Lombard lending - Product Owner - Contract position

Job Description: • Serve as Product Owner for the digital Lombard lending platform, defining and prioritizing the product backlog while ensuring scalability, robustness, and regulatory compliance. • Lead and guide a cross-functional agile team, fostering self-organization and aligning delivery with business objectives and value creation goals. • Apply deep expertise in Lombard lending (e.g., LTV, collateral valuation, margin calls, stress testing, risk-based pricing) to shape product requirements and ensure accurate system behavior. • Drive Agile delivery using SAFe/Scrum practices, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, PI planning, and retrospectives, with clear KPI tracking (velocity, defects, cycle time). • Ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, and risk management standards, embedding compliance and fair dealing principles into the product lifecycle. • Promote continuous improvement, innovation, and user-centric design to enhance client advisory, risk monitoring, and lending decision processes. Requirements: • 5–10 years of experience in financial services (private banking, wealth management, or credit), with strong knowledge of Lombard lending and collateral-backed financing. • Proven Product Owner experience with expertise in Agile methodologies (SAFe/Scrum) and tools such as Jira and Confluence. • Strong understanding of credit risk concepts, including LTV, haircuts, collateral eligibility, concentration limits, and margin risk management. • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills across business and IT teams. • Analytical, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to translate complex business needs into scalable technology solutions. • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field, with strong leadership, adaptability, and commitment to quality and compliance