum masters, developers, QA) throughout the entire product lifecycle, from conceptualization to deployment and post launch optimization.
- Provide clear guidance and answer questions from development teams during sprint cycles to ensure accurate understanding and implementation of features.
- Participate in all agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Oversee user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure delivered solutions meet specified requirements and quality standards.
- Maintain an in depth understanding of retail credit risk methodologies, CCAR, DFAST, CECL, and other relevant regulatory guidelines (e.g., SR 11 7).
- Ensure the platform design and functionality support robust data governance, model risk management, and auditability for regulatory submissions.
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
- 5 7+ years of experience in product management, business analysis, or a similar role within financial services, with a strong focus on retail risk.
- 5+ years of direct experience with CCAR, DFAST, or similar regulatory stress testing frameworks and loss forecasting processes.
- Proven track record of successfully delivering complex technology platforms or products in an agile environment.
- Solid understanding of retail credit products (e.g., credit cards, mortgages) and associated risk drivers.
- Familiarity with risk modeling concepts (PD, LGD, EAD) and methodologies.
- Experience with data analytics tools, SQL, and understanding of large scale data architecture concepts.
- Knowledge of relevant technologies and platforms used in risk management and data warehousing.
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts to both technical and non technical audiences.
- Strong analytical and problem solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and drive consensus across diverse teams.
- Proactive, self starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast paced environment.
Preferred Skills
- Master's degree or MBA preferred.
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