Technical Product Owner

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Technical Product Owner - Transactional Banking Technology

At Investec , we are building a differentiated Corporate Banking proposition in the UK, with transactional banking at the heart of our client offering. We are looking for a Technical Product Owner to define, prioritise and deliver technology outcomes for our mid-market corporate clients.

You will sit at the intersection of product, business, architecture and engineering, shaping priorities and enabling the delivery of transactional banking capabilities on the core banking platform. The role will integrate with other enterprise teams and platforms for payments processing, digital channel experiences, onboarding and client enablement. The Technical Product Owner will ensure the squad is focused on the right outcomes, with clear requirements, prioritised delivery, strong dependency management and measurable business value. This is an opportunity to influence how modern banking products are built and experienced, while using AI, automation and data-driven insight to improve delivery, quality and client journeys.

What will I be doing?

• Own, refine and prioritise the Transactional Banking technology backlog, translating business priorities into clear epics, features, user stories and acceptance criteria.

• Shape technology requirements across areas including business current accounts, payments and transfers, cash management, fees and charging, overdrafts, debit cards and client servicing journeys.

• Partner with product, Corporate Banking, operations, architecture and engineering teams to turn business needs into deliverable technology outcomes.

• Coordinate across core banking, payments, digital channels, onboarding, client enablement and servicing teams to create coherent end-to-end client journeys.

• Manage delivery dependencies, assumptions and risks, balancing client value, commercial priorities, operational readiness and technical constraints.

• Use AI-enabled approaches to strengthen requirements capture, backlog refinement, documentation, analysis, testing and delivery effectiveness.

• Identify opportunities to modernise transactional banking through AI, automation and data-driven insight, informed by UK market, FinTech and platform trends.

• Play an active role in agile ceremonies and delivery governance, providing clear progress updates and ensuring solutions meet business, operational, risk, control and regulatory expectations.

What are we looking for?

Essential skills and experience

• Demonstrable experience within UK Corporate Banking technology environments.

• Strong knowledge of Corporate Transactional Banking products, processes and client journeys.

• Experience delivering capabilities in one or more of the following areas: business current accounts, payments, cash management, transaction banking, corporate digital banking or client servicing.

• Experience as a Technical Product Owner, Product Owner, Technical Product Manager or in an equivalent financial services role.

• A strong track record of translating business requirements into technology outcomes within agile delivery teams.

• Confidence working with engineers, architects and platform teams, supported by an understanding of API-based integration and platform architecture.

• The ability to make informed trade-offs between client value, delivery complexity, operational resilience and technical debt.

• A collaborative, commercially aware approach, with clear communication, strong stakeholder management and the ability to create clarity from ambiguity.

Desirable skills and experience

• Working knowledge of modern software delivery practices, cloud-based environments and DevOps ways of working.

• Practical understanding of how AI can improve product delivery, analysis, documentation, testing and engineering effectiveness.

• The ability to identify pragmatic AI use cases that deliver measurable business, client or operational value.

• An informed and balanced approach to innovation within a regulated banking environment.

• Curiosity about how AI is reshaping corporate and transactional banking.

• Awareness of UK Corporate Transactional Banking, FinTech and emerging platform trends.

• Experience gained within a UK bank, challenger bank or FinTech environment.

As part of our collaborative & agile culture, our working week is 4 days in the office and one day remote. We believe that being together enables us to live our values and support our clients and communities in an extraordinary way.

Investec offers a range of wellbeing benefits to make our people feel healthier, balanced and more fulfilled in their lives inside and outside of work. You can find a list of our benefits here

Embedded in our culture is a sense of belonging and inclusion. At Investec we want everyone to find it easy to be themselves, and to feel they belong. It's a responsibility we all share and is integral to our purpose and values as an organisation. We believe that innovation thrives when everyone feels respected, included, and empowered to contribute.

We actively seek out diverse talent and foster an inclusive environment, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. Here, you'll find networks, benefits, and development opportunities designed to support your career journey, wherever it may lead.

If this role excites you but you don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. Your unique perspective and experience could be exactly what we are looking for. Get in touch!

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